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1. Global Citizen 2000 - Minoroty Groups
...one umbrella minority group by a state. _ 6. The students should then be broken into 6 groups representing ethnic groups of Southern China: 1. Nuosu 2. Nisu 3. LuoLuo 4. Sani 5. Nasu 6. Han (who claims there is no difference between Yi and Han) They should be assigned roles within the group as: a. Linguists b. Food experts c. Geographers who will include ethnic groups who are similar to them living over -national boundaries and will explore how the physical geography has influenced the society's development d. Historians of their ethnic group e. Clothing, Art, Music f. Religion/spirituality/mythology g...

2. Global Citizen 2000 - World Languages
...o each group or locate it at http://www.georgetown.edu/cball/oe/oe-ie.html. Make the necessary corrections for the groupings on the board and discuss these questions: Which languages are you surprised are related or not related to each other? Where do you think the beginning of this tree might be? (Linguists believe that Indo-European languages originated somewhere around the Black Sea, but there is still debate on the issue.) Are you surprised that Persian/Farsi and Indian languages are grouped with European languages? How do you think that may have happened? Are you surprised that Greek and Russian ar...

3. A Discourse on the History of Language
...ge of Education in New York Daily News Quiz City Word of the Day Test Prep Grades: 6-8, 9-12 Question of the Subjects: Language Arts, Science Day Interdisciplinary Connections Web Explorer Science Q & A Overview of Lesson Plan: In this lesson, students analyze the Letters to the information used by linguists to construct the evolution of Editor languages. They then research different dating techniques to Ask a Reporter understand how scientists infer age with evidence. Web Navigator Review the Academic Content Standards related to this lesson. _ Suggested Time Allowance: 1 hour Parent Objectives: Connec...

4. Lesson Plan and Internet Resource Guide for Film Nell
...Four block classes (1 hour and 30 minutes each) College: Three to Four classes (1 hour and 15 minutes each) Learner Outcomes: The student will utilize the Internet to locate movie reviews, critical essays, and conduct general research pertaining to dialect and the geographical boundaries defined by linguists The student will employ critical thinking skills through discussion and writing The student will explore their own ideas about dialects, accents The student will identify environments/situations where they feel comfortable using their dialect and when they do not, and what they think about this The...

5. Windows on Asia
...kana? 13. In mid-fifteenth-century Korea, the great King Sejong devised a way to phonetically represent all of the sounds of the Korean language. This system is still used today; it is called hangul. In the hangul system, you can match consonants and vowel sounds to create the syllables of Korean. Linguists generally consider it to be one of the most logical and well-thought-out systems of representing language ever created. As you can see if you look at a full chart (available at http:// www.koreainfo.dk/pics/hangul-chart.jpg), each row and column is for one sound, either a consonant or vowel. To put...

6. Culture Clash: New World Meets Old
...iest hominids, or members of the human family, lived in Africa. ice age Definition: A period in Earth's history when ice sheets covered vast regions of land. Context: Earth's last ice age ended about 12,000 years ago. linguist Definition: One who studies human speech and language. Context: Forensic linguists will try to unlock the code hidden within Columbus' writings to reveal his mother tongue. mercenary Definition: A soldier paid to fight for a country other than his or her own Context: Charles Merrill believes that Columbus was a Catalan mercenary who once fought against Spain. Mesoamerica Definitio...

7. Go For Broke National Education Center >> Learning Center >> For Teachers >> Lesson Plans
...mpting to break the Walawbum road block on the Kamaing Road. We were therefore able to avoid and bypass these forces while continuing our advance without loss." Knowledge of dialects and Roy?s bravery proved invaluable on many occasions. The Japanese soldiers spoke the Kyushu dialect that the other linguists in the unit did not know well. To get these critical pieces of information, he suspended himself in a tree for most of the day and late into the evening of March 5, 1944, continuously exposing himself to enemy sniper fire. His only protection was to move to the other side of the tree. Staff Sergeant...

8. Iceland
...oney. The article discusses how Iceland is aggressively trying to preserve its cultural heritage and identity through its language. The government and academic leaders have been working closely together to develop new Icelandic terms for foreign words such as computers and telephones. However, many linguists have found it difficult to translate specialized terms such as those used in medicine and science. As a class I want the children to discuss how words from other societies affect languages. What kinds of words affect the English language? Does Spanish and French affect it? How and why? Discussion (2...

9. The Dawn of Humanity
...as they "evolve" and move out to populate the Earth or stay where they are. 2. Expand the research you conducted in class to include the other place mentioned in the article - present-day Georgia, on the Black Sea. How has the region between the Black and Caspian Seas served as a starting point for linguists and historians? How might researchers continue to explore this region? 3. Create a family tree based on interviews with relatives, family photos and documents, and historical records. Go back as far as you can, noting the individuals who moved from one place to another. 4. How do scientists date anc...

10. When the News Ignites a Fuse
...iscussions, careful group investigation and creative answers to questions, and thoughtfully written letter to the editor. Vocabulary: retracted, interrogators, detainees, desecration, incendiary, ensuing, severity, polarization, evasive, forthcoming, disparate, depositions, emphasized, memorandums, linguists, contraband, friction, unanimous, sacrilege, reconfirmation, codified, spate, fabrications, plagiarism, quell Extension Activities: 1. Learn more about the Michael Isikoff, the reporter behind the Newsweek scandal, by reading the New York Times article about him, "The Reporter Who Put Monica on the...