Due by 5pm on Sunday, March 30: Discussion Post #8 on the Ning
Have you started writing in the target language? Do you prefer to type or write free hand? Have you started to see patterns emerge in the structures between words, clauses, and senten
Read more…Right now I’m working on founding current online resources to start my learning journey since Yiddish is a dying language. I have found a tutor on italki and I found a zoom online that does daily yiddish lessons that focuses on learning through cultu
Read more…The International Fair recently became an annual celebration at the University of Richmond. This April marked the third year this event occurred! Despite the power outage, we saw high attendance, as hundreds of eager students rushed into THC, full of
Read more…I was recently scrolling through my camera roll when I came across this picture from back home.
This picture was taken about one to two years ago, when my family went over to Doro’s house to celebrate Hari Raya Haji, or Eid al-Adha, a monumental cele
Read more…February marks an important time for Malaysian Chinese culture, as it is the start of the Chinese calendar. To celebrate the beginning of the lunar calendar, we Malaysian Chinese people celebrate Chinese New Year. While this marks the 5th year I was
Read more…I was feeling sentimental about missing home, which was only exacerbated by returning back to classes after a short winter break in Malaysia. Hence, for my cultural post this month, I thought I’d explore an aspect of Malaysian culture that is undenia
Read more…I've jotted down my thoughts in a Google Doc, however, I was unsure how to upload the reflections. Hence, I shall post the monthly reflections as comments to this discussion post!
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I'm not sure where to upload the recordings of our presentation to, so I'll upload them here. Here's mine, exploring Manglish.
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Due by 5pm on Sunday, March 23: Discussion Post #7 on the Ning
Go back and watch the recording of your presentation of your learning plan on the class PanOpto collection on Blackboard. Comment briefly on how things are going. What has changed? How ha
Read more…Due by 5pm on Sunday, April 6: Discussion Post #9 on the Ning
How do languages go extinct? Respond to the readings, and reflect on what happens when a language dies? How can linguists help preserve a language? Can a ‘dead’ language ever be brought ba
Read more…Due by 5pm on Sunday, February 9: Discussion Post #3 on the Ning
Refer to the diagram on page 9 in Aitchison’s linguistics. How do you combine different disciplinary perspectives to formulate a more holistic understanding of your target language? Do
Read more…Due by 5pm on Sunday, February 23: Discussion Post #5 on the Ning.
Do some preliminary research on what interests you about the target culture and describe how this topic relates to language. Do you need any special vocabulary or linguistic knowledg
Read more…Due by 5pm on Sunday, April 13: Discussion Post #10 on the Ning
Imagine that you have received a research grant to conduct a linguistic study of your target language and culture. How would you get started, and what would you investigate? How would di
Read more…Due by 5pm on Sunday, February 16: Discussion Post #4 on the Ning
What is the difference between sound and spelling? Why is this distinction significant for your language-learning efforts? Describe the phonetic inventory of your target language. Are
Read more…Due by 5pm on Sunday, February 2: Discussion Post #2 on the Ning
Summarize some of the main ideas behind Figuring Foreigners Out and the Hofstede Dimensions of Culture. Do you predominantly agree with these assessments? Are there any statements, gene
Read more…Due by 5pm on Sunday, March 2: Discussion Post #6 on the Ning
Reflect on the history of your target language. To what language family does it belong? What sounds, words, and structures exemplify periods of contact with other cultures? How do these co
Read more…Due by 5:00pm on Sunday, January 26: Discussion Post #1 on the Ning
Reflect on the readings. Do you have any questions about the texts? Are there any claims that you find problematic? Do you think language is a purely biological phenomenon? What part
Read more…Reflect on the history of your target language. To what language family does it belong? What sounds, words, and structures exemplify periods of contact with other cultures? How do these considerations enhance your understanding of the target language
Read more…Do some preliminary research on what interests you about your target culture. How would you qualify the relationship between language and this topic? Do you need any special vocabulary or linguistic knowledge to engage this topic? If so, have you inc
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