Other audiences may include:
Language groups (EAL, low literacy/ low English, well educated) Groups of people (e.g. Male/female, Italian people, parents, dog owners) Potential customers (people who might buy something) Friends Potential employers (your boss!) Important people (The Prime Minister, the Mayor) |
Image above: A narrative (story) has an orientation, conflict, climax and resolution. These are the parts a narrative has to include.
Narrative Structure |
Language: We talk in different ways with different people. This is where the audience is important! For example, if I want to, I might say "Hey, move it!" to my friends, but I would never say that to my grandmother! I might say "Good morning nanna, how are you?" to my grandmother, but "Yo, what's up?" to my friends! And I don't talk to young children in the same way I talk to adults! Children wouldn't understand me! (But if I talk to adults like children, they might be offended!) So we change our language to suit the purpose and audience. Language can be: Formal or informal (slang, casual) Academic (School, university) Sophisticated (high level) Technical or subject-specific (about a topic) Language happens on a continuum (that line). We can change our language to be more or less formal depending on the person, topic and situation. See more information |