Language Learning Centers

Cherokee Language Video We will watch “Saving a Lost Language: Cherokee” as a class and have an “I found it interesting that…” discussion. You will need to write three interesting facts/points made during the video on your sheet of notebook paper. http://science.unctv.org/content/saving-lost-language

Station 1 AS A CLASS: British Dialects: The Queen vs. Adele We will first listen as a class to the differences between “The Queen’s English” and “Cockney”. Describe what you hear in their accents and dialects on your paper. Queen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEQyxDyT3fw Adele: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkIKgZoLJIY

Station 2: Translate a Dutch children’s book: Flip through the book and try to figure out what the story is about using words that look and sound similar to English. Write down a few of the words and a few sentences what you think the story is about. The folded paper inside is the translation to check after you try to figure it out! Station 3: Sino-Tibetan Family Station: Answer the questions on your own paper. Station 4: Language FRQ Outline Station: create an outline for the FRQ. Station 5: History and Renewal of Languages: Read the article and answer the questions for each on your paper Station 6: What do you know about Belgium? Switzerland? Celtic? Hebrew?: Fill in the chart on your paper using pages 168-171. Refer to them after you have attempted it without.