[Gllug] Re: [very OT] Monthly GLLUG grammar report

[Davies Sue]

I did leave school a long time ago, we didn't have GCSE's then.  When I went
to uni we had to do an English course during the first year,I don't think
this is a modern problem.

Sue

-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan Dye [mailto:jonathan.dye at automationpartnership.com]
Sent: 26 November 2002 11:49
To: 'gllug at linux.co.uk'
Subject: RE: [Gllug] Re: [very OT] Monthly GLLUG grammar report


Tethys wrote:
> Jonathan Dye writes:
> 
>>> You left school quite some time ago, or at least didn't go to any
>>> as bad as I did. 
>>> 
>>> [...]
>> 
>> I don't remember doing much in the way of English language when I
>> was at school (only a few years ago), it all seemed to concentrate
>> on English Literature at secondary school and my primary school
>> experience seemed to miss out quite a few things.
> 
> When I was at school (in the '80s), English was split exactly 50/50
> between language and literature. Both were compulsory, and while I
> wouldn't say there was a strong emphasis on grammar and spelling,
> we certainly had all the rules explained to us, and were marked down
> for grammatical and spelling errors.

We had to do both an English Language and an English Literature GCSE
(although if you were bad at Language you spent 100% on Language and did
only that exam).  We certainly got marked down for bad spelling and grammer
but I don't actually remember being taugh much Language past primary age.  I
guess if I had ended up in the Language only group I would have!  Pitty
really as I ended up having to resit my English Language GCSE to get a good
enough grade to go to University.  At the time I didn't care enough about
English Language to work at it but I r egret that now.

JD

_____________________________________________________________________
This message has been checked for all known viruses by the 
MessageLabs Virus Scanning Service

-- 
Gllug mailing list  -  Gllug at linux.co.uk
http://list.ftech.net/mailman/listinfo/gllug


**********************************************************************
http://www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk


CONFIDENTIALITY AND DISCLAIMER
 
This email is confidential to the initial email addressee.
If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender
immediately on +44 (0)20 8592 4500 and delete the message
from all locations in your computer network. You should not copy
this email or use it for any purpose, or disclose its
contents to any person : to do so may be unlawful.

Due to the informal nature of this form of communication
the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (the "Council")
hereby excludes any warranty as to the quality or accuracy
of any information contained in this message and any liability
of any kind for the information contained in it, or for its 
transmission, reception, storage or use in any way whatsoever.
As a result in the absence of prior non-email agreement written 
or otherwise this email does not legally bind the Council to any 
relations or obligations in English or other Jurisdiction law
**********************************************************************


-- 
Gllug mailing list  -  Gllug at linux.co.uk
http://list.ftech.net/mailman/listinfo/gllug