Aimed at improving the verbal language skills of 12- to 16-year-olds, the plan is to tape young people's conversations and play them back to highlight their mistakes.
Let's leave aside the flawed teaching method. Whoever thought of the idea of obliging young people to listen to their own voice on tape with their classmates, while a teacher says "We don't say 'I done', innit" wants their curriculum authority examined.
The real gem in the story, as told in The Guardian, comes in the quote from Sue Horner, head of English at the QCA, who said: "Being able to speak accurately, clearly and in a comprehensive way is important."
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