Word of Mouth programme (Monday 23rd January)

Hi all,

I hope you enjoyed the Word of Mouth radio programme we listened to this morning. I really liked the observations and discussion that ensued afterwards. I think we learned a new word today - 'Ponglais' or was it 'Ponglish'?! Anyway, for those members of the class who were unable to make the session, we listened to a Radio 4 transmission on the process of "borrowing" in English and other languages and heard from a variety of different sources.

For those students who weren't in class today you can listen to in the college using Click View (which should be on the desktops of all the PCs) and use the search bar typing in 'word of mouth'. You are looking for episode 3.

On Wednesday we will work in small groups and work through the questions for this unassessed exercise. Remember, we will be looking at four distinct points:

1. Main ideas (summarising main points).
2. Purpose and audience (why was it put together and who is the broadcast aimed at?)
3. Point of view (objective or subjective views?)
4. Evaluation (how effective?)

All the best,

Mark