ǂThe ǂanalysis of appraisals in Animal farm by George Orwell

master's thesis

Sabina Žel (Author), Katja Plemenitaš (Mentor), Agata Križan (Co-mentor)

Abstract

Številne priprave so potrebne za izdelavo učnega načrta, katerega tema so umetnostne knjige, ki se pojavijo pri maturi iz angleščine. Knjige se zamenjajo vsakih nekaj let in zato morajo učitelji s svojimi izkušnjami predvidevati, kakšne značilnosti bodo pomembne za pripravo na maturo. Cilji tega magistrskega dela so analiza uporabe jezika vrednotenja v literarnem delu, ki je del maturitetnega izpita, in ugotoviti, ali je ta zvrst dela primerna za ugotovitev pomembnih značilnosti, ki jih bodo učenci morali znati pri svojih pripravah na maturo, ter predstavitev mogoče nepoznanega modela za analizo besedil. Teoretični del magistrskega dela razloži teorijo, ki sta jo J. R. Martin in P. R. R. White (2005) uporabila za razvoj svoje teorije jezika vrednotenja. Teorija jezika vrednotenja se deli na odnos (čustva, etika in estetika), vključenost (avtorjevo stališče) in stopnjevanje odnosov (več stopenj pozitivnosti in negativnosti odnosov). S pomočjo teh kategorij je bila narejena analiza knjige v empiričnem delu magistrskega dela. Za analizo je bila izbrana Živalska farma Georgea Orwella (2000). Zanimivo politično ozadje knjige, ki je povezano z njeno zgodbo in njen satiričen ton doprineseta k zanimivosti zgodbe, ki se odvija v knjigi. Vendar je zato analiza tudi veliko bolj zahtevna. Model jezika vrednotenja je bil uporabljen za ugotovitve pomembnih značilnosti glede likov, odnosov, dogodkov in tem, ki prispevajo k razumevanju zgodbe ter njenega satiričnega tona. Večinoma je kontekst določene situacije ali knjige bil ključen pri prepoznavanju značilnosti, ki jih je avtor knjige hotel sporočiti bralcu. Analiza je pokazala, da je s pomočjo modela jezika vrednotenja možno ugotoviti pomembne značilnosti knjige in nakazati, kje se le-te kažejo. Ta pristop je tako lahko koristen pri pripravah za maturo, saj se od učencev pričakuje, da svoje trditve podkrepijo z dokazi.

Keywords

master theses;appraisal framework;appraisals;Animal farm;evaluative language;functional systemic linguistics;Orwell;George;1903-1950;

Data

Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2017
Typology:	2.09 - Master's Thesis
Organization:	UM FF - Faculty of Arts
Publisher:	[S. Žel]
UDC:	811.111'42(043.2)
COBISS:	23414024
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	Analiza jezika vrednotenja v Živalski farmi Georgea Orwella
Secondary abstract:	Numerous preparations go into preparing a lesson plan that deals with literary books in the English as a foreign language Matura exam. The books change every few years, so teachers must use their experience to anticipate what kind of characteristics will be important and include them in their presentation to their students. The aims of this thesis were to use the appraisal framework on a literary book used in the Matura exam to discover whether it can be used to reveal important features that might be relevant and helpful for students in their preparations for the Matura exam, and to introduce this perhaps unknown framework to the teachers of English. The theoretical part of the thesis explains the background from which J. R. Martin and P. R. R. White (2005) developed their appraisal theory. The purpose of the appraisal framework is to further develop and extend the interpersonal function of systemic functional linguistics. The appraisal framework is divided into three categories: attitude (covers what is usually referred to as emotion, ethics and aesthetics), engagement (author`s stance towards something) and graduation (greater or lesser degrees of positivity or negativity). These categories are used in the empirical part of the thesis which deals with the analysis of the book. The book chosen for the analysis is Animal Farm by George Orwell (2000). The book's interesting political background that ties into the story and its satiric tone contribute to the interesting read and also challenges the analysis. The thesis uses the appraisal framework to discover important characteristics of the characters, relationships, events, and themes, which contribute to the understanding of the story and its satiric tone. Appraisals are not always easy to identify, and it is often a context of the event or the whole story which is crucial to determine what the author was trying to convey. The analysis shows that the appraisal framework can be helpful in uncovering important characteristics (e. g. characters, relationships, and themes) of the book and indicate words, phrases or parts of the text, which convey those characteristics. Such approach might be useful in the preparations for the Matura exam since it is expected from the students to support their claims with arguments.
Secondary keywords:	magistrska dela;jezik vrednotenja;Živalska farma;sistemska funkcionalna slovnica;George Orwell;
URN:	URN:SI:UM:
Type (COBISS):	Master's thesis/paper
Thesis comment:	Univ. v Mariboru, Filozofska fak., Oddelek za anglistiko in amerikanistiko
Pages:	87 f.
ID:	10864824