In-Class Activity in Preparation for Final Exam

In-Class exercise in preparation of our final exam (this will be your background knowledge for writing an argument to convince):

WE WILL DO THIS IN-CLASS WHENEVER WE RUN OUT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE PREPARED TO HOLD THEIR PPT PRESENTATIONS.

TASK 1: Do a quickwrite (3-5 min.) as a comment to this blog entry about the PROMPT:

"Is is possible to invent a language with a whole new grammar system, which can actually be used for communication by people all over the world?"


TASK 2:
We are going to watch the following film in-class: "The Language Challenge - - Facing up to Reality."

TASK 3:
TOPIC: Take about 10 minutes to complete the following task. Work with a partner and translate the following text into English to the best of your ability:

Patro nia, kiu estas en la ĉielo, Sankta estu Via nomo.
Venu reĝeco Via. Estu volo Via, kiel en la ĉielo, tiel ankaŭ sur la tero.
Panon nian ĉiutagan donu al ni hodiaŭ.
Kaj pardonu al ni ŝuldojn niajn, kiel ni ankaŭ pardonas al niaj ŝuldantoj.
Ne konduku nin en tenton, sed liberigu nin de la malvera:
Ĉar Via estas la regado, la forto, kaj la gloro eterne.


TASK 4:
Open the following files on history and grammar, and browse the pages for some background knowledge.

PROMPT: Email me the following answers in essay format. If you don't get done in class, it will be homework for the next day of class.

1) How much would you understand if you just heard the spoken version?
2) If you understood something, what was the reason for that? If you didn't, what was the reason for that?
3) Would it take you longer or shorter to learn this language than to learn German, French, Spanish, or another languague like these? Explain.
4) Do you think it has a future? Explain.
5) Could you create something like this? If you had to, how would you proceed; whom/what would you involve, what would it be like?


LAST EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY: (Due date: Friday next week)

If you still need to make up for an unexcused missed day, or for homework/blog comments, write a 2 page essay (double-spaced) about the history and development of this language! You can use the Internet for sources, but if you do, you have to quote accordingly in correct MLA or APA format. Your handbook A Writer's Resource will tell you how to cite from the Internet.

OR:

Write a paper of the same length (2 pages double-spaced) about other languages like that!