https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy This online portfolio shows collected artifacts that give depth and context to the subjects of cross-cultural communication, linguistic profiling, language acquisition, and standardized testing that we studied this semester in EDCI 288C: The Power of the Tongue. en-us 2017-11-28 19:26:40 UTC 2024-11-03 11:55:54 UTC hello@padlet.com dorianbrobinson https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/211123668 I included this video because it was a really succinct and exciting way to see code-switching in action. In this video, the child is switching between three different languages (and codes within those languages).]]> 2017-11-28 19:33:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/211123668 dorianbrobinson https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/211125034 This spoken word piece is about code switching between dialects in conversation, and the linguistic profiling that happens between dialects. I included this video because it inspired me as I was learning about code-switching.]]> 2017-11-28 19:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/211125034 dorianbrobinson https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/211126426 This is the dialect map that we all used in the beginning of the semester. I included this in my portfolio because it was a really interesting way to decide and examine dialect.]]> 2017-11-28 19:37:15 UTC https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/211126426 dorianbrobinson https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/212475278 This resource explores why 50%of all students fail AP exams, and why the system is set up to disadvantage students who take the tests for those exams. I thought this research was relevant in relation to standardized testing and the discrepancies between students who take the exams.]]> 2017-12-02 03:37:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/212475278 dorianbrobinson https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/212475318
I took this excerpt from my Autobiography. I included this resource because it holds relevance to the way that we learn language and dialects (both from a young age and cross-dialectically).

"When I was younger, I learn to read through listening to bedtime stories and following along in simplistic books as my parents read to me at night. Since I was immersed in English from an early age, I was able to pick up cultural cues by listening to family members and learning in school and church environments. I learned to listen by decoding the messages spelled out loud by my parents above my head – when I was younger, my parents would try to convey secret messages by spelling them out loud to each other in conversation. I was always keen to decode the messages, and would excitedly yell out the word if I could string together the spelled letters in my mind. Though it wasn’t their intention, decoding their conversations helped me learn how to spell and distinguish words I already knew well (often words like “ice cream,” “car ride,” and other concepts that were familiar and close to me). These exercises helped my listening skills, and sharpened my skills in spelling (and reading) as well. I learned to speak in a similar way, by listening to my parents speak to one another and to adults outside of our family. I remember learning complicated words like “facetious” by listening to their conversations and consulting dictionaries over and over again, and I learned simpler words through them as well. By the time I was in middle school, I had a voracious appetite for reading and my vocabulary was larger than that of most kids in my social circles and classrooms."]]> 2017-12-02 03:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/212475318 dorianbrobinson https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/212475476 This video is an example of linguistic profiling for kids who use Ebonics as their dialect. ]]> 2017-12-02 03:43:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/212475476 dorianbrobinson https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/212475631 This is the song examined by my group in the "Music As Protest" unit. I included this song because of the way that language is used to persuade and communicate across cultural borders in the video.]]> 2017-12-02 03:48:46 UTC https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/212475631 dorianbrobinson https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/212476222 This podcast is about accents and dialects, and how dialects differ from each other. I included this in my portfolio because I felt it was relevant to our work with dialects.]]> 2017-12-02 04:06:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/212476222 dorianbrobinson https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/212476281 This is a short audio piece on Ebonics.]]> 2017-12-02 04:09:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/212476281 dorianbrobinson https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/212476327 This is an example of linguistic profiling on the phone (outside of Baugh's research) that was on NPR. I included this clip because of its relationship to linguistic profiling and our work with Baugh.]]> 2017-12-02 04:10:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/212476327 dorianbrobinson https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/212476693 A couple years ago, my Haitian coworker came to me to resolve a question about the American expression “happy belated birthday”. He had first brought it to another coworker and friend of mine, who had told him that “happy belated birthday” was the culturally correct expression to use (instead of “belated happy birthday,” which my Haitian coworker argued to me was the more grammatically correct expression). He presented both phrases to me, and asked me which phrase was more grammatically correct. I conceded that, while “belated happy birthday” mace more sense logically and grammatically, it broke the cultural norms of the expression and therefore was culturally incorrect. ]]> 2017-12-02 04:24:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/212476693 dorianbrobinson https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/212476776 This research considers Ebonics as a dialect and how people have profiled Ebonics and those who use it. I included it in relationship to the video I posted about Ebonics in linguistic profiling; I found it relevant to our work with linguistic profiling and code switching.]]> 2017-12-02 04:28:29 UTC https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/212476776 dorianbrobinson https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/212477010 This is an incredible poem about language, by Nourbese Philips. I included this poem because of its symbolism to colonialism and colonized tongues, and I think it's relevant to our conversations about learning language and cultural assimilation. ]]> 2017-12-02 04:36:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/212477010 dorianbrobinson https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/212477130 Tis is a piece about a Google product that translate languages in real time. I found this piece relevant in relationship to our conversations about language acquisition. ]]> 2017-12-02 04:40:14 UTC https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/212477130 dorianbrobinson https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/212477291 This is an approach for healthcare providers on how to make medical care more accessible to people who do not know English as their first language.]]> 2017-12-02 04:45:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/212477291 dorianbrobinson https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/212515174 This is an interview I did with an immigrant, in which she talks about learning English language and culture. I included this interview because it relates to our studies on learning language and dialects.]]> 2017-12-02 15:17:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dorianbrobinson/6yisttjk1jgy/wish/212515174