Friday, 31 December 2010
Language and the influence of technology
A light hearted look at techno-speak:
You can read the article above or go direct to the BBC site
THE BBC NEWS MAGAZINE
You can read the article above or go direct to the BBC site
THE BBC NEWS MAGAZINE
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Friday, 29 October 2010
Pronunciation Change
There is a great little piece and video on the BBC website about Changing Language and the pronunciation of words. For example, do you say aitch or Haitch for the letter H? Why does it get some people in a tangle?
Click on the link below.
The BBC News Magazine
Click on the link below.
The BBC News Magazine
Sunday, 17 October 2010
THE ADVENTURE of ENGLISH
Your exam on Language Change focuses on Late Modern English and you will have texts to analyse from 1700s onwards. I urge you to watch and make notes on all The Adventure of English programmes as you need to understand the historical forces affecting our language.
Go to the link on the left which has all the programmes. Today we are going to focus on the Age of Reason 18th Century - 19th Century.
Taking Notes:
Good note taking, takes practice. You will need this skill in all your A Level subjects and indeed if you go on to further study. You can write notes in sequential form or in mind map form. When taking notes from a lecture or a TV programme, it is better to use the sequential method.
When taking these notes remember to:
= for equals
- for minus
----> for leads to, produces, results in
<---- for comes from
Go to the link on the left which has all the programmes. Today we are going to focus on the Age of Reason 18th Century - 19th Century.
Taking Notes:
Good note taking, takes practice. You will need this skill in all your A Level subjects and indeed if you go on to further study. You can write notes in sequential form or in mind map form. When taking notes from a lecture or a TV programme, it is better to use the sequential method.
When taking these notes remember to:
- use headings, subheadings and key words.
- number these to differentiate between points.
- emphasise material by, for example:
- underlining.
- using different colours of highlight pen.
- using capital letters.
- use abbreviations or symbols, but be careful that you are consistent and can remember what the abbreviations mean. e.g
= for equals
- for minus
----> for leads to, produces, results in
<---- for comes from
- do not write the notes in a cramped or congested way. Get used to leaving about a third of your page blank. Draw a wide marging in advance. You can then read back through and add bits.
- Also use one side of the paper so that additional sheets of related material can be inserted at a later date
Sunday, 10 October 2010
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