Personally, I thoroughly enjoyed the presentations. It was fun and I actually learned a lot. I feel that I am naive to the world around me. Language is so complex and ambiguous. I don't think anyone can ever fully understand and know language. There is so much history and so many concepts within language it blows my mind. Even when we were learning about Appalachian English...it's right here in the United States but is a separate language in itself. I always assumed that English was English and Chinese is separate from German that is separate from Russian. I put it all in boxes but really, it's a web. Language is not a box, it's a web...hmmm interesting thought.
I feel like everyone did a great job preparing for their portion and it was a great activity.
I really loved this activity too - it was the first time I'd done it, and I was quite happy with how it turned out. It's been pretty exciting being in class so far this semester, mostly because I can tell how new many of these ideas are to the class, and how interested students have become in learning them. In the process, I am learning a ton too!
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