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Article by Adeodu Aanuoluwapo | Head of Languages

Week as English Week and ded-
is expressed, the writer’s word has outlived
03 W icate one of the days as Book him/her. That is how most (if not all) languag-
Day revolving around a theme. This year, the
es have evolved.
Overview of English Week theme is ‘Reading is Magic’. Throughout the Now to the English language.
week, many activities created the opportu-
04 nity for much fun and entertainment, but the Credit should be given to the writers who by
Day 1 subtle message remained that language (in their art projected and continue to project the

English language as the vehicle for literary,
particular, the written word) is powerful.
08 entertainment, academic, intellectual, media,
Day 2 - Costume Day To explain the importance of English Week, administrative, political, and bilateral en-

16 the power behind language needs to be criti- gagements and discourses.
cally examined.
Tales from Year 10 Oftentimes, we take it for granted that lan- But how does the above appreciation trickle

18 guage is for communication. This is true, down to the role of language (in this sense,
partially. Imagine a human civilisation that
English) in the life of a person or a scholar?
Day 4 - Book Sales Day has no set of codes to enhance interaction, It is often said that the quality of one’s life

22 civil conduct, or relationship. Imagine that will be noticeable in his or her depth of lan-
attempts to reduce (sign) language to writ-
guage. The depth of one’s vocabulary (that
Book recommendation ten symbols failed. Despite its ‘success’, the tool needed for spoken or written expression)
symbols for written communication and the
is the pivot. How do these words become part
24 verbal rendition of some of these symbols of our very being? By reading and going into
Door Decoration Challenge sometimes do not harmonise! But the world the fictional or real-world of the writers, dis-

cussing their art or genres, being influenced
26 has evolved in this area, albeit imperfectly (positively) by their views and philosophies,
and communication continues to advance
Day 5 - Shakespeare Assembly ever since. and developing an awareness of the issues

34 Now to the written word. around our world, including the crises that
we need to be conscious of and the possible
Calendar Human thoughts need to be appropriated things to do towards remaking our world. In

36 and symbols (the variety of alphabets) serve our situation, English is such a vital tool for
academic pursuit.
this purpose. From the scrolls to the invention
Nationalities of the printing machine, to e-books, and a

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