Introductory presentation:
See these two clips on Legalese and Jargon
A blog for the students of IB Language and Literature at the Haarlemmermeer Lyceum for v5 in 2015-2016 and v6 in 2016-2017
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
How to write a Paper 1 SL
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Friday, September 4, 2015
Dialects of English
A Tongue-in-cheek look at Ebonics:
(Serious) Examples of various dialects of English are found on this page
(Serious) Examples of various dialects of English are found on this page
Introduction to Accents and Dialects
"Why can't the English learn how to speak" (My Fair Lady)
Scene from the musical, based on the play by George Bernard Shaw, illustrates differences in accent, dialect and how this can be explored in a creative manner. Scene from the beginning of the play, where we first meet Prof. Higgins and Eliza Doolittle
Scene from the middle of the play, where Eliza succeeds in overcoming her accent problems.
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