Teaching linguistics in U.S. high school
Teacher Suzi Loosen taught linguistics in her high school last year, and has provided a full, detailed report to the Linguistlist. She gives not only exercises and activities, but also reports on their success, and the student reaction. The top rated activity was a “pidgin dinner” during which it was forbidden to speak English. There were speakers of many other languages in her class, and they all somehow muddled through, and loved it. It is an invaluable posting for teachers hoping to introduce an elective course on linguistics in their school. Here is the link:
And by the way, are there any other teachers who would like to introduce linguistics into their high school? If so, let’s be in touch and see what we can do.
Thank you for this site! I can’t wait to explore it more. My son and I are studying Latin and French and I’m sure I’ll find a lot of useful information here.
I love the pidgin dinner. Great idea. Still have not figured out how to follow your blog.
Hi Thelma: I thought I had resolved the “following” issue, but will look into it further. I am only 3/4 literate when it comes to the technical aspects of the blog. In the meantime, can you bookmark it?
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