English Bimestral VOCAB

Code switching

Process of shifting from one linguistic code (a language or dialect) to another, depending on the social context or conversational setting.

Prescriptive grammar

Specifies how a language and its grammar rules should be used and assumes there is a 'correct' way to use it.

Descriptive grammar

A study of a language, its structure, and its rules as they are used in daily life by its speakers from all walks of life.

Magical realism

Incorporating fantastical or mythical elements into otherwise realistic stories with serious themes.

Conformity

Adapting to and going along with majority behaviors.

Multiculturalism

Looks at the mixing of cultures.

Graphic novel/Sequential art

Combining images and words in sequence to tell stories; stories told using visuals and words.

Existentialism

Philosophy that looks at individual choice and thought.

Assimilation

Blending into larger culture (can be good or bad).

New Journalism

Applies novelistic techniques to non-fiction stories, often making the reporter part of the story.

Gallows humor

Dark comedy.

Absurd

Inconsistent with common sense and logic.

Relativism

Truth or morality is based on perspective, relative to each person’s experience.

Medium

Method or material used for art/communication.

Genre

A style or category of art, music, or literature.