Bilingual Poem (Pair up home speaker with SAE) Jeopardy Translation. Five Reasons Why People Code-Switch : Code Switch. A sign in English, Chinese, and Vietnamese in Chinatown, Los Angeles.
Calvin Ho/Calvin Ho hide caption toggle caption Calvin Ho/Calvin Ho A sign in English, Chinese, and Vietnamese in Chinatown, Los Angeles. Monday, April 8, marked the launch of Code Switch, our new blog covering race, ethnicity and culture. People sent us hundreds of stories illustrating the many ways we code-switch and the many reasons for doing it. 1) Our lizard brains take over: The most common examples of code-switching were completely inadvertent; folks would slip into a different language or accent without even realizing it or intending to do it. If you ever watched the original Ring movie, I think you will understand this: the Japanese take horror stories pretty seriously, but in a very creepy quiet way. 2) We want to fit in: Very often, people code-switch — both consciously and unconsciously — to act or talk more like those around them.
I am a Spanish teacher in a high-needs school in Nashville. Style-Shifting: Examining and Using Formal and Informal Language Styles. ReadWriteThink couldn't publish all of this great content without literacy experts to write and review for us.
If you've got lessons plans, videos, activities, or other ideas you'd like to contribute, we'd love to hear from you. More Find the latest in professional publications, learn new techniques and strategies, and find out how you can connect with other literacy professionals. More Teacher Resources by Grade Your students can save their work with Student Interactives. More Home › Classroom Resources › Lesson Plans Lesson Plan Overview Featured Resources From Theory to Practice As language users, we constantly move between speech communities and adjust our language accordingly. Back to top As language users, we constantly shift styles according to the contexts in which we find ourselves speaking or writing. Wheeler, R.
Texting and Code Switching. Lesson Plan: Code Switching. Download the Lesson Plan Jump to: In this lesson, students will practice writing, listening and discussion skills as they learn about “code switching” — who does it, when, where and why they do it and how it is problematic when it reinforces discrimination.
Video clips provided with this lesson are from the film American Promise. POV offers a lending library of DVDs that you can borrow anytime during the school year — FOR FREE! Get started by joining our Community Network. By the end of this lesson, students will: understand the meaning of the phrase “code switching”discuss the relationship between code switching, social and political power and discriminationwrite persuasive essays Multicultural EducationEnglish/Language ArtsSociologyCivics/U.S. Internet access and equipment to show the class online video One 50-minute class period, plus a writing assignment; add an extra 30 minutes if the option is included Clip 1: “Trailer” (approx. 02:30 min.) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.