Poll: Foreign students should not be taught English slang expressions.
Foreign students should not be taught English slang expressions. |
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Votes: 574
Comments: 15
Added: August 2003
Comments:
| italianbro - 4th November 2003 15:27 |
| why not?? I think to understand a culture and a language thoroughly one must lear the slang as well as the standard version of the language. |
| tdol - 6th November 2003 23:19 |
| But they also have to learn how to use it. Misused slang can be an abomination. ;-) |
| italianbrother - 26th December 2003 02:42 |
| True, but the question here is: “Foreign students should not be taught English slang expressions.” Does that refers for ever and after?? Once one has bettered his English and reached a certain level of proficiency then he should start tackling slang. init;-)) |
| willbut - 28th December 2003 00:34 |
| It is, but it should be studied as seriously as any other area of English if you want to use it well. For the non-resident learner, it is very difficult because slang is ruled by social and conversational conventions. |
| JT - 8th January 2004 02:59 |
| Slang is the spice of language. |
| Sarvar - 4th March 2004 14:03 |
| hello how are you My reserch work is in this topic thats why I am calling at you. I would like to get information about slang expressions born in the college of the world |
| nevar111 - 9th November 2006 02:34 |
| To: willbut..."Damn straight" or should I say "Right on". |
| Trish - 19th December 2006 13:07 |
| Yeah...Why not? How can a foreign student relate with native speakers if they were not taught such expressions? |
| BIRBAL JHA - 13th February 2007 03:45 |
| Sla ng english expression will give anature colour. |
| BenC - 18th April 2007 15:20 |
| wha?....Slang is a major part of a language, people do not always use dictionary correct language, and as such without the knowledge, it would be pretty difficult to understand a lot of expressions used during conversation. |
| Gihan khaled - 22nd February 2008 20:34 |
| i disagree. because knowledge has to be available for everybody. |
| suraj kalangara - 16th September 2009 12:06 |
| slang is a commonly used words on verious occasion by verious types of people . So with out learning slang nobody can understand/enjoy the meaning as well as beauty of a language. I strongly recomment for slang taught. |
| Tommy Zai - 21st November 2009 10:43 |
| It would be irresponsible of a ESL teacher to NOT teach slang. Everyday native speakers use slang as much if not more than standard language. If you don't know slang . . . you cannot understand about half of what is going on. Like it or not . . . slang is here to stay. You gotta take the good with the bad! :-). |
| Jeff Solnick - 30th May 2011 06:00 |
| Like hell they shouldn't, and why not? Plus, slang expressions in those cute accents just tickles me. |
| Miss Manners - 30th May 2011 18:26 |
| Damn right, Jeff. |
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