Social vs Academic Language

What does distinguish mean?

• To notice a difference between people or things

• To see how everyone is the same

• Apples

What do you think is important to make a distinction between?

What are two things that are different?

What is better? Social language or academic language?

• Social Language

• Academic Language

• They are both great!

Social or Academic Language

Groups:

(a) Social Language

,

(b) Academic Language

• 2

• 4

• 1

• 3

Social Language or Academic Language?

• Social Language

• Academic Language

Social Language or Academic Language

• Social Language

• Academic Language

After this lesson, did you learn something new about the English language?

• Yes

• No

• Did not understand the topic