Task 1B Essays - Linguistics, Syntax, Language, Fiction, Narratology

Task 1B Although many students do not like their teachers especially math teachers, however, there is always a teacher that is not like the others. According to these three texts these students want their teacher back. In this text, I am going to compare these three texts regard to type of text, language and formality. Additionally, I am going to conclude my text with the impression I got of Mrs Woodholme. In my opinion, the first text is written in an informal style. In this text writer uses slang and contracted forms. Like they are writing a message to someone. she uses what we call "street English". For example, "jst wanna say u woz a gr8t teacher". instead of just wanted to say you were a great teacher. The writer use of language is one that points out that this text is an informal text. Another thing is the writer does not use pronouns. For example, they wrote "hrd ur retiring". Instead of "I heard you were retiring". In addition, she finished it with just her first name. However, text number 2 is written in a formal style. The text starts with dear sir. Even though this formal letter is not directly to Mrs Woodholme. It is natural to assume that this letter is for the principle or the head of the school. Reading this letter, I personally get to learn much more about Mrs Woodholme. From the first text I have learned that Mrs Woodholme is a math teacher but in text two the writer Alan Baxter get a little deeper in what type of teacher she is. He says that she is a unique, knowledgeable, enthusiastic and humorous and her most essential quality is her ability to see a positivity in every student. The writer's use of language is the first thing we recognise when we think of formal letters. This writer uses well-structured English. This letter is divided into two paragraphs. Where the first paragraph tells us readers what type of person the teacher was and in the other paragraph he says that she will be missed. And finishes his text with yours fait hfully and his full name. Readers get to know the teacher and see how much her students loved her. Text number 3 is also written in an informal style. This informal letter is written directly to Mrs Woodholme. I can see that this letter is written in informal style by just reading it once because in already the second sentence the writer used a contracted form "it wasn't" instead of "It was not" and "funny stuff" instead of " funny things". In fact, the way Alice choose to finish her text is an example how to write an informal letter. Her use of language is an oral way. This text is only just one paragraph. However, we can see how appealing Mrs Woodholme was to this writer, she even wants become a teacher. Throughout reading these three texts I have learned that these students like their teacher. In my opinion I think that Mrs Woodholme is an incredible teacher. She makes me think of one of my own teachers. In every class, there is that one teacher every student like. And it is because you feel it is very easy to talk to them and tell the everything, that is the impression I got of Mrs Woodholme reading these texts. Task 2B SOCIAL CONTROL IN AN INFORMAL AND FORMAL STYLE social norms and law vary between societies, belief system and communities. As a 16-year-old Muslim black girl living in a foreign country, believe me I know what I am talking about. Every day more than 100's of thousands of immigrants leave their countries some of them legally others illegally. But with such a big desperation for a better life people seem to forget about the laws and the social norm that country has. Today countries are deporting refugees such as the US. But in the news, these refugees are being referred to as migrants. People who had to flee their country because of prosecution, war and violence the united nation's definition of refugee. When native person sees a foreign it is so easy for them to judge and tell them "go back to