#1 – Ebonics 101
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Answer the following:
- Identify two styles of language Steven Willis discusses in “Ebonics 101.” (As Willis notes, “Ebonics is often referred to as “African American Vernacular English” or AAVE.) What is his argument?
- How does Willis claim the right to speak Ebonics as an expression of his cultural identity—as a part of his “authenticity”
#2 – Spanglish (TEDx Talk)
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Answer the following:
- In “Honoring Spanglish as a Resource,” how does Eric Johnson support his argument that Spanglish can be an important educational resource? Who would benefit?
- How does Johnson support his contention that Spanglish is not a “deficient language,” but rather is linguistically sound?
- How, according to Johnson, does Spanglish express an identity? How would you describe that identity? Who speaks Spanglish?
- What is the underlying argument of this Tedx Talk? What do you think?
#3 – Mountain Talk
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Answer the following:
- Identify and briefly explain three examples of “Mountain Talk” from the clip “Appalachian English.”
- How do the people in the film seem to feel about their Applalachian language, culture, and identity?
- How would you characterize your own language identity? Why do you say so?
#4 – Language and Cultural Preservation
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Answer the following:
- How and why has Daryl Baldwin sought to revitalize the Myaamia language?
- What, according to Baldwin, is the relation between language and culture?
- What do you think Baldwin means when he says that language is “part of a healing process”?
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