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Jun 19, 2019 · John Honey was a 19-year-old student who saved five men from a sinking ship in 1800, despite the danger and his own injury. Learn about his legacy, the monuments and traditions dedicated to him, and the John Honey Award for student wellbeing.
High-profile troublemaker John Honey was "over confident and jovial" while he was in custody on remand and he shamelessly bragged that he was "all over social media". He claimed that he went to...
Mar 7, 2012 · John Honey was a professor of Education who wrote The Language Trap and Language is Power, controversial books on language teaching and learning. Learn about his life, career, and the reviews of his works on this blog.
Jan 1, 1997 · John Honey is the author of a book that argues for the importance and value of Standard English. The book explores the controversy over the teaching of Standard English and its relation to other dialects and varieties.
John Honey is a professor of linguistics who challenges the liberal orthodoxy that opposes standard English in schools and society. He argues that standard English is not a tool of oppression, but a source of power and opportunity for disadvantaged or minority groups.
John Honey: Language is Power: The Story of Standard English and its Enemies. Faber and Faber, London. First published in Applied Linguistics, 19, 3, 407-10. Honey is both a populist and a highly successful self-publicist.
Oct 26, 2011 · David Crystal reviewed John Honey’s pamphlet The Language Trap (1983) in the BAAL Newsletter 18; the review was reprinted in English in Education (NATE), Spring 1984, 18(1), 54-65, and it is also available online. References: John Honey (1997), Language is Power. The Story of Standard English and its Enemies. London/Boston: Faber and Faber.
