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RE: SLC-S29/W6 - “Thinking and Ideas!| One Idea Worth Spreading!”
Hi @ukpono, welcome to thinking and ideas week 6
My Observations:
Seriously, most times our local language is not in any way appreciated by we the owners of the language. Most of us feel ashamed when we are with friends. But these foreigners are so proud of their language any day, any time.
| Description | Score |
|---|---|
| Ai/plagiarism check | ✅ |
| Clarity of thought | 2/2 |
| Originality | 4/4 |
| Expression/practical input | 2/2 |
| Compliance to instructions | 2/2 |
| Sum Total | 10/10 |
I remember teaching kids English one time. During my first week, I heard children pronouncing fork as [fake] or [ferk], property as [prop-ty], and water as [wora].
I'd blink twice everything I ask a child to read a comprehensive passage or words on the board.
One day, I thought that I had enough, so I spent one full period (that's 40 minutes) correcting so many mispronounced words, including the wora and prop-ty they say through their nose just to sound posh.
I didn't know that the headmistress had overheard my class chorusing how to pronounce water the natural way. She waited until I was done, then invited me to her office.
She explained that parents pay huge sum of money there so their children can speak like the original natives. She asked me to teach them how to speak impeccable English.
I didn't have an issue with that. The only issue I had was that her idea of "impeccable English" was speaking those funny sounds in the name of phonetics. I resigned when I couldn't bear it anymore. I haven't gotten over that nightmare. Their wonderful sounds still haunt me in my sleep.
Coincidentally, today is the International Mother Language Day. Wasn't even aware of this. 🤭
More reason why we should embrace our accent and identities.