Ch. 5- Language
Bold items need to be looked up for your country
Lesson 1: Intro to Language and English Dialects
What is the language of your chosen country? Is it an “official language”, are there more than one “official” languages? Are there any regional dialects?
use the everyculture.com
Lesson 2: World Languages
What are the other languages around your country? Based on your classwork, how are these languages related to one another? Or, if they're not, where did they come from?
article: Tamil language struggling
Pgs. 161-67
Using the in-class organizer, break down the various world regional language families
Lesson 3: World language issues
Lesson 4: “Standard” English
Assigned readings
Include these answers with your articles when turning them in.
• 174: English on the internet.
• Why is English the dominant language on the internet? Do you predict that this will change? Why or why not?
• 176-177: The future of Fr and Sp in America:
• How does the reaction to non-english languages differ between the USA and Quebec? What might account for this difference?
151: Differences between British and American English
• Explain how this divergence occurred, especially the role played by webster
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