A Style and Broadcasting English

Abstract

When writing compositions in English, one must use suitable words and styles. If the teachers want students to write good compositions, they must be taught appropriate styles of English for each specific situation. In this report, students were first required to read Bartleby, the Scrivener written by H. Melvile and then they listened to a broadcast of it produced by the Voice of America. Later, they watched the movie version of the story. From such an intensive audio-visual study, they learned to recognize the difference of styles used in these three kinds of materials-the novel, the English radio broadcast and a movie. Such methodology must be seriously considered from various view points in every curriculum.