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Taka Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Paraphrase needed
The sentence:
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Teachers are increasingly conscious of what they refer to as the hidden curriculum, a reference to the less formal influences exerted by a school on the pupils' behavior and attitudes to such things as rule conformity, punishment, tolerance, and social responsibility.
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I myself know what "formal" above means, but I cannot explain it in other words (especially in Japanese to my students). Could anybody paraphrase it (in English, of course) ?
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Teachers are increasingly conscious of what they refer to as the hidden curriculum, a reference to the less formal influences exerted by a school on the pupils' behavior and attitudes to such things as rule conformity, punishment, tolerance, and social responsibility.
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I myself know what "formal" above means, but I cannot explain it in other words (especially in Japanese to my students). Could anybody paraphrase it (in English, of course) ?
Top answer
e. 'less formal influences'? I would say that 'formal' here = 'relating to rules and customs'.
- e.
- 'less formal influences'?
- I would say that 'formal' here = 'relating to rules and customs'.
- So 'less formal influences' I would interpret as meaning 'influences other than school rules, traditions, customs, codes of conduct, etc'.
- rule conformity'.
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Hello again Taka
Would it be easier to approach the meaning via the full phrase, i.e. 'less
formal influences'?
If so...I would say that 'formal' here = 'relating to rules and customs'.
So 'less formal influences' I would interpret as meaning 'influences other than
school rules, traditions, customs, codes of conduct, etc'.
If teachers unofficially
Would it be easier to approach the meaning via the full phrase, i.e. 'less
formal influences'?
If so...I would say that 'formal' here = 'relating to rules and customs'.
So 'less formal influences' I would interpret as meaning 'influences other than
school rules, traditions, customs, codes of conduct, etc'.
If teachers unofficially
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