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A critical investigation, using approaches drawn from case study research, into how Year 13 students’ understanding about language variation is developed through the study of accents and dialects in Britain
Chan, Jun Bo
Chan, Jun Bo
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2015-06-01
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ISCED Level 2 Upper secondary education
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Abstract
This paper investigates how a group of Year 13 A Level English Language students’ understanding about language variation is developed throughtheir study of accents and dialects in Britain. Research has suggested that students find the A Level to be new, different and even unusual. By allowing students to draw on and develop from their own pre-existing knowledge to learn about and apply new linguistic terminology and ideas through a sequence of three lessons, students showed an increased awareness of the topic - within the wider subject of English Language.
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English education, accents, dialects