ELG368: Tutor-Marked Assignment 01-02 SUSS- Language in the Workplace, Singapore

TUTOR-MARKED ASSIGNMENT 01 (TMA01)

This assignment is worth 20% of the final mark for ELG368 Language in the Workplace.

The cut-off date for this assignment is Sunday, 8 September 2024, 11:55pm.

Question 1

“Questions play a crucial role in the achievement of the transactional goals of the workplace” (Vine, 2020, p. 24).

Examine the workplace interaction between two participants in the extract below by applying your understanding of the conversational analysis (CA) approach. In 1200 words, analyse the concepts of CA found in the extract to discuss the extent to which transactional goals are achieved by the participants.

TUTOR-MARKED ASSIGNMENT 02 (TMA02)

This assignment is worth 30% of the final mark for ELG368 Language in the Workplace.

The cut-off date for this assignment is Sunday, 6 October 2024, 11:55pm.

Question 1

Vine (2020) states that “social talk contributes to the construction of power relationships in the workplace” (p. 92).

In 1500 words, appraise how power relationships are co-constructed through social talk at the workplace. Apply examples of your own choice to analyse the functions and effectiveness of social talk in the co-construction of power relationships. These examples could be from your personal workplace experience or from workplace interactions found in public domains.