Ángel Luis Pérez Vela

WORKSHEET UNITS 52, 53, 54

UNIT 52

1. The general concept of language variation as an introduction to unit 52.

2. The tree vs. Three circle representation of the spread of English (Tree or
three?)
3. English has gained its status as a worldwide language due to its simplicity
(Discuss).
4. Does World Standard English really exist?
5. Do all speakers of a language use at least three varieties of that language?
6. What varieties of Spanish do you speak? And of English?
7. What are the most relevant characteristics of Standard English?
8. Relate regional and social variation. Prestige associated with dialect
9. Formal written language in British and American English.
10. Mutual interdependence between Br and AmE.
11. What is the most appropriate way of presenting the differences between
AM and BR in the unit?
12. English teaching materials have traditionally concentrated on lexical and
spelling differences. Are they that relevant for students?
13. Lexical differences and WSE
14. At what level should students start to be presented with regional
differences?
15. Pronunciation and regional variation in the English language class.
16. Do you think you would teach grammatical differences in any way?
17. Do you think variation within the UK is of any interest to students?

UNIT 53

1. Everything is dialect. Discuss

2. How many varieties of language can a speaker activate?
3. Slang vs. Mainstream speech
4. The place of slang in TESOL
5. Accent and class differences in the UK
6. The connection between regional and social dialects or accents in the UK
7. RP and TESOL
8. Regional dialects on the BBC
9. Cockney in TESOL
10. Is genderlect a perceived phenomenon?
11. Do you agree with the status vs. connection dichotomy?
12. The two definitions of register
13. Field, tenor and mode
14. The continuum of style.

UNIT 54:
Ángel Luis Pérez Vela

1. Three general features of scientific English

2. The language of scientific English: discourse, sentence structure and
lexis
3. Emails in TESOL
4. The concept of flaming in business English
5. Emphasis in business English
6. Non-discriminatory language in BE
7. The cross-cultural nature of BE
8. Business lexis in mainstream English
9. ESP vs. general English
10. The qualities of a good ESP course.