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Newsome, Bernard – English in Australia, 1972
The transactional, expressive and poetic functions of language are discussed; examples from elementary school student conversation and writing are included. (Author/SP)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Elementary School Students, English Curriculum, Expressive Language

Britton, James – English in Australia, 1972
Discusses linguistic theory, especially the distinction between participant'' and spectator'' language (the use of a language vs. the study of the language.) (SP)
Descriptors: Child Language, English Education, English Instruction, Expressive Language