Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Comments and Feedback
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Tina's Group, Project 1
Thomas's Group: Teaching English in Taiwan
Is it too early to learn English?
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Taiwanese_lexical_borrowing
Common Errors in Taiwanese English
Tina's Group, click here to view presentation.
Gloria Dai's group, click here
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Gloria Dai's group, click here
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Video Presentations -Assignment 1
Gloria Dai's group, click here to view presentation
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Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Assignment for November 16
Watch the online video lectures and jot down 3 questions (for each lecture). Type your questions and submit tomorrow, Nov. 16, 2006 during the live video conference.
Tomorrow's online discussion will be graded, so come to class prepared.
Tomorrow's online discussion will be graded, so come to class prepared.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Submision of Videos for the third conference
Deadline of submission of vidoes is on Nov. 15, Wednesday.
Make sure to read the assigned readings and watch the assigned video lectures for Nov. 16 video conference.
Aiden
Make sure to read the assigned readings and watch the assigned video lectures for Nov. 16 video conference.
Aiden
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Code Switching and borrowing
Code switching refers to a situation in which a speaker uses a mixture of distinct language varieties as discourse proceeds. It can often happen within a single-sentence. Some speakers mix distinct languages, a situation often arises in bilingual or multilinguals.
example
It's now ocho y media (eight-thirty) on a Saturday night, and we're gonna hear a new artist con (with) his new group. You're tune in with la maquina ritmica.
Borrowing occurs when speakers of one language borrow words from another language, the foreign words come to be used as regular vocabulary items.
example
croissant
example
It's now ocho y media (eight-thirty) on a Saturday night, and we're gonna hear a new artist con (with) his new group. You're tune in with la maquina ritmica.
Borrowing occurs when speakers of one language borrow words from another language, the foreign words come to be used as regular vocabulary items.
example
croissant
Guide Questions for CodeSwtiching and Lexical borrowing
Guide Questions for CodeSwitching and Lexical borrowing of Taiwanese EFL students
Q1 Do Taiwanese EFL students code switch? If yes, what are the factors (reasons) why they code swtich?
Q2 Provide examples of localized borrowed English terms
Q3 Do you see it (lexical borrowings) a linguistic problem (conflict) or not? Why? Is it acceptable? Why? Why not?
Q4 What are the sociolinguistic implications of this issue?
Q5 Provide ways on how to resolve those conflicts
Q1 Do Taiwanese EFL students code switch? If yes, what are the factors (reasons) why they code swtich?
Q2 Provide examples of localized borrowed English terms
Q3 Do you see it (lexical borrowings) a linguistic problem (conflict) or not? Why? Is it acceptable? Why? Why not?
Q4 What are the sociolinguistic implications of this issue?
Q5 Provide ways on how to resolve those conflicts
Guide Questions for Common errors of Taiwanese English
Q1 What are the common errors of Taiwanese English?
Q2 What are the effects of these errors on intelligibilty and comprehensibility?
Q3 What are the potential sources of miscommunication?
Q4 Is Taiwanese English acceptable? Should it be taught in schools?
Q5 What happens when common errors of Taiwanese English become fossilized? What are the implications of fossilized errors to EFL (English as Foreign Language) students trying to reach the target language (Standard English)?
Q6 Provide ways on how to resolve the conflict.
Q2 What are the effects of these errors on intelligibilty and comprehensibility?
Q3 What are the potential sources of miscommunication?
Q4 Is Taiwanese English acceptable? Should it be taught in schools?
Q5 What happens when common errors of Taiwanese English become fossilized? What are the implications of fossilized errors to EFL (English as Foreign Language) students trying to reach the target language (Standard English)?
Q6 Provide ways on how to resolve the conflict.
