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Anglistics Study Programme CONTEMPORARY ENGLISH LANGUAGE 8 Contemporary English Language Usage Week 7 Anglistics Study Programme www. singidunum. ac. rs/admission

Anglistics Study Programme PLAN - First Midterm Test Analysis - Reading task: An Unlikely Muse - Source (Cambridge English testing) - Reading skills and vocabulary descriptors (source CEFR) - Vocabulary tasks: English in Use, Transformations Anglistics Study Programme www. singidunum. ac. rs/admission

Anglistics Study Programme Focus on vocabulary A new wave of music and arts projects has emerged, focusing on someone who may seem for some a dubious source of inspiration. Imelda Marcos, former first lady of the Philippines, is currently becoming the subject of musicals, song cycles and shows on a worldwide arena. When the Marcos regime collapsed in 1986, and Imelda and her husband Ferdinand were exiled in Hawaii, they carried with them allegations of embezzlement, corruption and human rights abuses. Imelda had spent the last twenty years living off a seemingly endless supply of funds, living an exotic and glamorous lifestyle and rubbing shoulders with powerful figures worldwide. In 1972, when the superstar couple’s popularity was fading and they were at risk of losing their power, Ferdinand Marcos instated martial, leading to an era of chaos and plunder, and what is described by some as the second most corrupt regime of the twentieth century. Ferdinand Imelda fled in 1986 to escape the People’s Power Revolution, Imelda leaving behind some 2000 pairs of shoes. After husband died in Hawaii due to ill health, Imelda stood trial in the United States on behalf of her husband. Following that, she returned to the Philippines to face seventy more counts of corruption and tax evasion. She has now returned to congress in the Philippines, her make-up and gowns as flawless as ever. So what makes Imelda Marcos such an appealing muse? Undoubtedly, Imelda Marcos’s resolute character which has withstood exile, legal battles and the wrath of her enemies makes her an appealing heroine, but film-maker Fenton Bailey attributes her iconicity to her sense of glamour and style, and her role as a cultural trend-setter. And like so many women who let nothing come between them and their goals, she has gained a certain iconic status, particularly among homosexuals, not unlike that of Judy Garland Lady Gaga.

Anglistics Study Programme Focus on vocabulary And now the story of Imelda Marcos can be seen in the format of a musical, an artistic genre which is quite befitting for this flamboyant, entertaining figure of beauty and glamour. ‘Imelda – A new musical’ has played in Los Angeles and New York. The artistic director of the musical, Tim Dang, realises that the musical glosses over the darker aspects of the Marcos regime, but wanted to portray Imelda as a person with all her faults on display, leaving the audience to come to a verdict. However, despite the glitz of the show, reviews were mixed, stating the ‘the serio-comic spoof. . . had a vacuum at its centre’. The story of Imelda Marcos has also been immortalised as a song cycle, ‘Here Lies Love’ written by David Byrne and Norman Cook, in which Imelda comes across as both a hero and villain. Their reasoning was to try to understand the story of how people can attain positions of such power and greed. They were also inspired by Imelda’s love of dancing and clubbing, and how her own style of music could be incorporated into their own. Byrne adds that their story is not black and white – the couple were very popular at first, and Imelda headed a lot of public works in the Philippines and added much to the nation’s sense of culture and identity. At the Cultural Centre of the Philippines, a tour named ‘La Vida Imelda’ led by Carlos Sedran describes the life of Imelda Marcos, the cold war and martial law, while also portraying the glamour of the Imelda lifestyle. He describes it as an eternal story, in which her extravagance can be seen as either distasteful or in some ways estimable.

Anglistics Study Programme Focus on vocabulary At the Cultural Centre of the Philippines, a tour named ‘La Vida Imelda’ led by Carlos Sedran describes the life of Imelda Marcos, the cold war and martial law, while also portraying the glamour of the Imelda lifestyle. He describes it as an eternal story, in which her extravagance can be seen as either distasteful or in some ways estimable. There is a danger that these new art forms airbrush out the atrocities which accompanied the ostentation and glamour. It was a time when democracy was suppressed, political enemies disappeared, and billions of dollars which could have helped the poverty-stricken country were spent on the Marcos’s extravagant lifestyle. However, the artists involved are keen to make clear that the regime also resulted in great leaps forward in the country’s culture, architecture and infrastructure. The Marcos legacy remains in the form of hospitals, Heart and Lung Centres, Folk Art theatres and homes for children and the elderly, notwithstanding that the Marcos couple set their war-ravaged, poverty-stricken land onto the world stage.

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Anglistics Study Programme Some notions Respective – relating or belonging to each of the separate people or things you have just mentioned, e. g. , Everyone would go into the hall for assembly and then afterwards we'd go to our respective classes. Adv. Respectively - in a way that relates or belongs to each of the separate people or things you have just mentioned, e. g. , His sons, John and Tom are 9 and 7, respectively. To infer - to reach an opinion from available information or facts, to conclude, n. inference Imply or infer?

