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Perrin, Robert – English Journal, 2007
Robert Perrin emphasizes the active and playful power that can be discovered from specificity of language. Students observe the impact carefully chosen words have in their daily lives by examining names of products and colors used for particular contexts and audiences, as well as names given to inventions, highlighting the vibrancy of…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, English Instruction, Vocabulary, Semantics