Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g3LLVnu04031; Sun, 21 Apr 2002 17:31:50 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2002 17:31:50 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <002b01c1e974$22e81dc0$8a20fa50@dr-adesanya> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Abeke Adesanya" <abeke@skannet.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2140] Re: reposting of NIFL-WOMENLIT:2132: "taboo" words/phrases X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 1576 Lines: 34 Dear Sir or Madam For now I would not want to subscribe to nifl-women. I really enjoy my stay with you but I am about to go on a course that will take me out of my station. When I am back I will get in touch with with you. Please cancel my subscription. Abeke Adesanya -----Original Message----- From: Daphne Greenberg <alcdgg@langate.gsu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Date: 18 April 2002 1:53 AM Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2133] reposting of NIFL-WOMENLIT:2132: "taboo" words/phrases >Some of you were not able to read message number 2132 from lcarp. Here it is: >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! > >>>> lcarp@kih.net 04/17/02 13:55 PM >>>
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