Grammar Gazette- Issue 2, 1993

Editorial Comment in defence of language: Beating the exam blues the master key In a world crowded with, echnol- portunity to observ hullian ualiiies ogy. the danger of computerising. in all their complexit . they re happy; they've just done something they're good aL The next group or people ant citement orJheir example.

About, his timeoryear around semester exams. Iha, is), a number or different types or people emerge. In general terms there are those who are comfortable with complex thinking, those who are more flu. ent in express, ve loins or cornm"- nication, those who pado, ulnantly enjoy physicol activity, and those whothriveons"cialintemc, ionwith others' Unfortunately, for th or us who are predomine""y one, or a mixture or some or all or these types, certain ms. cunties arise when we don't achieve superI - lively manortheseare". Typicaly Its perception of failure aches as a result or the complex demands or examination time No doubt you how those who thrive on the cha"enge or complex reasoning. These are the poph who not only do well in a whale range or subjects at school but they also enjoy than. They thrive on their abi"ty to excel under exam conditions and around this time or the year, these people are easy to spot They're the ones who walk out of an exam grinning. Of course

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un ervaluing and isolating language This is why a sad casualI O Ihe is all 100 apparent. Therefore. the Miruciu, ediimetable has beenihead jin hanceoflanguagetoournation ditional class lime that had been de asses . T oy81S . e apSparlialcom position. we should remindourselves on the use o language in all other the it' at y anguages o er t an English. oI eteachingof foreigiian- especially within this School which guages and English languag across offers so wide a seieciion. is an aff' - I e curriculum has significance in manonofiheroleoflangua e. While is wider context. many students rush 10 ca inlire on The ability to communicate errec- the growing recognition of Asia, it thedevelo mentorlan . . will the broader emphasis on "core rib. . Indeed, Professor Coaldmke o ad'ittothecenhaj I f . . grate mastery o language understanding and teamwork, espe- irum" or specific disciplines and an cia y since many o the more me- understanding o the cultural soul or c amieal nets are now achieved by the nation. Merely to converse is not toehnology. communication. nor is it cultural un evenlreless. langunge^riers ale dersimiding. or or s ou n sui to un"r- mindstoihelanguagesofothernniions hind the language. deed, this ' 'tai co' "'s an experience 's in extricabj wi, d C 00 . are n additions to language lions of its wits's; to cone erreni tire cuminl expression of tile values and e artists who sketoh its likeness. would hareducedto"Iexerciseinhaiis sai that social consciousnessis par- tineablytheEnglishlan a e. lustsen , an not simpl writers o years. The aimimble gads of the I'be rig is ringuage Development elry. often crlticised as irrelevant. lionislanguage, whether applied in the Dons an integral o our under- humanities orthesciences. in thiswa Ie I b'I. re ' angUageiSnOtjustasimportan, as underinchle and capture the abstract milo them asitis the basis of our entire sublleq, i the w ads f h ty' " g rel, embered I is compulsion to appreciate ano1h- ied in its language. it is not the lure, u "k h - - '. P UO"S expression of society hind ' ht, .d y a is tinguishes language Budding journalists accept the challenge Would you pass up relaxing hours writing audio how 10 getideas for in front of relevision to arerid a stories. " One saw the course as a three how lee, u, e twice a week? "benefit for the future. " Time Grinmar girls too up this One studentinvolvedin the course challenge. RebeccaHamon, Jinl", ge said :"I didn't realise so much work and Claim VBlkhoff pushed al else went into the newspapers. 11'3 oman aside and went for theirgoal :journal- ing! When read the paper now. I sometimes say to myself 'I wouldn't done more on this area" pads. woollen jumpers and cups of Another said : "When I first coffee to learn the journalist's trade. heard that the course was three Although they miss the weekly melo- hours a night I was a bit worried. I dramas on the various soapies. they wasn't sure if ICOuld last that long. gladly acceptin eXchange Icon, ing the but it was easy! 11 goes really methods of writing news stories. quickly. " The Australian School of Jour- And if you think these girls are nalism began its latest course at Girls' getting out of doing their homework. Groinmarin the first week of May. 11 you're mistaken. They gel extra. continues until the end of tern. For these three girls, the mowl The course is taught by a recog- edge gained makes up for the tievi nised journalist, Richard Faulkner. sion and leisure time lost. Don't for who was chief of staff for The Co"- get to look carefully at the bylines in Fief Mail the next paper: you never know. Ism Every Wednesday and Thursday eventng they gather together with none have written it like that; I would have Clalre Valkho, , & Robe^ Hannon Many of the students attending the course want to gall "first hand expe dence of how papers are written" or "an insight into the different styles of writ ng and 10 0 get i f r

the erativdexp, *ssive ones ese are the peoplewhowav theirhands around when they talk always ex press ,hdr feelings, and have a pas don for indulging in anything artis tic Chaneleris, icony, these are the PIe who sing to then^Ives in the shower or scribble on the back or their exam"nation booklets wh"e they wait for the exam to finish. ey',* also the people who talk about just needing to have a ' cod e . But these are also the ones who often express for us what is beautiful in our own lives The physical person is also easy to spot This chainder type has extreme chineulties around exam tin been sitting stil for two whde hours at a stretch can be an absolute nightmare ey play at least two sports live for P. E. leg. and always fidgeting in class. These people's lives seem to be one long tmintng session and often they thrive on physical CM renga However, where would we be without the energy and ex

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Letters to the Editor and other contributions

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