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SCIS Glossary
Glossary of Words
Attitude
The way you think and feel about someone or something.
Example: He has a positive/negative attitude about the changes.
Autobiography
The biography of a person narrated/written by that person : a usually written account of a person's life in their own words.
Example: celebrity autobiographies
Biography
The story of a real person's life written by someone other than that person.
Example: a new biography of Abraham Lincoln
Construction
The arrangement and connection of words or groups of words in a sentence.
Example: That verb is often used in passive constructions.
Culture
The beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time
Examples: a study of Greek language and culture; today's youth culture; Her art shows the influence of pop/popular culture.
Response viewer/reader
The response of a reader to a text, especially as arising from the effect of cultural context and other factors on the reader's experience of the text.
Values
Principles or standards of behaviour; one's judgement of what is important in life.
Example: 'they internalise their parents' rules and values’
Visual Languages
Visual language is a form of communication that uses visual elements as opposed to formal written language to convey meaning or an idea.