StyleandgenreintheEnglishlanguagesyllabus.pptVIP

Style and genre in the English language syllabus Hilde Hasselg?rd Abstract of talk The new English syllabus has an increased emphasis on the learners’ ability to distinguish between formal and informal language use and to adapt their own usage and their texts to different genres and media. Through text examples I will illustrate some linguistic features of formal and informal English and personal and impersonal style and relate these to genre. From the general “Objectives of the subject” To succeed in a world where English is used for international interpersonal communication, it is necess