Social English Done by Mukhammadjon Nazarov m-76 I

Social English

Done by Mukhammadjon Nazarov M-76 I

What is Social English ?

• Social English is the language that an individual uses in day to day communication to survive in an English speaking environment. Situations of using Social English can include talking to friends and relatives, buying things at stores or asking someone for directions. This use of language allows the learners to equip themselves with social survival skills.

Why we need Social English?

Social English is the language of everyday communication in oral and written forms. Examples include:

•  when your students are talking to their friends on the playground or in the school bus
• when you and your students are having an informal face-to-face conversation
• when your students go to the grocery store and read the shopping list.

What is academic English ?

• Academic English helps an individual gain literacy competency and make advancements in formal education. Most courses for higher studies are offered in English, hence the importance of Academic English becomes higher.

What is the difference between academic and social english ?

Social English and Academic English are different forms of English that a learner of this language needs to acquire.

The objective and the nature of complexity in both these forms of English vary a lot. Though Academic English is considered to be richer in structure and comprises subject related jargon usage, Social English is acquired through regular and thematic use. The importance of one form over the other cannot be made. Both Academic and Social English are important for an individual’s growth.

Why we need Social and academic english ?

Integrating Academic English and Social English can serve as a platform to learn and use these two forms of English language. Teachers can have the students make presentations and have group discussions to ensure the two forms i.e. Academic English and Social English are used to pose a given topic. The differences between these two forms and their usage will be highlighted while doing so. The students will be able to value the importance of keeping the two language styles separate for different uses. The vocabulary and sentence formation along with the tone and degree of crispness used for Academic English or for Social English will thus be learnt and ingrained gradually in the students. Overall success of students depends upon being proficient in both Academic and Social English.

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