GP Language and communication - Week 3_4

Language and communication
2. Learning a language
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This lesson contains 33 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 2 videos.

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Language and communication
2. Learning a language

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This week ..
.. you will learn about the number of languages that exist
.. we will discuss how learning a language works
.. we will discuss the importance of languages

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Why do we use language?

Slide 3 - Mind map

1. The importance of language
Communicate ideas
Think
Express who we are

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Do you know other types of language than out spoken languages? 

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Are these "languages"?
Computer programming?
Fantasy languages (Elvish in the Lord of the Rings for example)

Slide 6 - Drag question

Why not?
A language has native speakers
In a language, you can speak about everything
A language is used/recognized by a group

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Small research ..
Is sign language a "real" language?
Explain (next slide) with the 3 characteristics of languages!

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Is sign language a real language?
A language has native speakers
In a language, you can speak about everything
A language is used/recognized by a group

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YES, sign language is a language!
Are there people without a language?
Google "feral children". What do you find?

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Is sign language a "real" language?
Explain (next slide) with the 3 characteristics of languages!
Is sign language a "real" language?
Explain (next slide) with the 3 characteristics of languages!
Answer:

Slide 11 - Open question

Slide 12 - Video

Critical period

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YES, there are people without a language
Can people lose their language?
Google it!
(If it's too hard, google "Aphasia")

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Critical period
1. What was the initial hypothesis of the researchers about the critical age for learning a language?

2. What did researchers find out?

3. How did they find this?

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2. Learning a language
In groups, discuss the different questions

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- Skinner (psychologist) Imitation (parents, brothers/sisters), behaviorism

- But: children also produce forms like Ik eette. This form can't be imitated, right?

2. Learning a language

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Different theories:

1.  Skinner (psychologist) Imitation (parents, brothers/sisters), behaviorism

- But: children also produce forms like Ik eette. This form can't be imitated, right?

2. Learning a language

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How do you think a child learns his/her first language?

Slide 19 - Open question

2. Learning a language
2. The theory of Universal Grammar: 
Children can recognize linguistic patterns because they are born with grammatical categories (verbs etc.)
Chomsky:

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Watch the video in the next slide.
How to learn a new language?
Write down the strategies named in the video.

What is the thing that all polyglots have in common?

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Slide 22 - Video

Which language is according to you, the most important language in the world? Give 2 arguments.

Slide 23 - Open question

Duolingo : the learning experiment

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Experiment
Install the app “Duolingo” and pick a language you would love to learn. From this day on, you will start the 4 weeks “language learning” challenge! You can choose between “casual” (5 min. a day), “regular” (10 min. a day), “serious” (15 min. a day) or “insane” (20 min. a day); every single one is okay, as long as you keep on repeating it every day. (Repetition is the most important for our experiment)

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How many languages are there in the world?

Slide 26 - Open question

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Being bilingual
Code switching

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Do you like learning new languages? Why/why not?

Slide 29 - Open question


Which are the most important languages in the world based on 1) number of speakers 
2) geographic regions 
3) usability/versatility? 
You can google but you can also use the info on the stencils

Discuss and write down ..

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