Assignment 02
Due date: 24 June 2024
Compulsory: Yes
This assignment is based on Study Units 1 to 3 in your Tutorial Letter 501 and the relevant
chapters in your prescribed textbooks. Carefully read the specific Study Units to become
familiar with the concepts and specialist terms introduced in this module before you attempt
to answer the assignment questions below. In addition, it is important that you attempt all
the activities in order to establish a sound understanding of how to analyse and interpret the
structure of language, including its functions in selected texts.
Read the extract from a media statement below and answer the questions that follow.
MEC David Maynier launches #BackOnTreack campaign#
11 May 2023
Massive R1.2 billion #BackOnTrack campaign launched to reverse learning losses in the Western Cape
Today we launched the #BackOnTrack programme, which is a big, bold intervention to reverse Covid-19
learning losses in the Western Cape.
Question 1.
In an essay of 1000 to 1200 words, write a detailed discussion on how the writer has used
diction and register for the purposes of persuading the reader that interventions are required
to reverse learning losses after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Essay
Reading through Unit 2 Language and meaning in study guide, the choice of words (diction) and
the level of formality (register) play crucial roles in shaping the meaning and impact of any text.
The extract from #BackOnTreack campaign# explores how a writer employ these tools to
persuade readers that interventions are necessary to reverse learning losses after the COVID-19
pandemic. We are examining the conceptual and associative meanings of words and the strategic
use of different registers, we can gain insight into the techniques that make persuasive arguments
compelling.
3
Due date: 24 June 2024
Compulsory: Yes
This assignment is based on Study Units 1 to 3 in your Tutorial Letter 501 and the relevant
chapters in your prescribed textbooks. Carefully read the specific Study Units to become
familiar with the concepts and specialist terms introduced in this module before you attempt
to answer the assignment questions below. In addition, it is important that you attempt all
the activities in order to establish a sound understanding of how to analyse and interpret the
structure of language, including its functions in selected texts.
Read the extract from a media statement below and answer the questions that follow.
MEC David Maynier launches #BackOnTreack campaign#
11 May 2023
Massive R1.2 billion #BackOnTrack campaign launched to reverse learning losses in the Western Cape
Today we launched the #BackOnTrack programme, which is a big, bold intervention to reverse Covid-19
learning losses in the Western Cape.
Question 1.
In an essay of 1000 to 1200 words, write a detailed discussion on how the writer has used
diction and register for the purposes of persuading the reader that interventions are required
to reverse learning losses after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Essay
Reading through Unit 2 Language and meaning in study guide, the choice of words (diction) and
the level of formality (register) play crucial roles in shaping the meaning and impact of any text.
The extract from #BackOnTreack campaign# explores how a writer employ these tools to
persuade readers that interventions are necessary to reverse learning losses after the COVID-19
pandemic. We are examining the conceptual and associative meanings of words and the strategic
use of different registers, we can gain insight into the techniques that make persuasive arguments
compelling.
3
