This is the term paper to pass the English Grammar 3 course at my university. I had to write a paper for EG2, but I struggled a lot with my professors’ vision and their comments. This is a paragraph summarizing the aim of this paper:
This paper aims to analyze the instances of appraisal resources in Angelina Jolie’s Acceptance Speech, focusing on the three sub-systems within appraisal: Attitude, Graduation, and Evaluation. The relevance of analyzing this speech lies in Jolie’s expression of gratitude and appreciation towards several people in her life, including the members of the Academy, her friends, Louis Zamperini, the cast of “Blood and Honey,” and most importantly, her family. Jolie also appraises her mother’s support and guidance, which makes everything she does possible. She expresses humility and acknowledges the extraordinary artists in the room, including her fellow nominees. Jolie also appraises her responsibility to others, which she learned through her travels and encounters with survivors of war, famine, and rape. She expresses her admiration for the resilience of these people and her desire to be of use to others. The paper will display an analysis of the appraisal resources used in the speech and how they contribute to the overall meaning and impact of the speech. The analysis will also explore the peculiarities of the speech, such as the use of personal anecdotes and the emphasis on the responsibility to others. Additionally, the paper will discuss the importance of analyzing appraisal resources in discourse analysis and how it can contribute to a better understanding of the speaker’s intentions and the audience’s reception.
-The paper is based on the SFL/SFG framework. Halliday should be a major source, as well as Matthiessen, Martin & White, Martin & Rose, David Butt, etc.
The professors’ guidelines are the following:
– The final paper will be an individual written work in which students have to demonstrate their
analytical skills and the ability to reconcile theory and practice in the analysis of a text or pair
of texts.
The paper should include:
analytical skills and the ability to reconcile theory and practice in the analysis of a text or pair
of texts.
The paper should include:
• Theoretical framework on which your analysis will be based.
• Methodology: description of the categories of analysis to be used in the paper, taking
into account the context and the peculiarities of the text/s chosen.
into account the context and the peculiarities of the text/s chosen.
• Analysis: exemplification of the categories with excerpts from the text/s.
• Critical conclusions.
• Appendix with text/s chosen for analysis and other charts or tables.
Write your paper on a Word document following these guidelines:
• Paper size: A4
• Margins: 2.5 cm
• Font: Times New Roman 12
• Spacing: double
• References: include a Works Cited list following the APA style manual on a separate
page under the heading “References”
page under the heading “References”
• Length: 1000-1200 words (around 3 pages) (excluding references and appendixes)