Discussion
Step 1: Listen and take notes on the Lecture on Language https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_Z58rfPdLk
Step 2: Go to NPR Article on Shakespeare Had Roses All Wrong ( https://www.npr.org/sections/krulwich/2009/04/06/102518565/shakespeare-had-roses-all-wrong ) and listen to the 7 minute, 15-second article Shakespeare Had Roses All Wrong.
This article points to the potential power of language in stating that “the language your speak seems to change your experience of the world” and it may even change the way you think. This article further points out that when you inherit a language, you inherit a whole way of interpreting the world as well as a whole cultural system.
Step 3: In a 200-300 word post, share an example of how language has changed your experience of the world. Think of specific instances when the words used to describe something (even a situation) changed your interpretation of that thing or experience. Analyze this example in terms of how language can change our experience of the world around us. Be specific. Don’t forget to integrate course terms from the Lecture on Language. Be sure to apply the suggestions from Analyzing versus Summarizing in modules.
Please note: You must first post your own original initial response (at least 200 words in length) before viewing the initial responses of your classmates. Do not post a blank response first and then view the responses of your classmates as doing so will compromise the originality of your own response and result in points being deducted from your score on the assignment or a grade of “0” (zero).
Step 4: Read at least 5 of your colleagues’ initial responses. Choose 2 to comment to. Each comment should be at least 100 words in length and add to the conversation (reflect on their experience, add your own examples, respectfully debate what is said, etc.) Often a student will choose to comment on a response that was most helpful to them in understanding the course material better or one that they found interesting or intriguing.
