The power of words in communication and interaction with others is paramount – whatever language or tone of voice is being used. Sparky looks at words and their influence in speech, the printed word, and the scrolling internet presentation of the written word and it’s treatment.
Glossary of language education terms Glossary Accuracy Producing language with few errors. Achievement test A test to measure what students have learned or achieved from a program of study; should be part of every language program and be specific to the goals and objectives of a specific language course. These tests must be flexible […]
Your Quick Guide to Writing for Sparky … and beyond. One thing the internet has taught us about is the human desire to publish. A big percentage of us want to broadcast our thoughts, to see our activities and opinions right out there: published and public. To me as a media professional, a “legacy” newspaperwoman, this was […]
THE EMOTIONARY • A dictionary of words that don’t exist for feelings that do written by The Middle actress Eden Sher and illustrated by acclaimed graphic novelist Julia Wertz. All her life, Eden Sher has suffered from dyscommunicatia (n. the inability to articulate a feeling through words.). Then, one day, she decided that, whenever she […]
• In a Word! A by no means exhaustive list of rare, obscure, strange and sometimes funny words and their meanings that only seem to crop up in crosswords and dictionaries. Words that are used so seldom, you wonder who invented them and why. A abacinate – To blind by putting a hot copper basin near […]