Category Archives: thoughts on language

100 words

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Ceri Jones

Following on from the class I wrote about in the last post , I received this piece of homework from one of the students.  I’ve added the photo as it’s one of my favourite beaches too – cows and all! TEXT: MY  … Continue reading →

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A journey in languages

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Ceri Jones

I’m feeling a bit shy … maybe even a bit sheepish … as I come back to blogging after such a long time away, and a bit unsure about where to start. This is a post that’s been playing in … Continue reading →

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linguistic identities 2 – a postscript

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Ceri Jones

(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 →

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linguistic identities

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Ceri Jones

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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out of the mouths of babes …

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Ceri Jones

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 →

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