Beliefs or attitudes about such things as gender, religion, youth, age, disability, sexuality, social class and work that are taken for granted as being part of the fabric of the social practices of a [..]

The manner in which the eye of the viewer is led round an image, usually by drawing the viewer to the most salient or important elements in the composition.

Informal expression of language, characteristic of speech and often used in informal writing. The register of everyday speech.

Strategies and processes by which readers bring meaning to and extract meaning from texts. Key comprehension strategies include: activating and using prior knowledge identifying literal information ex [..]

The direction in which English print is read. Early readers need to learn where to start reading and in which direction the print travels, noting that other languages may not follow this convention.

Attributing human characteristics to abstractions such as love, things (for example The trees sighed and moaned in the wind) or animals (for example The hen said to the fox ...).

A slip of the tongue where the initial sounds of a pair of words are transposed. Generally used for humour, for example 'a blushing crow'.

A process, usually accompanied by industrialisation, where people move from traditional life in the countryside to towns and cities.

Aboriginal English is a dialect of Standard Australian English. It is a distinctly Aboriginal kind of English and is a powerful vehicle for the expression of Aboriginal identity (see Diane Eade 1995, [..]

A formal listening technique that develops communication skills through the processes of understanding information, remembering and retaining it and responding appropriately.