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Anglistics Study Programme COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGES: LEARNING, TEACHING, ASSESSMENT The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment (CEFR) was published in 2001 (European Year of Languages) after a comprehensive process of drafting, piloting and consultation undertaken by the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. Available in 40 languages the CEFR is one of the best known and most used Council of Europe policy instruments and has been the subject of Recommendations by its Committee of Ministers and Parliamentary

Anglistics Study Programme COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGES: LEARNING, TEACHING, ASSESSMENT

Anglistics Study Programme C 1 -C 2 READING FOR INFORMATION AND ARGUMENT C 2 Can understand the finer points and implications of a complex report or article even outside his/her area of specialisation. C 1 Can understand in detail a wide range of lengthy, complex texts likely to be encountered in social, professional or academic life, identifying finer points of detail including attitudes, which are implied, as well as stated opinions. Can understand in detail lengthy, complex texts, whether or not they relate to his/her own area of speciality, provided he/she can reread difficult sections.

Anglistics Study Programme READING AS A LEISURE ACTIVITY C 2 Can read virtually all forms of the written language including classical or colloquial literary and non-literary writings in different genres, appreciating subtle distinctions of style and implicit as well as explicit meaning. C 1 Can read and appreciate a variety of literary texts, provided that he/she can reread certain sections and that he/she can access reference tools if he/she wishes. Can read contemporary literary texts and nonfiction written in the standard form of the language with little difficulty and with appreciation of implicit meanings and ideas.

Anglistics Study Programme IDENTIFYING CUES AND INFERRING (SPOKEN & WRITTEN) C 2 No descriptors available; see C 1 Is skilled at using contextual, grammatical and lexical cues to infer attitude, mood and intentions and anticipate what will come next.

Anglistics Study Programme Vocabulary range C 2 Has a good command of a very broad lexical repertoire including idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms; shows awareness of connotative levels of meaning. C 1 Has a good command of a broad lexical repertoire allowing gaps to be readily overcome with circumlocutions; little obvious searching for expressions or avoidance strategies. Can select from several vocabulary options in almost all situations by exploiting synonyms of even less common words. Has a good command of common idiomatic

Anglistics Study Programme SOURCE COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGES: LEARNING, TEACHING, ASSESSMENT COMPANION VOLUME WITH NEW DESCRIPTORS Council of Europe, February 2018

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Anglistics Study Programme Second Language Learning There has been much debate in recent times about when young people should take up a second language. This has been especially fuelled in recent times by the increasing _______(IMPORTANT) placed on the English language. It is now commonplace to see parents providing a substantial amount of ____(FUNDING) on additional tuition on language lessons to give their children every ____(COMPETITION) edge. In the past decade, language institutes have sprung up in numerous centres, all claiming to provide rapid (ADVANCED) in English. There has been a push by many parents to expose their children to English in their formative years. This, many claim, will make the language more _______(INSTINCT) and ensure that all pronunciation errors can be avoided. There is some evidence which points to youngsters who have been raised in bilingual families, where the language spoken at home is different to the one that they _____(CONVERSATION) with in their external environment. While these children can switch between two languages with greater (EASY) , it remains to be seen whether this is ____(ADVANTAGE) when learning additional languages. (CAE – English in use)

Anglistics Study Programme Second Language Learning There has been much debate in recent times about when young people should take up a second language. This has been especially fuelled in recent times by the increasing IMPORTANCE placed on the English language. It is now commonplace to see parents providing a substantial amount of FUNDS on additional tuition on language lessons to give their children every COMPETITIVE edge. In the past decade, language institutes have sprung up in numerous centres, all claiming to provide rapid ADVANCEMENT in English. There has been a push by many parents to expose their children to English in their formative years. This, many claim, will make the language more INSTINCTIVE and ensure that all pronunciation errors can be avoided. There is some evidence which points to youngsters who have been raised in bilingual families, where the language spoken at home is different to the one that they CONVERSE with in their external environment. While these children can switch between two languages with greater EASE, it remains to be seen whether this is ADVANTAGEOUS when learning additional languages.

Anglistics Study Programme TRANSFORMATIONS 1. None of the phones were left when we got to the shop. time By the time we got to the shop, all the phones had been sold. 2. I didn't know it was Carl until he took off his hat. when Only when he took off his hat did I recognise Carl. 3. Don't waste your time asking Bryan to come with us. worth It's not worth asking Bryan to come with us. 4. Perhaps John heard the story from Pippa. have Pippa might have told John the story.

Anglistics Study Programme TRANSFORMATIONS 5. Until they fire me as manager here, I'll run the company my way. Long As long as I am the boss, I'll run the company my way. 6. The school's management are investigating allegations of teacher brutality. into Allegations of teacher brutality are being locked into the school's management. 7. It's not possible that you saw Mary last night, she was with us! have You can’t have seen Mary last night, she was with us! 8. The beach was fun even though it was too cold. fact Despite the fact that it was too cold, the beach was fun

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