You have been chosen to give a 30-minute presentation to the other teachers on what features of language may differ based on family and cultural values? Create an outline of six points that you will emphasize
What will be an ideal response?
Students should discuss six of the following points.
• When talk is appropriate
• Who can a child speak to, and what are the appropriate ways of addressing people of different status or age
• What is the acceptable volume or tone of voice for speech. When talk should be brief, discreet, or dispassionate
• When the use of language is unguarded or emotional, and how this varies by situation
• Where you can talk and where it is important to be quiet
• How much time you wait for someone to talk after you have stopped talking
• How much eye contact you should give someone when you are talking to them and they are talking to you
• How much personal space you allow between you and the listener when you are talking
• What constitutes a "good" story and who can tell it
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