The English language - a multilingual melting pot

• Vakdidactiek - Engels Lerarenopleiding
• WO
• Studiejaar 2

The English language - a multilingual melting pot

The English Language - A multilingual melting pot 

Taalbewustzijn juist door meertaligheid

Deel 1

Today you will..

• Learn more about the languages your classmates know
• Explore your view of the expansion of the English Language 
• Present the English language with YOUR gift

But first: What languages do you speak?

Please enter the Mentimeter code to add your languages to our class' language cloud

www.menti.com

Fill in your Language Profile

You have two choices:

• A Visual Language Profile
• A Language Definition in the Style of Speaking & Being

Example:

English

Polish

Dutch

French

Spanish

Read the quote (from Speaking and being)

Fill out your own scheme:

For me, ...... is the language of....
.....is a .......
.....is the language of.....
English is the language of.......

Should there be strict rules about which words to add to the English language?

In groups of 2 or 3, please discuss your thoughts. Pro's & Con's.

Note down the most prominent conclusions to your discussion!

Should there be stricter rules about which new words are added to the English Language?

YES - We need stricter rules

No - A language should be free to evolve

www.theguardian.com

"In the Oxford University Press’s Gift of Words campaign this year, we have asked people who speak more than one language to “gift” a word from their first to their second language, and vice versa." 

"Calling these borrowed words “gifts” is an important reframing, as many value language purity over diversity and consider external influences a threat to the integrity of a language."

Source:  English is picking up brilliant new words from around the world – and that’s a gift"  Article by Danica Salazar from the Guardian 12/2022

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What would be YOUR gift to the English language? Why?

The English language - a multilingual melting pot

The English Language - A multilingual melting pot 

Taalbewustzijn juist door meertaligheid

Deel 2

Today you will..

• Learn more about the History of the English Language


• Recognise loanwords  English is made of
• Reflect on the development of the English language

Bron: "Jij bent de Liefste" Hans en Monique Hagen

What can you conclude from this Dutch Poem?

Nederlands lijkt heel erg op Engels. Ze hebben dan ook de zelfde oorsprong

Reasons the English Language has grown

• Anglo-Saxon Invasions
  
•  Norman Invasions
•  People (like Shakespeare) inventing new words
• Kolonialism 
• Technology

Time for an exercise!

Please split up:

French Team----------------------------German Team

From French:

oxygen

age

air

cause

 etc.

From German

paraffin

semester

seminar

house

Lets reflect:

Should there be strict rules about which words to add to the English language?

Hogere docentvaardigheden:

• Vakoverstijgend; Taalbewustzijn, Taalkunde, Geschiedenis, Frans en Duits
  
• Kritisch denken aanmoedigend
  
• Differentierend op taal
• Complex idee vergemakkelijken
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