Natasha 2009

CAPE 2006 POSSIBLE RESPONSES FOR MODULE 2 In an essay of no more than 500 words discuss: N.B. This is an Essay, so essay format must be attempted showing an introduction, body, and conclusion/summary A possible introduction can be: Research has shown that motivation is the main ingredient needed for acquisition, retention and performance in Natasha’s case there are many possible factors motivating her.... a.

Natasha’s possible motivation for achieving a good command of the English language...so in essence they are asking for factors/elements that motivate persons to want to speak and understand Standard English  Personal belief that SE is superior  SE is an internationally accepted language  SE is perceived as the language of the educated, the rich, the professionals,

 That Creole is the direct opposite of the SE  A good command of SE affords one a sense of upward mobility which Creole does not give  That she has seen what her parent has had to go through and that she never wants that for herself  To take her mother out of the lower class  Her mother’s ambition to see her daughter achieve  The lack thereof in her community drives/motivates her

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Any possible justification for Andrea’s surprise that Natasha spoke English well...why and what make people surprised at how well another person spoke Standard English Possible entry into this point: In many cases the habit of stereotyping makes people jump to wrong conclusions and

thus Andrea is no exception as she quickly labelled...  Like many persons Andrea labelled Natasha because of where she came from, and also the fact that she was coming to Natasha for academic help  The fact that Natasha was a child (children are not supposed to be so self assured having a good command of SE)  She may have communicated with Natasha’s mother and realised that the mother’s first language is Creole and that she was struggling to speak SE so she assumed that like mother like child!! c.What Mrs. Jackson’s behaviour reveals about her attitude to the use of Creole ... what does a person’s behaviour says/reveals about their attitude towards something (in this case Creole)

Possible entry into this point: A person’s behaviour manifests what their attitude towards the situation really is....  Like so many persons Mrs Jackson’s behaviour is in keeping with the widespread perception that Creole is not a language  Creole is associated with poverty, backwardness, uneducated and originated as the language of the slaves/lower class of a society  That she has higher goals for her child and Creole language is not one of them d. How can communication be enhanced through video presentation 

Technology via a video presentation can be used to enhance communication in that the audience will be better able to in an effort to understand what is being communicated...the audience interprets facial expressions, hears tone of voice (whether angry, self determined, shock, confusion etc), can

see how characters utilize space. In some cases a video presentation helps the audience to be able to hear how to pronounce certain words.  Here is where you can write about vocalic, proxemics etc  Natasha’s determination and indifference  Andrea’s shock and snobbishness  Mother’s look of insult  Andrea’s laughter at Natasha’s big dream