Part 1: Initial Response
Now, select and listen to two (2) of the five (5) audio recordings of people speaking a foreign language. After you listen to each audio recording, click on the corresponding Audio Transcript to find out the language you just listened to, its written form, and the English translation.
Play media comment.
Audio Transcript 1.pdfDownload Audio Transcript 1.pdf
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Audio Transcript 2.pdfDownload Audio Transcript 2.pdf
Play media comment.
Audio Transcript 3.pdfDownload Audio Transcript 3.pdf
Play media comment.
Audio Transcript 4.pdfDownload Audio Transcript 4.pdf
Play media comment.
Audio Transcript 5.pdfDownload Audio Transcript 5.pdf
Follow the directions below:
Based on what you heard, try to guess the person’s –Ethnicity, race, or culture and language spoken
Gender and Age
Occupation
Other information such as hobbies, interests, etc., which you might have picked up.
Access the document containing the written form and English translation of the languages you selected and listen to the audio recording again.
Include the following in your initial response:Which two (2) languages did you select?
How accurately did you guess the ethnicity, race, or culture of the languages you selected?
Were there specific language sounds (phonology) or patterns of speech or words (morphology), which provided clues of the language you heard? What were they?
Part 2: Comments
Please read your classmates’ responses and comment on at least two of them. Your comments should be meaningful and constructive and can stimulate further discussion.
