Principles and Prototypes of a Cultural Dictionary of Australian English for Learners

Abstract

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Pedagogical Pragmatics

“…Further work (Sadow 2018(Sadow , 2020b illustrates that while both students and teachers are enthusiastic about NSM's potential in language teaching, a number of barriers exist-especially for the teachers. For example, NSM training materials are rare.…”

“…His approach stands out because his students provided explications and texts in minimal languages to demonstrate their understanding. Sadow (2020b) builds on her previous work on the AusDICT (Sadow 2019) and discusses the design of a potential adaptation of the AusDICT but targeted at language learners rather than teachers. Using information gathered from both language learners and teachers, she identifies the broad topics, some specific information, different use cases, and discusses presentation methods.…”

Minimal Language Approach

“…The book included research applying minimal languages to the fields of science communication (Wierzbicka 2018), narrative medicine (Marini 2018), history (Christian 2018), and more. Advances were additionally achieved in the fields of agriculture (Caffery & Hill 2018) and second language teaching (Sadow 2019). In 2020, another edited volume was published, Studies in ethnopragmatics, cultural semantics and intercultural communication: Minimal English (and beyond) (Sadow et al 2020).…”

“…Fernández & Goddard 2019). To combat this, Fernández suggests developing pedagogical scripts in minimal Spanish, which will be an accessible way for students to learn about cultural norms (as done with Australian English in Sadow (2019)). This could potentially benefit other foreign language learning in Denmark, such as French and English.…”

“…Depending on the field of application, different aspects of the approach may be highlighted in the name. Other names include 'Standard Translatable English' (STE) (Sadow 2019) and 'Clear, Explicit, Translatable Language' (CETL) (Goddard et al 2021).…”