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From: "Leah Carpenter" <lcarp@kih.net>
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Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2132] Re: "taboo" words/phrases
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I would imagine there are "taboo" words in Adult Ed. classrooms. It =
would seem that they would be different depending on the area you are =
in. It is sad that penis and vagina are included in this category...but =
they often are. They must be taboo or at least make some people very =
uncomfortable due to the fact that both have so many slang words =
attached to them. When was the last time you hears anyone refuse to call =
their arm anything but a woogie or ..well you get the picture. In my =
opinion, one of the jobs we should tackle is confronting such things and =
exposing our students to a more educated way of looking at them. I can =
think of a few words that I would rather not hear and especially not in =
the classroom and am not sure how to go about teaching such words. It =
seems somehow that those "taboo" words teach themselves...at least =
through the spoken word. I know a lot of toddlers that are living proof =
of that!=20
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From: Daphne Greenberg <ALCDGG@langate.gsu.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov>
Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2002 10:28 AM
Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2131] "taboo" words/phrases
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I recently gave a talk at a state adult literacy conference on =
health and literacy issues. I discussed various issues as they relate to =
health and literacy, including different types of cancers, birth =
control, fevers, sore throats, and aids prevention. In my speech, I used =
the words "vagina" and "penis." After my talk, comments were made to me =
that this was the first adult basic education speech that they heard =
those words spoken out loud. This comment made me think about the =
following and I am wondering if anyone else has thoughts/comments that =
they would like to share:
a. Are there "taboo" words/phrases in adult education classes?
b. How do our learners learn to read these "taboo" words/phrases, if =
they are not exposed to them in the adult literacy classroom?
c. How do our nonnative speakers of English learn these "taboo" =
words/phrases if they are not exposed to them in the adult literacy =
classroom?
d. If you are involved, or have been involved in classrooms where =
"taboo" words/phrases are voiced, how did this come about and what =
happened?
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Daphne Greenberg
Associate Director
Center for the Study of Adult Literacy
Georgia State University
University Plaza
Atlanta, GA 30303-3083
phone: 404-651-0127
fax:404-651-4901
dgreenberg@gsu.edu
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 face=3DArial>I would imagine there are =
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words in Adult Ed. classrooms. It would seem that they would be =
different=20
depending on the area you are in. It is sad that penis and vagina are =
included=20
in this category...but they often are. They must be taboo or at least =
make some=20
people very uncomfortable due to the fact that both have so many slang =
words=20
attached to them. When was the last time you hears anyone refuse to call =
their=20
arm anything but a woogie or ..well you get the picture. In my opinion, =
one of=20
the jobs we should tackle is confronting such things and exposing our =
students=20
to a more educated way of looking at them. I can think of a few words =
that I=20
would rather not hear and especially not in the classroom and am not =
sure how to=20
go about teaching such words. It seems somehow that those =
"taboo"=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><B>-----Original =
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</B>Multiple recipients of list <<A=20
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<DIV>I recently gave a talk at a state adult literacy conference on =
health=20
and literacy issues. I discussed various issues as they relate to =
health and=20
literacy, including different types of cancers, birth control, =
fevers, sore=20
throats, and aids prevention. In my speech, I used the words=20
"vagina" and "penis." After my talk, comments =
were made=20
to me that this was the first adult basic education speech that they =
heard those words spoken out loud. This comment made me =
think=20
about the following and I am wondering if anyone else has =
thoughts/comments=20
that they would like to share:</DIV>
<DIV>a. Are there "taboo" words/phrases in adult education =
classes?</DIV>
<DIV>b. How do our learners learn to read these "taboo"=20
words/phrases, if they are not exposed to them in the adult literacy =
classroom?</DIV>
<DIV>c. How do our nonnative speakers of English learn these=20
"taboo" words/phrases if they are not exposed to them in =
the adult=20
literacy classroom?</DIV>
<DIV>d. If you are involved, or have been involved in classrooms =
where=20
"taboo" words/phrases are voiced, how did this come about =
and what=20
happened?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Daphne Greenberg<BR>Associate Director<BR>Center for the Study =
of Adult=20
Literacy<BR>Georgia State University<BR>University Plaza<BR>Atlanta, =
GA=20
30303-3083<BR>phone: 404-651-0127<BR>fax:404-651-4901<BR><A=20
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href=3D"mailto:dgreenberg@gsu.edu">dgreenberg@gsu.edu</A></DIV></FONT></F=
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