Contents contributed and discussions participated by Jenni Young - DP English A Language and Literature

Lack of language skills is diminishing Britain's voice in the world - 1 views

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Language Global English Monolingualism Part 1

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Applications for language courses slump - which is bad news for British diplomacy and business (Guardian)

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Speaking it in the family - 0 views

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Language Identity Familects Part 1

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Familects - home dialects in which words are given private meanings - reveal that everyone has a creative and playful linguistic story (Guardian)

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Obituaries. Full of 'eccentricities' and 'devotion'. Time for a bit of honesty - 0 views

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Text types Obituary Written Tasks

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"The art of the obituary is the art of the euphemism"

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"The art of the obituary is the art of the euphemism"

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Yes, I am a Slapper. And I'm proud of it - 1 views

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Language Names Identity Part 1 Opinion

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"I'm talking about my surname, not my lifestyle. Unfortunately, being taken seriously is another matter". (Guardian opinion column)

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What your email sign-off really means - 0 views

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Language Email Opinion Text types

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Cheers', 'all best', 'warm regards' - having to choose the best way to sign off an email is a minefield. Which one do you use for what occasion? (Guardian)

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Cheers', 'all best', 'warm regards' - having to choose the best way to sign off an email is a minefield. Which one do you use for what occasion? (Guardian)

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A Fed-Up Actress Says 'Screw You, Hollywood' With An Amazing Plan To Be The Change She ... - 2 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Asian-American Film Stereotypes

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Video of an actor who is tired of film stereotypes of Asians

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Chicago bans 'Persepolis' graphic novel from seventh-grade classrooms - 0 views

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Literature Persepolis Censorship Mass communication Part 2

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Bluest Eye Banned: Why Parents Want Toni Morrison's Book Out Of Schools - 0 views

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Literature Morrison Bluest Eye Part 4 Mass communication Part 2 Censorship

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Ohio Schools Leader Calls For Ban Of 'The Bluest Eye,' Labels Toni Morrison Book 'Porno... - 0 views

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Literature Part 4 Morrison Bluest Eye Mass communication Part 2 Censorship

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Just a week before 'Banned Books Week'?

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Black models are still barely seen or heard - why has nothing changed? - 0 views

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Literature Bluest Eye Race Beauty

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Opinion column

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Slang Words: What Are Young People Saying These Days? - 0 views

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Language Part 1 Culture Identity Slang

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Killing Us Softly 4 - Media critic Jean Kilbourne uncovers a pattern of sexism and miso... - 1 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Advertising Gender Sexism Image Killing Us Softly

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Advertising's images of women - updated version

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Advertising's images of women - trailer for documentary

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Lecture by Jean Kilbourne, maker of "Killing Us Softly", a documentary on the effect of advertising on women.

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Killing Us Softly 3 (2000) - documentary - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Advertising Gender Sexism Image Killing Us Softly

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Advertising's image of women

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Jenni Young on 29 May 14

Advertising's image of women. Page also gives summary and biographical details. Trailer for documentary

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Killing Us Softly - documentary - 0 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Advertising Gender Image

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Advertising's images of women

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Cartoon - bikini v burka - 1 views

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Mass communication Gender Sexism Appearance Part 2 WT2

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Why don't we spell non-English names phonetically? - 3 views

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Language Identity Names Part 1 Non-English names

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Pronunciation guide for non-English names - 1 views

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Language Identity Names Part 1 Non-English names

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Credit reference agency can't recognise my non-English name - 3 views

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Language Identity Names Part 1 Non-English names

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Credit agency says a Dutch surname is "improperly formatted"

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Campaign for a commercial free childhood - 1 views

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Mass communication Part 2 Advertising Children Persuasion

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Classically Innovative: Adrian Lester and Rory Kinnear Approach 'Othello' - 0 views

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Literature Part 4 Othello Shakespeare

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Review of stage production of 'Othello'

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