Introduction
Hello everyone!
In this Webquest, you are going to look up and learn different words related to socio-linguistics.
These words are gonna help you do a specific task later.
Best of luck!
Task
After defining each of the BOLDED words related to our chapter (Language choice in multilingual communities), discuss the related example below (why do people in rural areas stick to their indigenous language while people in the cities use the language of colonizers?)
A) colonizer, indigenous, creole, and pidgins.
Example: In Paraguay, a small South American country, two languages are used – Spanish, the language of the colonizers, and Guaraní, the American Indian indigenous language. People in Paraguay are proud that they have their own language which distinguishes them from the rest of South America. Many rural Paraguayans are monolingual in Guaraní, but those who live in the cities are usually bilingual. They read Spanish literature, but they gossip in both Spanish and Guaraní.
Process
1- use the website below to learn and find the definitions of the first two terms:
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE (ldoceonline.com)
2- watch the following videos to learn more about the rest of the socio-linguistic terms:
What are Creoles and Pidgins? And What`s the Difference? - YouTube
Evaluation
Well done everybody!
thank you for completing the task. I hope by now you have learned the definitions and how to differentiate between the terms that were given.
Assessment Criteria:
the task will be given 10 points divided in the following way:
1. you will score 6 points for the correct answers to the task section; in section A each one will score 2 points that's 8 in total
as for section B, it will score 2 points.
2. please be prepared to provide justification for your answers in a form of a class discussion. you will earn 2 extra points for your participation in class.
Best wishes for all and good luck!