Multilingual Identity analysis

	CHINESE	THAI	ENGLISH
In which social domains of the author´s life was each language used?
Who did Minfong Ho learn each language from?
How did she learn this language?
To which part of the body does the writer relate each language?
What problems did she have with each language?
What expressions might she use to describe her relationship with each language?
What does the writer wish to convey by these expressions?

Read the text carefully and answer the following questions.

1)      Why do you think she was able to understand four different varieties of Chinese?

2)      Under what circumstances did she learn English?

3)       How did she feel towards the English language while she was at school?

4)       What does she mean by 'linguistic schizophrenia' (lines 7 5-7 6)?

5)      What does she mean by the phrase, 'sometimes I am made to feel like a kind of cultural Frankenstein' (lines 118-119)?

TASK 3 

Find synonyms for the following words and phrases that appear in the text.

A  in an easy conspiracy (line 8)

B  aloof (line 9)

C  evoking (line l0)

D  sibilant (line l3)

E  unquestioningly (line 15)

F  resonance (line 20)

G  wallowing (line 50)

H  nuanced (line 53)

MAKE vs DO vs GET

Make / Do / Get Collocations preparation

TED Talks & Language Learning

Watch the following TED talks and think about your own opinion. You can put English subtitles on to help your comprehension.


TED Talk - English Mania

TED Talk - Importance of multiple languages

Answer the following questions in your notebooks (Justify and develop your answers):
a) What is your opinion of the English Mania TED talk? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this attitude?
b) Do you agree of disagree with the speaker in the talk, "The Importance of multiple langauges"? Explain and justify your opinions.

Useful expressions:

As far as i´m concerned ..

According to this video, it seems that ...

Many people may claim that …, but others argue that …

Some people refuse to accept that …

We’re always told that …

We should ask whether …

We can’t always blame … on/for …

While there are ….

It’s true to say that

In some ways, … / In many ways, …

This doesn’t necessarily mean that…

It’s not necessarily true to say

Even if there are some occasions when …

Personally

In my eyes

I´m not expert but ..

…says we tend to associate…. With the words…

It is true that we tend to associate… with…

My personal attitude to this is…

His/her personal attitude to this seems to be

His/ her belief appears to be that

For me, it is difficult to understand where the writer is coming from

It would be difficult to envisage change in this respect

The idea of…. Is used to highlight…

True that he does make some legitimate points

This proves to us…

The author challenges the norm by saying

He errs on the side of caution

Her stance with regard to this matter is rather…

Vocab Test - Me Talk Pretty

Me Talk Pretty Vocab

Work to complete - September 15th-23rd

Linguistic Dominance

Please complete these questions in your notebooks or on a word document. Full sentences.

•What does the term "global language" mean?

•Do we need a global language? Why or why not?

•What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a global language?

•Is it important to learn English and other foreign languages? Why?

•Do you see the world differently when you start to learn foreign languages?

•What is the best way to learn foreign languages?

Me Talk Pretty One Day

Complete the questions on the Me Talk Pretty Extract. 

Create a Quizlet list on the language structures and any vocab that is new TO YOU!


EXTRA INFORMATION
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I have sent you to PDF documents with articles on Language dominance and bilingualism. There are activities for you to complete on these texts. Please complete these in a notebook or on your laptop - these will be checked next week. 

IMPORTANT : We will have our first assessment based on this topic, so the more varied and detailed your ideas are, the better your grade will be.

POCKET: If you complete all of this work, please search for additional articles on this topic and save them in your Pocket. There is also the Lesson Starter activities that you can be working through in each of our classes.