Do You Speak Emoji? | Ideas in English for Advanced Listening Practice.

Emoji: cute, colourful, easy to use, OR malevolent, dangerous, prone to offend.

I’ve been thinking about emoji a lot lately. I’m confused by them, troubled by them, and eager to learn more about them. But they also entice me, persuading me to add some colour and imagery to my texts.

Today I’m going to share what I’ve learned in my quest to be less ignorant about emoji, and either feel better or worse about using them!

• I’ll define them and present their somewhat recent history
• I’ll consider if they are a language 
• And I’ll look at the potential for miscommunication given our world’s diversity of languages, cultures and therefore, interpretation of meaning

I’m asking YOU too to reflect on your use of emoji, how you think about emoji as a language, and if you too are worried about miscommunicating something when using them. 

Maybe I’m just being silly and overly cautious. Have a listen and share your thoughts.

As always, I’ll note some useful advanced English language (C1/C2 Intermediate & Advanced English) along the way.

Hear You Go English language listening podcasts aim to give you, the intermediate English language learner and advanced English language learner, a space to practice your English listening so that you can think, learn, and connect in English.

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