Language and Power - WT3 And Essay Question

WT3 and Essay Question

We are giving you several weeks to work on each assessment task, so we will be stricter on approving extensions if the request is only a few days before the due date. Any student unable to complete the Essay can submit the WT3 (or draft) as the Essay.

The General Topic for the WT3 and Essay: 

Language and Power.

The Specific Question for the WT3 and Essay:

“Using the English language can give power to people, or it can take power away from people. It all depends on how it is used. Discuss.”

These are the sub-topics:

• Racism 

• Misogyny/Sexism

• Political Correctness

• Swearing

• Homophobia (or any phobia relating to the LGBTQI+ community)

• The Aesthetic Alibi

• Satire 

• Linguicism

• English as a Global Language

• Standard English

The WT3 word limit is 700-800 words, not including the reference list and question.