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Gillespie, Tim – English Journal, 1982
Uses trademarks that are calculated misspellings, bumper sticker slogans, the strained and pretentious language of Howard Cosell, and governmental jargon to illustrate how to attune students to the magic and power of language, while poking fun at language abuse. (RL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Humor, Language Styles, Language Usage

Eastman, Richard M. – English Journal, 1982
Proposes making minimal translations of Shakespeare's works to restore his literature to modern readers' attention. Considers four types of passages requiring such translations: complicated exposition, thick stylization, the high dramatic moment, and the passing trifle. Presents guidelines for further translations. (RL)
Descriptors: Change, Editing, Higher Education, Language Patterns
Moirand, Sophie – Francais dans le Monde, 1990
The media interview is seen as a form of information exchange that is increasingly important and needs to be understood. Similarities and differences in written and oral interview reports are briefly examined, and interview objectives, forms (dialogue or narrative), and language functions are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Dialogs (Language), French, Instructional Materials, Interviews
Shawn, Karen – Teachers and Writers Magazine, 1979
Students improved in writing ability when the teacher emphasized the differences between oral and written language. (RL)
Descriptors: Language Styles, Language Variation, Secondary Education, Standard Spoken Usage
Seesholtz, Melvin C. – 1981
Much of the work being done in composition concerns language--an increased awareness and desire to know what it is, how it works, and how people use it to create themselves and their world. The need to review and to teach the basics is obvious, but to present grammar, punctuation, and diction--the building blocks of language that must be…
Descriptors: Advertising, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Language Processing

English in Australia, 1981
The teaching activities presented in this document have been selected from a series of language study units prepared for teachers by the Queensland Language Development Project task force as part of the Studytalk project. They focus on inquiring into some of the varieties of language most accessible to teachers and students. In each of the three…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Hartveldt, R. – Etudes de Linguistique Appliquee, 1979
Discusses stylistic variation in communication, the elements involved (participants, contact, message, context, and code), and ways in which to incorporate the knowledge of this process in second language instruction. (AM)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Language Instruction, Language Styles, Language Variation
Nugent, Harold E.; Burgess, Carol – 1979
This paper focuses on a language variation model that incorporates a number of concepts from linguistic and rhetorical studies. The model views language variation as a product of two correlating causes: one, the user and his or her personal, regional, and social dialect; and the other, the user's use of the language in terms of such discourse…
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Role, Language Styles