Approximation: The Castellano Vowel Space (Maddison, 2013) v. AusTalk’s (& my own)

 

These plots are extracted from my full paper, which can be downloaded here

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V0qcv1n7quiofQDEZ7h5J7R8O63iNy29/view?usp=drivesdk

Tabulated: Problematic Castellano Phones for English Speakers

 

Standard lexical set key words for pronunciation

Notes: Low-tech classroom teaching (OUP Webinar, 2023)

By Joon Lee

Asia Educational Services Consultant

27th Feb. 2021

WARM-UP 'low-tech' = refers to technology relative to its time period – books and pens v. tablets, phones and Zoom; could mean less task-based activities and simple face-to-face communicative methods; could mean revival of simple somewhat forgotten techniques and methods of teaching, which mean the setting up and implementing of the tech does not take centre stage and stunt the growth and flow of the lesson.

Advantages of low-tech = ease of use and reproduction

Disadvantages of high-tech = higher the tech the higher the chance it is not accessible to someone; uneven availability, prerequisite of tech knowledge; may weaken rather than strengthen lesson objectives.

Recommendations = T uses camera depth and space similar to original use of classroom – anchoring, gesturing, eye contact, closer for early tasks farther away for autonomous tasks; T uses flashcards into camera, Ss hold up signal cards (red – I don't understand, amber – please repeat, green – I understand) during lesson, T uses puppets (!), realia, drawings, 'magic ball' (ball = clasped hands, guess what's inside, description, colour and sound), jeoparty (think jeopardy game full screen easy to use); T uses recordings of repeated content such as flash cards, pronunciation drills.

On-line participation won't happen over night – T video calls some Ss independently before lesson.

Some good takeaways here. 

Australia's Indigenous Languages: Murrinhpatha grammar (North-west Australia) (forMQuni)

Linguistics degree

grade: 70%

Systemic Functional Grammar: Clause Division & Thematic Analysis of texts (forMQuni; unit grade – High Distinction)

Linguistics degree 

grade: 80%

Systemic Functional Grammar: Experiential & Interactional Meanings within Texts (MQuni; unit grade – High Distinction)

 Linguistics degree

grade: 80%

Systemic Functional Grammar: text analysis (for MQuni; unit grade High Distinction)

Linguistics degree

 Matthew, You've nailed this assessment.  You know your SFgrammar and your essay was lovely too.  Try and look a bit more into the interpersonal in future but what I really enjoyed about your essay is that you looked at what wasn't there as well as what was.  Often we can tell more from what isn't apparent.

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Gurindji Kriol Promising Developments Annotated Bibliography for Indigenous Languages (for MQuni)

Good Matthew but I think you might also mention some of the endeavours at trying to revitalise Gurindji proper.

Meakins has millions of publications but buried in in there are a few more applied outputs. Some of these could be talked about if you can get your hands on them.

Good Matthew but I think you might also mention some of the endeavours at trying to revitalise Gurindji proper.

Meakins has millions of publications but buried in in there are a few more applied outputs. Some of these could be talked about if you can get your hands on them.

Good Matthew but I think you might also mention some of the endeavours at trying to revitalise Gurindji proper.

Meakins has millions of publications but buried in in there are a few more applied outputs. Some of these could be talked about if you can get your hands on them.

Linguistics degree

grade 90%

 

Syntax: Variation in Passive Voice between Spanish & English (for MQuni)

Linguistics degree

grade: 80%

DP is complement to P

"I think it would be best to concentrate on studying Spanish passive in its own terms. 

There's quite a bit of literature in the generative tradition of the English passive"

 

Australia's Indigenous Languages – Language Revitalisation Work: Gurindji (forMQuni)

Linguistics degree

Hi Matthew,

This is not too bad. Felicity Meakins has done more than anyone really to work productively with community members.

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