Re(2): lects and registers

From: Martin Owen (mowen@rem.bangor.ac.uk)
Date: Mon Apr 10 2000 - 07:26:26 PDT


xmca@weber.ucsd.edu writes:
>Pedagogically, though, I would not be a hardliner (as you could all
>probably guess) -- i.e. I think it's more important to get kids writing,
>creative spelling and all, and to be careful about personal integrity when
>guiding towards orthodox orthography and grammar... As I'm not actually
>teaching these things, I haven't elaborated my position further than that.
>And, Martin I do approve of your dyslectic and proud approach to writing
>(tho I've got no idea about how bilingual your stance is in that respect).
>
>best
>Eva
I don't disagree Eva, however there is a standard form which is to be
aimed for. As a teacher you get good at decoding the non standard. The
teaching of reading may need to alter radically if we were teaching the
reading of non-standard forms because the norm of writing was in
non-standard formats. My line drawing: my trainee teachers are a) in
search of jobs b) have to comply with national statutes.

I have a problem, as you correctly identify. I do carry on regardless.
Nevertheless, I would rather not have the problem.

My writing in Welsh is worse ( I ended my formal education in Welsh at the
age of 8, and I lived in England for a long time. I have subsequently
re-established my spoken Welsh).



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