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wendy

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About Me

I'm an English teacher and lecturer of Italian.I spent most of my adult life living in various parts of the world but for now have returned to England with my two teenage children.I graduated from the UEL with a BA(hons)TESOL and gained my Cert. Ed. from Greenwich.

Catherine Tate Translator
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdf2eLeCLHI



Armstrong & Miller - Teacher 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLb7tOl-pHc



Little Miss Jocelyn - Miss Kingston
http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=c8fDcpa0kRE

My Interests

I'm fascinated by the way language is used to communicate and am studying the impact of music on the language that young people are using. In particular, the development of "Estuary English" and how white youth are speaking with Jamaican accents in this area. Please let me know if you come across any new slang terms.

I'd like to meet:

I won't know who I'd like to meet until I meet them but I've been lucky enough to meet some pretty amazing people in the past.I do not want to meet people that just want to add me as a friend to boost numbers. I am also quite happy on my own and am not looking for a lifelong partner so please don't contact me if you're just looking for female company.I would like to meet people that love reggae and ska and would like to share concert info or music.

Music:

Music is important to me and I mostly listen to roots reggae and dub. Living Reggae promo Video
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Add to My Profile | More Videos It picks me up when I'm down and gets me moving when I'm feeling lazy.

Movies:

East Is East

Television:

Have I Got News For You; Never Mind The Buzzcocks; QI; Friday Night Project

Books:

'Of Mice and Men' Steinbeck; 'Things Fall Apart' Chinua Achebe; 'Gangsta Rap' Benjamin Zephaniah (thanks Benjamin for making my job easier); "Rong Radio Station" Benjamin Zephaniah
.. 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time' Mark Haddon

Heroes:

Noam Chomsky and William Labov, Linguistics - Kimani Nehusi for setting my mind free at the UEL - Jane Tomlinson for being an amazing woman - Toots for more than 40 years of great music - My two children for their daily inspiration and for never failing to amaze me

My Blog

Toots at Cornbuy 2008

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WNdLVtv3LLA ...
Posted by wendy on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:37:00 PST

Bobby Kray on BBC ONE (08 Aug 2007)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMtwVe5vRXc ...
Posted by wendy on Sat, 07 Jun 2008 01:40:00 PST

Take a look at this

Hi everyone, I thought you might enjoy this episode from GOLDMASTER ALL STAR STATION. Click this link to check it out: PUPA WAS A ROLLING STONE(live) - PIONEERS w/GMA...
Posted by wendy on Tue, 27 May 2008 10:39:00 PST

Take a look at this

Hi everyone, I thought you might enjoy this episode from GOLDMASTER ALL STAR STATION. Click this link to check it out: LONGSHOT KICK THE BUCKET(live) - PIONEERS w/GMA...
Posted by wendy on Tue, 27 May 2008 10:38:00 PST

Take a look at this

Hi everyone, I thought you might enjoy this episode from GOLDMASTER ALL STAR STATION. Click this link to check it out: REAL ROCK(live) - WINSTON FRANCIS w/GMA ...
Posted by wendy on Tue, 27 May 2008 10:36:00 PST

Is there such a thing as Standard English?

During the next few weeks I have to assess my GCSE class on their speaking and listening skills.  The assessment criteria stipulates over and over again that students should use 'Standard English...
Posted by wendy on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:49:00 PST

Teenage Murders

At least 26 families in London will be without their loved son or daughter this Christmas because they were shot or knifed to death during the last year.  As a mother of teenagers and as a t...
Posted by wendy on Sun, 23 Dec 2007 09:25:00 PST