h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

"Well.... SRV is Stevie Ray Vaughan, for sure."

Excellent! Makes me wish it was true.. No, they're boring jargon words from teaching, but for the last one.

TTT = Teacher talking time (which must be kept to a minimum.) I wish they'd taught that to my teachers when they were studying, 100 years back...

SRV = Social Role Valorisation. (Endeavouring to empower peoplewith disabilities and to ensure that they occupy socially valued roles in society.

PSA = Public Service Association OR Prostate Specific Antigen. (Self explanatory.)

Excuse me, Della, but SRV stands for Stevie Ray Vaughan. No other use of that particular acronym is allowed.

Indeed. I accept that (but it's bad SRV) That's an expression my son and I use to each other. If you study Special Ed., it really gets into yr head!

"When I was just a little girl.."

SRV must be a prime contender for the #1 target of CATFLAP

Not only is it another bl**dy acronym, but it takes jargon to new depths... Valorisation??? Yikes!!

Why don't we just change the standard ones?

The was americans pronounce ASAP like a word makes my skin crawl

Della would agree PDQ is better than ASAP

um was should be way (just thinking about it was making the skin on my fingers crawl)

It's not just the 'merikins' who use asap as a word. I've heard people use it here in 'Straya'.

You can find 'valorisation' in your dictionary, under 'Stupid Words Created By Public Servatns With Nothing Better To Do'

really? I thought 'Straya' was in the mid-west somewhere. Or am I confusing 'the south' and tasmania?

*laughing - runs away and hides*

I tell you, sociology, teaching and Special Education are *full* of jargon!

SS = Students, not Schutzstaffel...

That's an amazing one!

L1 = one's original language

Target language = the language being taught.

And - my favourite: Challenging behaviours = aggro! (when committed by people with mental health issues.)

For a light hearted view on jargon...

http://www.observer.com/pages/story.asp?ID=3331

And just in case you are ever feeling out-jargoned by your peers and need a boost, try this...

http://www.dack.com/web/bulls**t.html

without the asterisks of course...

Thanks, 42, I'll check these out when I get the chance!

So della, how long would it take to teach english to an American?

feeling in one of those moods

Apparition! methinks you are in a mood indeed...
Depends upon who the 'Merrickan is surely...
Dubbya - an eternity and then some
John Irving - no need, done already

Too late, I'm over it

I feel a name change comming on...

I know this is a 'latin mistake' but...
This was sent to me by a German

"
Wiremu, a New Zealander, was in the UK to watch the All Blacks and
was
not feeling well, so he decided to see a doctor.

"Hey doc, I dun't feel so good, ey" said Wiremu.

The doctor gave him a thorough examination and informed Wiremu that
he
had long existing and advanced prostate problems and that the only
cure
was testicular removal.

"No way doc" replied Wiremu "I'm gitting a sicond opinion ey!"

The second pommy doctor gave Wiremu the same diagnosis and also
advised
him that testicular removal was the only cure. Not
surprisingly, Wiremu
refused the treatment.Wiremu was devastated, but
with only hours to go
before the All Blacks opening game he found an
expat Kiwi doctor and decided
to get one last opinion from someone he
could trust.

The Kiwi doctor examined him and said "Wiremu, you huv prostate suckness
ey".

"What's the cure thin doc ey?" asked Wiremu hoping for a different answer.

"Wull, Wiremu", said the Kiwi doctor "Wi're gonna huv to cut off your balls."

"Phew, thunk god for thut!" said Wiremu, "those pommy b******s wanted
to
take my test tickets off me!"

ps I'm not australian, so I'm only breaking one rule. And most people can laugh at the way they speak in the Wellington burbs

I think you mean Auckland as we sure don't talk that way down here in wonderful Wullington!
But that joke was great...
Jesi

Apparition!

Im not so sure Jesi... On a recent trip to Ibsolutely Puzutuvley Wullungtun I had a hell of of a job trying to track down an address in *Wallace* Street... until, after about the third phone call I was told "Uts just up frum the Vuvvyan Street corner"

six7's

First, you'd have to teach him/her to unlearn American!