Sunday, September 30, 2012

Mateo Rocha and Michael Trent

Documenting areas around campus where language is an adversity for non-English speakers


Thursday, September 27, 2012

Lindsay and Christina









Geneva & Erin
















Zimmerman Library. Most of the important signs and papers (like the evacuation map) are in English only :( , except for the instructions on the pay phones and on the message/flyer board.
Geneva & Erin

Friday, September 14, 2012

Haitian Creole (by Erin Chavez)

video from youtube showing important phrases in Haitian Creole

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anveusFJybA


Now for the useful stuff!
Koman yo rele ou? or
Ki non ou?
What is your name?

Non mwen sé Paul.
Yo rele mwen Paul
My name is Paul.

Bon jou, Mesyé.

Good day, Sir.

Bonn apré midi.

Good afternoon

Bon swa.

Good night.

Ki sa ou vlé?

What do you want?

Mon vlé yon bwéson

I want a drink.

Mon swaf.

I am thirsty.

Mon grangou.

I am hungry.

Mon pa grangou.

 I am not hungry.

Jodi a sé yon bèl jou.

Today is a beautiful day.

Lapli  ap tonbé.

It is raining.

Li fè cho jòdi a.

It is very hot today.

Ki kote ki mwen ka jwen'n
yon légliz?
Where can I find a church?


http://www.haitisurf.com/creolesentences.shtml

Erin Chavez

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Considering Multilingualism in the Classroom

http://suite101.com/article/cultural-sensitivity-in-the-esl-classroom-a363885

Diversity in Engineering


Individuals from different Ethnic Groups.

James and Christina

Justice in Palestine.

Brazil Club

                                            French lady with yummy french bread and stuff.

Middle Eastern food.

Flamenco.
                                           

Language Diversity in the Workplace

http://diversity.sdce.edu/content/diversity-workplace-benefits-challenges-and-solutions
Language Diversity in the Workplace

English is the dominant language of the world

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=english+as+the+dominant+language&num=10&um=1&hl=en&biw=1920&bih=979&tbm=isch&tbnid=OU4UP3c5o5n40M:&imgrefurl=http://lcom2005hku.blogspot.com/&docid=-lWlzcE8_6tgDM&imgurl=http://www.webdesigncore.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/cultureinfographics1b.jpg&w=550&h=484&ei=_1tSUOLROYqDiwL_pICoBg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=1281&vpy=305&dur=336&hovh=211&hovw=239&tx=161&ty=142&sig=103574169656707895918&sqi=2&page=1&tbnh=146&tbnw=166&start=0&ndsp=48&ved=1t:429,r:15,s:0,i:118

English for Restaurant Workers - Unit 01 - Dialogue 02



An example of a way to teach language diverse restaurant employees to speak English.

Corporate Language Diversity

http://www.harzing.com/download/langman.pdf

Relates to language diversity and management in multinational corporations.

Skateboarding on a world stage

Brazil is home to the exponential progression of the discourse community of skateboarding.


Second Language Writing
The medias effect on language diversity by exposing one language more than others in countries with multiple languages, leading to the extinction of some languages...

Friday, September 7, 2012

Brittany & Erin

Brittany speaking German.
by: Brittany & Erin

Brittany & Erin

by: Brittany & Erin

Brittany & Erin

by: Brittany & Erin

Brittany & Erin

by: Brittany & Erin

Brittany & Erin

American Sign Language!
by: Brittany & Erin

Brittany & Erin

by: Brittany & Erin

Brittany & Erin

by: Brittany & Erin

Brittany & Erin

by: Brittany & Erin

Brittany & Erin

by: Brittany & Erin

Brittany & Erin

Two French Speakers
by: Brittany & Erin

Dillon & Anya