This term, we will be looking at the way that people speak and communicate. To help prepare you for this, I would like you to do some research at home about the way that you and your family communicate. You should make notes about the following and bring these to class:

1. What languages do you speak? If you speak more than one, consider when you speak which language.

2. Do you think that your parents/guardians speak differently to you? What do they think?

3. Do you alter your speech at home compared to when with your friends?

4. What are your parents/guardians’ views of the way that you speak? Do they approve of you using slang for instance?