Morning all,
Due to trips/absences etc I think we're going to be quite depleted in numbers today. So instead of starting a task which will span today and tomorrow as we usually do, today I want to devote this lesson to research and wider reading.
As we know, wider reading is essential when you want to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding in this subject. However, unlike a subject more established and traditional, such as as English literature, English language theories are constantly evolving and changing with new studies surfacing almost every week, so it can be really difficult to know where to start when you're trying to read around the subject.
Today I've got some great resources for you for Sociolect and Gender from Dan Clayton's blog - again make sure you check this regularly when revising as it's great for revision.
For Sociolect, check out these posts:
Regional variation & accents
Class & social groups and here
And for Gender, click here (look at the Daily Mail 'Legs-it' post especially!)
Choose a good variation of these posts and follow the links in the posts to access the wider reading materials. Read them and summarise them on your blog so you can access them for revision at a later date.
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