Wanted: a suitable article/chapter for 17 year olds

[J.Coates at ROEHAMPTON.AC.UK]

Dear Jane

What about:

Julia Davies (2003) Expressions of gender: an analysis of pupils' gendered discourse styles in small group classroom discussion', Discourse & Society 14 (2) 115-132.

It deals with secondary school pupils and their language, so they should be able to identify with it, and it's written very clearly. (Though the boys may be shocked by the data!)

best, Jen.

Jennifer Coates
Emeritus Professor of English Language & Linguistics
School of Arts
Roehampton University
London SW15 5PH.
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Subject: [GALA-L] Wanted: a suitable article/chapter for 17 year olds

Dear all

Another question from me, I’m afraid:

I’ve been asked to run a seminar with some 17 year olds at a local girls’ school, to give them a flavour of what ‘doing English’ will be like at University.  This will be on some aspect of language and gender. I would like to pitch it at first year University level (they’re very able girls).

I need to set them something to read (an article or chapter from an edited collection) a week before. I would be like this to be up to date, but at the same time accessible (and not too long).  Any suggestions?

Please respond to me (j.sunderland at lancs.ac.uk<mailto:j.sunderland at lancs.ac.uk>) and not the whole List.

Best wishes to all

Jane

PS Thanks to all those who kindly sent references for the topic of ‘gender, language and the body’. I’ll arrange for this to be a Resource on the IGALA website. In the meantime, if anyone would like it urgently, please get in touch (again, with me directly).



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