Language Loss: Tan and O'Hagan by Shim Lew https://padlet.com/shimlew/793ukuktae3i Made with mirth en-us 2016-12-03 04:58:10 UTC 2026-02-21 14:20:07 UTC hello@padlet.com "Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan - Becky Ward https://padlet.com/shimlew/793ukuktae3i/wish/283962967 “…the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good advice, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her” (Tan, 2).]]> 2018-09-20 15:01:35 UTC https://padlet.com/shimlew/793ukuktae3i/wish/283962967 "Losing My Welsh: What It Feels Like To Forget A Language" by Ellie Mae O'Hagan - (Patyon, John, Karen, Lyndsie, Morgan) https://padlet.com/shimlew/793ukuktae3i/wish/283969371 "My heart skips a beat every time I realise another Welsh word has 
disappeared from my vocabulary. It’s like trying to
grasp a solid object that 
has started to disintegrate in front of you. You’re always a step behind; never 
quite fast enough to reach out and stop it from crumbling." (O'Hagan, )
]]> 2018-09-20 15:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/shimlew/793ukuktae3i/wish/283969371 Losing My Welsh-Taryn's Group https://padlet.com/shimlew/793ukuktae3i/wish/283971119 Perhaps the fact that languages are embodied with so much culture and history is why it feels so poignant to forget them and so painful.]]> 2018-09-20 15:13:44 UTC https://padlet.com/shimlew/793ukuktae3i/wish/283971119