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For AQA Paper 2, a useful application of the term is to view discourses as ways of thinking about, talking about, arguing about and describing how we feel about something.  \nBecause language, and views about language change and diversity, are under the spotlight for Paper 2, language discourses might therefore be described as ways of thinking about, talking about, arguing about and describing how we feel about language.  \nNorman Fairclough, a pioneer of what is termed Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA), focuses on the power that discourse has in influencing how ideologies are constructed and maintained, and on how personal and social identities are constructed.  \nThe material provided here for Section B of paper 2 is designed to encourage students to:  \n• see how views about language are presented and framed  \n• help them develop an approach to the two texts they will be analysing and responding to.  \nOne of the approaches offered here is a ‘three-pronged analysis’ in which students are encouraged to think about how the writers of the texts under discussion in Section B, present ideas about language, but also how they present a version of themselves as writers and address their readers.  \nProng one  \nHow the subject matter is being represented  \nProng two  \nHow the writers arepresenting themselves and creating a voice  \nHow the writers are addressing and positioning the reader  \nProng three  \nWorksheet one: Introduction to language discourses  \nA discourse can be defined as a way of thinking about, talking about, arguing about and describing how we feel about something. For example, when talking about sport or politics a discourse of conflict is often used: metaphors such as ambushed, attacked and fought might be used to describe actions on the pitch or in parliament. 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