Wed October 22: English Slang and Expressions

There are now 2 groups for 123 Oral Communication. Students will also attend 117 Reading and Writing with the same group. 

Group A meet for Oral Communication on Wednesdays from 9 -12 and Reading and Writing on Thursdays from 9 - 12. 

**If you do not yet have a group, or have questions or concerns about the group you have been placed in, please speak to an instructor. 

**Retakers and students from other faculties, please make sure that your group schedule fits with the rest of your class schedule. It is important that everyone is able to attend classes regularly and is comfortable with their group in order to participate fully.

Group A

Ajla Hodzic

Amir Pecenkovic

Ammar Talic

Amar Bradaric

Esra Kamber

Maria Almallah

Naida Kadic

Nada Durakovic

Sladan Veselinovic

Furkan Yigit

Semin Malanovic

Mikdat Karpuz

The class discussion topic will be English slang and expressions. To prepare for class, please consider:

*Where does slang come from? How does it develop? What does it add to a language (if anything)?

*Do you have any favourite English expressions/idioms/slang terms? Why do you like them?

*When you were learning English, were there any expressions or saying you found difficult to understand?

*Please think of 3 slang terms/idioms/expressions in English, and their meanings, to share with the class.

Further reading:

Dictionary of English slang: consult this site for British English slang terms and expressions: http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/

The Oxford English Dictionary's blog talks about prison slang, as heard in the Shawshank Redemption: http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2014/10/fresh-fish-stir-shawshank-redemption-prison-slang/


The Oxford English Dictionary is constantly updated as new words are added to the English language. This blog post discusses some of the newest additions and how they are chosen: http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/2014/08/oxford-dictionaries-update-august-2014/


The Free Dictionary features an 'idiom browser' that will define hundreds of English idioms and expressions. How many do you know? How many do you use? http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/american

Please add any sites or links to pages about English slang and expression that you find interesting.