For advanced writing students.
When I was frustrated with the vague language my students were using in their papers, I found this Mad TV video on YouTube. It's a fun way to help them realize that their nouns should be specific, their pronouns should have referents, etc. I showed it twice and explained
some stuff a few expressions because they talk pretty quickly.
I gave some examples of language from their papers and explained that there is nothing wrong with these expressions grammatically, they just don't give the reader a clear idea of what we are talking about.
-the whole picture
-the problems
-the solutions above, some solutions
-the issues
-the authorities
-different approaches
Mad tv- Vague (The video's owner prevents external embedding)
