Volume 3
Number 4
01 December 2023
Dwardu’s Scoops ST EDWARD’S COLLEGE NEWSLETTER
Language acquisition over time St Edward’s College is currently hosting an exhibition of students’ works. While this may seem
obvious in a college, the display is unique in a particular way. It unifies what the students learn in a particular subject across different age groups. Int his case, the subject is the English language. The exhibition was the brainchild of Ms Mary Moore, Head of the Department of English at the College, and one with vast experience in the profession. The exhibition is aimed at giving a little insight into how each year group progresses over the years. When aggregated, the work shows a timeline progression of the acquisition of language skills over time. It enables students to aspire to new heights as well as appreciate their own progress. Teachers too, come out of the classroom cocoon and frame their operations in the wider context. These different perspectives enable a contextual consolidation which is a solid basis for, in this case, linguistic construction. The exhibition is essentially a timeline of the acquisition of a language. From the basic word and verbs to the more elaborate sentence structures and eventually to the expression of complex thoughts and ideas and finally even on to different forms of literary expression, the gradual accumulation of dexterity in the use of language may not be an ability either easily acquired or even noticed. The exhibition clearly shows that each year group depends on Continues on Pg 17
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