This activity is designed to give you a hands-on experience with intentionally crafting, using, and analyzing language in a specific context for a specific
reason. In doing so, you will activate and reflect on the relations between language and culture and language and performance. You will posit the relations
between all three concepts (performance, language, and culture).
Consider the following course materials as you do the activity and as you compose your EA Report, which is worth 50pts per essay:
Course Materials:
All readings available in the module for the week!
How Language Shapes the Way We Think:
How language shapes the way we think | Lera Boroditsky (Links to an external site.)How language shapes the way we think | Lera Boroditsky
Jamaican Patois (NOT ENGLISH):
Jamaican Patois (NOT English!) (Links to an external site.)Jamaican Patois (NOT English!)
Engagement Activity: