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Online Event: Oracy
June 4, 2024 @ 11:00 - 12:00
Oracy
This discussion between Professor of Sociolinguistics, Rob Drummond (Manchester Metropolitan University) and Reader in Rhetoric,Tom F. Wright (University of Sussex) is on the exciting possibilities for oral skills tuition within English programmes. Topics covered include: What might a focus on Oracy involve? How might we avoid dictatorial aspects of “correct” modes of delivery? And what varieties of oracy might we embed in English programmes?
Speakers
Rob Drummond is a founding member of the Manchester Centre for Youth Studies. He is particularly
interested in the ways in which spoken language varies between individuals and groups of speakers, and the role that language variation plays in the construction and performance of identity. This involves the study of accents and dialects, and the ability to measure fine phonetic differences in people’s speech.
interested in the ways in which spoken language varies between individuals and groups of speakers, and the role that language variation plays in the construction and performance of identity. This involves the study of accents and dialects, and the ability to measure fine phonetic differences in people’s speech.Tom Wright is Head of English at University of Sussex and a historian of rhetoric, which means that he
analyse how people argued about ideas in the past. He specialises in nineteenth century Britain and America, and how arguments about education and communication from that period can inform contemporary policy debates.
analyse how people argued about ideas in the past. He specialises in nineteenth century Britain and America, and how arguments about education and communication from that period can inform contemporary policy debates.
Tom worked on the English Association’s response to the Oracy Commission.
This is an online event for English Creates. Please register for the link here.
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