Context and Audience (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards

Circumstances around a text's creation & reception

Group who will read, listen to, or watch a text

Society, culture, historical period, ideas, social values

Text's production circumstances & author's personal context

Processes of communication

Writing, reading, speaking, listening, viewing

Channel of communication - how text reaches audience

Age, cultural background, education, employment, interests

Text for one mode needs different structure/style in another

Same text experienced differently via different mediums