Language and grammar. Formal and informal texts
Description
Barbara Bleiman from the English and Media Centre reflects on a lesson for a Year 9 English language class involving text messages and emails to teach about formality, effective language and grammar choices at King Edward VI School in Bury St Edmunds. She is joined by the school's Head of English, Lindsay Gumbrell, to discuss how using new language forms and engaging with text language can encourage students to be sensitive, confident analysts and users of English. She also reveals how it can form the basis of an enjoyable experience in the classroom.
Runtime
28 min
Series
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
2006
Database
Alexander Street
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