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linguistic identities 2 – a postscript
(Scroll down a couple of paragraphs for part one, or click here. ) So, our visitors have gone, and so have the Yorkshire accents. It didn’t take long. Within about four hours of saying a teary goodbye to their (now) … Continue reading
linguistic identities
We have visitors this week. Family from Yorkshire, including one of the kids’ cousins. He’s seven. They’re six and eight. They’ve only ever seen him for a couple of hours at a time before. They’re really excited about getting to … Continue reading
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Tagged identity, kids, language, lesson plan
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out of the mouths of babes …
I made a slip in my Spanish today when I was chatting to the grandmother of a friend of Sam’s (my 8 year old son). I used a subjunctive form when I shouldn’t have. It’s a simple slip – an … Continue reading
