Classwork for Assessment
Unit 5 Language and Communication - Web Quest
How do people communicate with each other?
What can make communication difficult?
Do you think it is important to learn another language? Why / Why not?
Task 1:
Create a gmail account.
Group activity: Use Google Docs for your research.
Research languages that are in danger
Find out the languages most at risk
How many people speak those languages?
Which countries are they in?
Share your Google Doc with the teacher using the following email address: yshakoor@gmail.com
Task 2:
Research one of the following languages:
Askunu – spoken in parts of Afghanistan
Khwarshi in Dagestan
Manchu in northeast China
Parenga in India
Arvanitika in Greece
Tunumiit in Greenland
Share your findings with the class.
Task 3:
Critical Thinking
Why should we try to keep languages which are in danger alive? Give reasons for your answer.HOW DO I SUBMIT MY WORK?
Collate the information by preparing an informative flyer on www.smore.com. Include at least 3 photos / images. Provide a link to the flyer on D2L Dropbox on or before 11 January.
MARKING
Task achievement: 5 marks
Coherence and Cohesion: 5 marks
Lexical resource: 5 marks
Grammatical range and accuracy: 5 marks