LanguageandEthnicIdentity.pptVIP

Language and Ethnic Identity Obasan, Double Happiness, Laiwan, M. Noubese Philip, a Singaporean Example Starting Questions: Language and Identity Does being able to speak in English have anything to do with your sense of identity? What do you feel about speaking in English and in Chinese or the other languages? What do you feel about the “All People’s English Movement” (全民英語運動)？ In-Between Two Languages English on the practical level: business; daily communication, jobs, etc. On the level of identity: Two languages used/combined creatively ? broadened world views? conflict, ambiguity,