i think we probably do need to communicate that much. whether you or i want to hear any of it is moot. wouldn't it be nice if everybody used english imaginatively? some of the most pompous bores speaking perfect RP could do with that lesson. we all have secret codes, teenagers and doctors more than most, but there is always a point where talk among the group needs to be relayed out of that group again. i suppose most teenagers have a version they talk to their friends and a version to their parents or at school, most kids are aware they have at least two registers. in fact, this was how i explained why they would need to learn another specialised language to talk about their subject.
i suspect we rather agree on this subject... another thing i used to do in the class room was to pretend not to know what my students were saying and trill in my best julie andrews "i'm terribly sorry i have no idea what you are saying. can we try that again in english?"
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Date: 2008-02-06 09:33 am (UTC)wouldn't it be nice if everybody used english imaginatively? some of the most pompous bores speaking perfect RP could do with that lesson.
we all have secret codes, teenagers and doctors more than most, but there is always a point where talk among the group needs to be relayed out of that group again. i suppose most teenagers have a version they talk to their friends and a version to their parents or at school, most kids are aware they have at least two registers. in fact, this was how i explained why they would need to learn another specialised language to talk about their subject.
i suspect we rather agree on this subject...
another thing i used to do in the class room was to pretend not to know what my students were saying and trill in my best julie andrews "i'm terribly sorry i have no idea what you are saying. can we try that again in english?"