Anthropology 2245F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Wendy Mesley, Canadian English, Peter Mansbridge
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Objectives: define ideology, recognize ideologies at work, define language policy, articulate the relationship between language ideologies and language policies. Discussions: open to anything you want to say based on reading, class discussion etc. Read other contributions before yours so you aren"t repeating what they have said. For homework assignments and papers: follow formatting (on page 4 of syllabus) Video reactions: use critical thinking what"s our opinion on pov in videos. Baby talked evolved because children need it to learn their language. Chinese is more difficult to learn than other languages. Children should not start learning a second language before they"ve fully mastered their first. By rating all of the statements, we are putting an ideology on them (an opinion) We need to recognize ideologies and think critically about them. Shared bodies of commonsense notions about the nature of language in the world .