https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy JLC en-us 2018-04-19 13:22:05 UTC 2018-04-23 14:58:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/File.png callie_else https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253580323 "It's my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, full of observation and imagery. That was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed things, made sense of the world."]]> 2018-04-19 18:26:53 UTC https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253580323 https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253580400 "I wanted to capture what language ability tests can never reveal: her intent, her passion, her imagery, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts."]]> 2018-04-19 18:27:00 UTC https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253580400 emma_kalberer https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253580411 "I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect."]]> 2018-04-19 18:27:02 UTC https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253580411 siloam_worku https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253580418 "Its my mothers tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, full of observation and imagery. That was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed things, made sense of the world."]]> 2018-04-19 18:27:03 UTC https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253580418 lilia_linders https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253580432 "I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect."]]> 2018-04-19 18:27:04 UTC https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253580432 lauryn_burnes https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253580461 "Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all -- All the Englishes I grew up with."]]> 2018-04-19 18:27:08 UTC https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253580461 https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253580478 "Fortunately, I happen to be rebellious in nature and enjoy the challenge of disproving assumptions made about me."]]> 2018-04-19 18:27:10 UTC https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253580478 emily_lafeber https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253580489 "It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it (her mom's language) other than "broken," as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked certain wholeness and soundness".]]> 2018-04-19 18:27:11 UTC https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253580489 megan_thienes https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253580533 Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, full of observation and imagery. That was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed things, made sense of the world.]]> 2018-04-19 18:27:16 UTC https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253580533 anna_heebsh https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253580543 And the reader I decided upon was my mother... I wanted to capture what language ability tests can never reveal: he intent, her passion, her imagery, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.]]> 2018-04-19 18:27:17 UTC https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253580543 claire_salzer https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253580556 "People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand, her, or even acted as if they could not hear her. ]]> 2018-04-19 18:27:18 UTC https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253580556 marley_webb https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253580601 My mother has long realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on the phone to pretend I was she.]]> 2018-04-19 18:27:23 UTC https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253580601 https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253581277 "Language is the tool of my trade. And I use them all - All the Englishes I grew up with."]]> 2018-04-19 18:28:37 UTC https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253581277 megan_thienes https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253581767 "And when the doctor finally called her daughter, me, who spoke in perfect English -- lo and behold-- we had assurances the CAT scan would be found, promises that a conference call on Monday would be held, and apologies for any suffering my mother had gone through for a most regrettable mistake."]]> 2018-04-19 18:29:38 UTC https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253581767 anna_hanson1 https://padlet.com/minnesotajones/qz9qfyu0ymcy/wish/253582214 "Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, full of observation and imagery. That was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed things, made sense of the world."

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