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Lesson One TUS

1. LISTENING & SPEAKING:
TECHNOLOGY AND LANGUAGE
Richard Pinner
[email protected]

2. INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS LANGUAGE AND
DIGITAL CULTURE?

3. Evaluation Breakdown
Attendance
10%
Participation
20%
Research Tasks
30%
Tests (Mid and
Final)
40%

4. When we study human language, we
are approaching what some might
call the ‘human essence,’ the
distinctive qualities of mind that are,
so far as we know, unique to man.
Noam Chomsky, Language and Mind
(1968)
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5. How many languages are there?

6. What is the difference?
Communication
Vs
Language

7. Discreet Combinational System

8. Words + Grammar = ∞

9. Colourless green ideas….

10. Main Areas of Study
What are you
most interested
in?
Digital Culture and Language
Memes
Internet Trolls
Fake News
Augmented Communication
Authenticity and AI

11. Choose three topics,
work in groups and
find out what you
can about each of
these topics. Explain
them to the rest of
your group.
 

12. Digital Culture

13. Memes

18. Internet Trolls

19. Augmented Communication

22. Authenticity and AI

23. TASK
Look at the links on Moodle to the Ch@nge
website, where you will find 19 chapters on
how the internet has changed society.
Choose ONE and read about it. There are also
videos to watch. You should also do your own
further research. Then, prepare a short oral
summary for next week. Be sure to include
your own analysis and personal opinions. 
Before and after the class, we will use the
Moodle Coffee Room forum to post our ideas
and discuss in more detail.

24. Mid-Task Summary

25. Next week
Student-Led
Research Task:
Finish Ch@nge Research
Task

26. Student-Led
Research Task:
Finish Ch@nge
Research Task

27. 15 Minutes
Phase
One
Work in pairs or 3s
Practice your
summary
Develop 2 or 3 discussion
questions

28. Phase Two
Form
larger
groups
Share your
summary
Discuss
your
questions
Listen and
contribute
to others

29. Reflection

30. Thanks for your attention
See you next week!