International Baccalaureate

Written task 1- Rationale

Language A: Language and Literature

SUBMIT TO:       EXAMINER     ARRIVAL DATE: MARCH 15   SESSION: MAY 2016

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SCHOOL NAME:                      Dunalastair School                                                    

SUBJECT:       English A: Language and Literature                                LEVEL:     HL       

CANDIDATE NAME :  Renatta Quadri Schmohl           

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1- Language in Cultural Context(Language and communities)

Text Type

Blog

Audience

Teenagers and adults that are interested in learning about the history and the differences between the British English and other countries that speak English.

Word Count

Rationale: 217 WT: 1000

Purpose

Inform about the history of these countries and the influence of Great Britain.

In the space below, provide the following information:

What part of the course are you exploring? Why?

What text type did you choose and why?

What is your purpose in writing this task?

1.  I'm exploring "Language & Communities” because I founded very interesting the topic of the English language around the world. Mainly I explored about the British English and its influence in Canada, EEUU and Australia, talking about their history also. I choose this part of the course because there are many people that speak this language in the entire world and do not know the origin, the history and the differences between these types of English .Sometimes people that are learning English do not know if they are doing it right because of the differences in countries that speak this language.

2.  The text type that I choose was the "Blog" .I choose the Blog because like that I could show from one perspective the influence of Great Britain. In the Blog I'm a British girl that explains all that has to do with the English language, with it's history and I also included videos and images. In the blog I could add all these elements that make people get more attracted by and entertained with.

3.  The purpose of writing this task is to make people notice the importance of history when it comes to language. To inform people the differences of  English language in this specific countries and the influence of Great Britain on them.

Word Count: 217

MY COUNTRY,MY BLOOD : BRITISH ENGLISH, LANGUAGE AND HISTORY

Do people really think that British accent is the strange one between other countries that speak English? 

I'm British and I know they are really wrong. The British English was the first language introduced to EEUU, Canada, Australia etc. Is just the best! 

I'm pretty sure that many people not know the existence of the "Commonwealth foundation". In all the world 57 countries speak English, I mean that´s a lot! and 53 of them are part of this foundation that is ; a Community of nations that have in common being or having been British or British colonies. So for your knowledge British English is mainly the first root for all the English around the world, is just more important than the one in EEUU, you fools.

Some graphics:

Why did the British English expanded so much around the world?

Well this is very important for you to understand all the history of the British language. I know history sometimes is a little bit boring but this one is really interesting.

As I told you Great Britain is the origin of the English language. They were many factors that made Queen Elisabeth I decide that she wanted to expand this culture, this amazing language. The need to find new markets in time of discoveries, to conquest new lands and to become a modern state are some reasons. The reign of Queen Elizabeth I gave order and prosperity to the English people, both elements reflected in the growth of religious unification and greater economic strength. The catholic religion saw the emigration as a positive factor because they could expand their religion and also they could practice it without problems.

This was the largest formal empire that the world had ever known. Its power and influence stretched all over the world. I mean the British empire had about one-fifth of world’s population at those times and covered more than 3,000,000 sq mi, almost a quarter of Earths total land area. You can imagine how it´s political, linguistic and cultural legacy was  really extensive.

Which are the most important places conquered by Great Britain ?

That would be Australia, Canada and United States of America.

1) In the United States the colonies conquered by Great Britain were very attached to the religion that the Britain’s gave them. All the colonies were from the East Coast of North America and they were 13.

Sooner or later these colonies were going to want Independence, and unfortunately they started a war . The American Revolution war was called "the 13 colonies" because the 13 colonies in the United States that were conquered by British people were the ones that won their independence. 
The Americans won this war with the help of other countries that were under the influence of Great Britain and that also wanted the independence. France helped United States in this specific war.
When United States won this war they felt capable to govern themselves and wanted equality and liberty in their nation. They constructed a new strong government, with George Washington as the icon of this war .
When USA was solid, they started to conquest more territories, like México, but that’s another story and I’m not interesting talking about USA, so let’s go back to the theme.

2)In Canada the story is quite different. There were some internal fights between indigenous people and European settlers, all for the struggle of land and resources. In this country there was a fight between France and Great Britain. None of the countries had the governance of these territories, because it was not theirs, but both wanted the domain of the region of Canada. There was a treat between both countries, but I don’t remember the name. It really didn’t matter because they entered into a major war years later called "The war of the 7 years" . Great Britain won the war and French people had to give half of the country to British people.

WUHUUU Great Britain won this war! Then the French people stayed in Quebec, at the Northwest part of Canada and the British stayed in Toronto, the Eastern part of Canada. That’s why now days you can listen and see that in Canada they speak both languages. Personally I prefer British, ha ha :)

3)In Australia the southern land was inhabitable and therefore it was not colonized, until the expedition of Great Britain arrived to conquer it. Thousands of British felt attracted to this interesting land and many of them emigrated from UK. This factor ruined the idea of the British Government that was to send the prisoners to this territories. 
After many years, the population grew very fast in Australia. For native Australians, despite their British history, they felt different 1322and wanted Independence, like all the other countries that had all ready done. Everything was all right until some native Australians revealed against the British and they started a big war. Sadly Australian people won because it was too difficult for the British to send their troops because of the distance.

Differences between British and United states

There are many differences in how you spell, write and  the meaning  of the words  between this two countries .

AMERICAN

BRITISH

1) Written English:

                         

Labor //Labour

Favor//Favour

Color //Colour

2) Vocabulary:

Where´s the restroom? // Where´s the toilet?

I´ve lost my pants //I´ve lost my trousers

In my house I don´t have an elevator //In my house I don´t have a lift

3) Phonetic Devices:

These examples I can´t explain them in words, so here are some links for you to understand the pronunciation and the sounds of the words.  

https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-differences-between-American-British-and-Australian-English

Here is also a video where they show you more examples about the language and it´s vocabulary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scx2wh4jFY8

So that was all for today, thanks to all the ones that follow my posts every day ,I hope you understand why I love my country and you learned more about its history.