A Project by the English Academy of Southern Africa
Using the idea of newspaper headlines and articles to launch the correction of errors struck me as a possibility after I heard our head of department say at a meeting:” The comma splice is getting out of control.”
A useful listening comprehension exercise / test for Grade 12 HL English learners.
Over the years, the style and content of children’s books have changed. Usually South African books have followed developments in other countries – often after a delay of a few years.
Here are three organisations that might be of interest to you:
Some decades ago, an ethologist, Robert Ardrey, gained much exposure with the idea of the ‘territorial imperative’. His study of animal behaviour led him to the conclusion that the strongest drive in the beast was setting up his territory and marking the boundaries over which others of its kind must not cross unless prepared to bare tooth and claw.