For this portion of the test, you will read one of the following articles (or movie clip) and write a critique of it.
Your critique should answer the following questions. You can answer the questions one by one, or you can have one integrated response in an essay format (up to you).
- What is the article (or movie clip) about?
- Based on what you learned in this course, what (if anything) does this article (or movie clip) explain correctly?
- Based on what you learned in this course, what (if anything) does the article (or movie clip) get wrong or leave out?
- If you were writing this article (or the dialogue to the movie clip) , would you change anything? What would you change and why?
- Would you recommend this article (or movie clip) to a friend? Why or why not?
Your critique should be a maximum of two pages, double spaced. Make sure to indicate clearly at the top of the page which article (or movie clip) you are responding to.
Choice of articles (choose just one!)
• 7 language facts that will blow your mind Link (Links to an external site.)
• Iceland’s battle against digital extinction Link (Links to an external site.)
• Boost your child’s speech development with this highly-rated language therapy app Link (Links to an external site.)
• I’m teaching my babies sign language with these books Link (Links to an external site.)
• What makes the English language so hard to learn? Link (Links to an external site.)
• My Turn: Here in America, I’ve carried the mark of an accent Link (Links to an external site.)
• How to become a polyglot, Fluent in Three Months Link (Links to an external site.)
• Righting a wrong? Right side of brain can compensate for post-stroke loss of speech Link (Links to an external site.)
• In Brooklyn, stroke patients learn to speak again–in two languages Link (Links to an external site.)
• EVA Park: a Virtual World to Help With Speech Recovery Link (Links to an external site.)
• Clip from the movie My Fair Lady (on YouTube) Link (Links to an external site.)
• California high school apologizes for ‘insensitive’ assignment on black English Link
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