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Endangered Languages Project – Interactive Map
One World, Many Voices – Story Map from Esri Ethnologue Chart – Endangered Languages Video from class (n/u “click” language) – Video Extras from The Linguist 1. Use slides 11-31 of this slideshow and your reading to take notes on the origin and diffusion of a. English language, b. Romance branch, and c. Indo-European language family. Slideshow: Origin and Diffusion of Language 2. Investigate language families using your handout and the Ethnologue. Complete the activity. 3. Extra time? Check out the modern connections between languages using this site: Global Language Network |
Links for Language Hide n' Seek
1. 22 Maps that show how Americans speak English totally differently from each other 2. Mental Floss- 107 Regional Slang Words 3. English Mania 4. What kind of American English do you speak? 5. Watch the two videos below. Video 1. What is the British accent? 2. How many accents can you hear? 6. The Toponym Challenge Part Duex (Place Names) Wikipedia – List of states and territories of the United States Map – Literal meanings of state names Google Maps |
Test Review-2015-2016
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article review
Choose one of the articles below to complete the review- you may choose the 7 steps to the main idea OR short article review form. You can download them here.
1. "An Official US Language" article and questions are downloadable below and you do NOT have to complete a review form with it.
2. "Brazil-Verbal Nationalism" is an article with its own questions that are downloadable below; you do NOT have to complete a review form with it.
3. If you like and are able, you can watch this video and complete a review form of your choice.
4. Extinct Languages-Last Speaker Dies: read this language an complete a review form of your choice.
5. There are two language related articles shared here that you may choose to do and complete an article review form of your choice.
6. Nationalism and Language in the Balkans-Are Serbian, Croatian and Bosnian different languages?
1. "An Official US Language" article and questions are downloadable below and you do NOT have to complete a review form with it.
2. "Brazil-Verbal Nationalism" is an article with its own questions that are downloadable below; you do NOT have to complete a review form with it.
3. If you like and are able, you can watch this video and complete a review form of your choice.
4. Extinct Languages-Last Speaker Dies: read this language an complete a review form of your choice.
5. There are two language related articles shared here that you may choose to do and complete an article review form of your choice.
6. Nationalism and Language in the Balkans-Are Serbian, Croatian and Bosnian different languages?
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