Blog 9

I like how easy this video talks about how your brain learns a new language. The man talking in the video basically talks about how an adult can learn a new language faster and easier through conversation. I like how he mentions this because in school you are taught not only how to read the words in the language that you want to learn, but how to pronounce them along with all the grammar that goes with that language. What this guy is saying is that its harder to learn a language when you are trying to read and write the language because you are trying to focus so much on accuracy and you still might not be sure about some of the vocabulary as well.

I can definitely agree with what he is saying. Even though I am not fluent in Spanish, I do understand a lot more when spoken than when I try to read or write anything in Spanish.


 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLAMS7OloEM-How your brain learns a new language

Blog 8

I picked this video because some of the things she saying about endangered languages.
I like how she mentioned that there was a Jewish boy that saved his life by speaking another language when the Germans.

This video doesn't give us much of statistics, but it encourages people to learn other languages including the languages that are dying.

One of the ways that she encourages learning these languages is something that can help you learn it and that is by a song that is in that language. By learning a song that is in the language you are wanting to learn, it will help you remember certain verbs along with learning the language a little bit faster.

Another thing she mentions is that when it is also important to learn the language through the songs because those songs are have a lot of history behind it and it helps to understand the dying language a little bit more.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUdCToPPK5A  -Saving Endangered Languages Through Music

Blog 7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HLYe31MBrg    (Mapping How American's Talk)

So in this video it shows a map and in what parts of the United States what dialects are said for certain words. This was a survey that was through the phone across the country with the person asking questions. The map highlights the certain parts of the country where the responses were most common. 

It was really interesting to see what certain parts of the country and how the people say certain words. 

For example one of the questions were;  What do you call it when the rain falls while the sun is still shining?

 

For me personally I had no idea there was a certain word that describes the rain falling while the sun is still shining. It was interesting to see what parts of the country said certain things. 

Blog 5

I liked this video because it talks a lot about language and why certain things have meaning and other things don't have meaning.

This video talks about all different types of meanings. As in there are certain meanings of words and expression as opposed to how certain sounds that have certain meaning as well, but not the same meaning that the sentences do.

Obviously this video went more in depth, but this is the short version of what the video talked about.
Which is really interesting as to how it gives thought on why people would say certain phrases and what we may not think about when we say certain words or sentences.

Blog 4

For this blog I choose a Jimmy Kimmel video clip of when there was a fake sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela's funeral. What I like about this clip is that they ended up bringing in an ASL interpreter to see what the guy was really talking about.

It was fascinating to me that he was saying some things, but it still didn't make any sense to what he was talking about anyways, I picked this video because it pertains to sign language. What I am surprised is that how they got a guy that doesn't really know sign language to stand up next to all these people at a big event to interpret when he isn't even making any sense.

This definitely affects the hearing impaired that were trying to watch the funeral at that time because since he isn't translating much of what they were saying. It can be frustrating especially for the hearing impaired. I think to the deaf community it can also show being disrespect.

Blog 3

For this blog I found video that talks about a language known as the whistle language. I found it very fascinating because the people that learn this language are mostly on an island outside of Africa. I picked this video because I have never heard such a language existed. It is related to language because it is a language, just not one that many people might have heard of before.
I find it interesting because its crazy how a language can make words just out of a few whistle noises. This video makes me curious if this language is hard to learn. I think it would be interesting to see how hard or easy it is to pick up a language that is just whistle noises.  I think it affects the world because if that small island doesn't continue to teach their people this language then it would be one less language in the world.

Blog 2

I  picked the article because I was interested with the fact that this man made a language. Not only is it a language that is in the movie, but I had no idea that there was an actual language that this man created. What I found out that is fascinating is that there are people out there that are learning the Na'vi language.

The only way that I can see is that it affects the world is by there being a new language out there now. After watching this video it makes me wonder how complex the Na'vi language is.
I kind of want to see how hard it is to learn and how people learn  this language. Because I am sure there are not many places for this unique language to be taught at. It would be quite interesting.

Blog 1

Hello fellow classmates,

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/twins/2011/08/dugon_haus_you_dinikin_duah.html

So for this blog I found an article that is related to language. This article talks about twin speak also known as Cryptophasia. 

What I found fascinating is that this article talks about how twins develop their own language that doesn't make sense to other people. It is their own language and it starts when they are young. The article also talks about how twin languages often mixes up subjects, verbs, and objectives. Twin speak would put the most important item first in the sentence.

Anyways, I picked this article because I thought it would be fascinating to learn about. It is related to language due to the fact that twins have their own way of speaking and they understand one another.

I found it most interesting was that if the twins talk in their own language for a longer than normal that it could have harm on the child. They might have to have some speech therapy. Some kids who have talked in twin speak and did have to go through speech therapy they might not recover and might continue wanting to talk in twin speak. It is kind of like a handicap when they don't want to let go of the twin speak.

I don't know if I disagree or agree with the article. It was my first time learning that twins have their own way of speaking and that its called cryptophasia. Just learning about it was fascinating. Just stumbling upon this topic made me want to learn a little bit on the subject. Knowing that there is a think called twin speak is just interesting and I think it would be neat to learn a little bit about it.

This topic doesn't affect the world, but it known that languages can be made up between one or two people and that's it. It doesn't have to be a world known language in order to be its own language.

Introduction

Hi.

 My name is Randi Figueroa. I am 22 years old and the youngest in my family. A few interests of mine are: reading, writing, and trying new things. One of my favorite hobbies is going sky diving. My friend from high school and myself try to go once a year to go sky diving. Even though I am afraid of heights it is still really fun.

The languages I speak?? Well, English of course. I know some Spanish. You would think that with being Mexican and all it would be second nature when growing up in a bi lingual house hold. But, my parents stopped teaching my siblings and myself  Spanish. So my Spanish is very limited. I am currently learning American Sign Language at the moment.

I am taking English 213 to fulfill my requirements for the Language Study Certificate  in Sign Language. After this semester, I will have my Certificate in Language Studies in Sign Language.

Well, I am not quite sure about some of the experiences that I had that is related to language or language learning. I just know that when I was younger I know Spanish pretty well and I was a fast learner. If I had stuck with it I would probably be fluent right now. I also hear from my Sign Language teachers that I am a fast learner and that it will be easy for me to become fluent if I continue to try at it. So I guess if I put effort into the language I want to learn I have been a fast learner at it. Too bad for Spanish only a little of it stuck since most of what I talk at home is purely English.


Look forward to what this class has to offer.