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Preparation work for live session
Preparation work for live session
Today we will look at some colloquial terms used in Irish English. Which words do you think belong to the Irish dialect? What do you think they mean?
Do you have any experience of flying with a budget airline? Which airline do you think they're singing about?
Seminar discussion
Seminar discussion
Should teachers of English place priority on standards and accuracy, or on recognising diversity among dialects?
If academic journals accepted non-standard grammar, spelling and vocabulary, would this lower standards of communication?
How much of a problem are strict language standards for non-native speakers of English to publish for an international audience?
Should native speakers of English, or any language, be the ones to set the rules?
The sentence below is taken from a sports commentary on cricket. I have no idea what it means because I don't understand the culture of cricket. Therefore, is it also a variety of World Englishes?
Roy lit the touch paper to a chase of 178 with a blistering 70 off 38 balls, while Morgan (52 off 34) was at his belligerent best in the penultimate over to leave England needing seven from the last six deliveries.
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