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48. Teaching slang and idioms
Slang and idioms
?Idiom: groups of two or more words that taken together mean something different from the literal meaning of the individual words. Slang: informal speech that is outside conventional or standard usage and consists both of coined words and phrases and of new or extended meanings attached
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Author: Anthony Sterne
Date of post: 2006-07-21
Teaching Slang & Idioms
This particular subject appealed to me. I whole heartedly support the idea of teaching slang and idioms to students learning English. If you were to listen to any conversation taking place, you would hear slang and idioms being used very frequently throughout
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Author: Tereasa Themis
Date of post: 2007-04-11
Teaching Slang and Idioms
Teaching idioms and slang is quite a subjective topic. I believe that it is an integral part of teaching EFL. I agree with the school of thought that says that slang and idioms are an every day part of our language and it is important that
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Author: Chris Went
Date of post: 2007-04-11
Teaching Slang and Idioms
A question on the minds of many English as a Second Language instructors are whether or not it is appropriate to teach students the use of slang and idioms in the English language. Although the distinction between what is a formal term versus an informal one is
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Author: Emily Durst
Date of post: 2007-04-17
Teaching slang and idioms.
A few weeks ago I went up to my Japanese friend and told her “Good Afternoon” in Japanese. She smiled and told me that while correct, Japanese people don’t usually greet each other in that manner. I thought it was odd because that’s the way
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Author: Albert Kim
Date of post: 2007-04-18
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