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Title | What's up with register? Raising student awareness |
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Source | CASLS Activity of the Week |
Body | Renée Marshall is an International Programs Specialist at CASLS This activity is meant to raise student awareness of registers, when different registers are used, and how they affect the message of what’s being said. A register is a variety of language used for a particular reason or in a particular context; for example, we use a less formal register conversing with friends than when presenting at a conference. Learning objectives:
Mode: Interpretive Listening Materials needed: Three video clips of your choice, an online discussion platform for your students to post links and their thoughts Procedure:
Extension: Have students also think about these questions: What would happen if one register were used with another register? How would people react? How would this affect communication? Students could make a video where they use a different register than would normally be used in a situation and discuss the results. Does the intended message change if you use a different register? How? Is there really such a thing as a "right" way to speak and a "wrong" way to speak? Or does it depend more on context and situation? Notes: 1. This activity can be repeated in a similar way for language variation, using three clips employing different language varieties (such as say, Quebecois French, Cameroonian French, and Haitian French Creole). 2. This activity can be done in L1, L2, or a combination of L1 and L2, depending on the level of students. This can be done with lower level students as well; they will only understand a little from the video but you can still point things out, for example, in Persian words ending in “ãn” often become “oon” in casual speech (e.g. nãn becomes noon, jãn becomes joon). |
Publishdate | 2017-02-20 02:15:02 |