ACTIVITY

Form a group having three to five members and make one-minute video advocacy that
intends to showcase the beauty of diversity in promoting equality and a more effective
way of using the global language. The output will be graded using the criteria that
follow:

Creativity - 25%
Clarity - 25%
Content - 25%
Collaboration - 25%
Total - 100%

ANALYSIS

Unlike the cases being provided in this lesson about Martha and Mohamed, most of the
students like you have not experienced their level of exposure in using various
languages from different parts of the world. What then are the experiences closest to
the ones the two of them have you encountered then? Cite a specific scenario about that
happenstance and share how you cope/deal with it.
ABSTRACTION

Imagine you were the youth ambassador of the Philippines who would be joining a
language summit which will be participated by different ASEAN representatives; how
do you think you would come up with a good impression among the other delegates
when it comes to conversing with them? Do you think they would love to visit our
country after they get acquainted with you? Why or why not?

APPLICATION

Employing a social media platform of your choice, talk to a foreigner for not more than
five (5) minutes and try to inscribe your conversation in a whole sheet of the legal-
sized pad to see how well you can cope with the phase of your discussion them. Include
in that note some factors that either hind/help you understand each other.

Insights

When you were still much younger than you are now, did you have an experience
wherein you witnessed anybody being shied away from others because of the
"standard language acceptability" they failed to possess? How did you react then?
Do you think your action helped or worsened the situation that you and that person
were engaging in? Should that occurrence be given a chance to repeat, would you do
what you did back then? Why or why not? Write your answer in the space provided.
 Post-test

Multiple Choice. Circle the letter corresponds to your answer.

1. Based on this module, what terms inherent among different communities

around the globe but are generally ignored in many educational settings
despite its noticeable presence?
a. Similarity c. diversity
b. accent d. ignorance

2. Why is language acquisition not constant in one's life?

a. Language within the repertoire of a person will continuously alter
depending on their needs, history, and geographical location.
b. It is because every day, one learns new things and encounter
different experiences that make them acquire different language
styles.
c. Options a and b are both correct.
d. Both options a and b are incorrect.
3. Which is NOT considered as the idea of this lesson?
a. The accuracy of language use does not depend on its users' accent,
word choice, or pronunciation.
b. When spoken by different speakers with various non-native tongues,
English could still be useful in communicating with others.
c. English-speaking people should not limit their capacity to expressing
themselves based on the way English native-speakers' way.
d. It is a must for people to speak English to understand each other.

4. Galante and Thomson (2016) found out that studies investigating phonetic
spelling show that non-native speech can have a high level of factual
accuracy even when spoken with the first language's accent. What does it
mean?
a. It implies that native-like speech is not necessary for communication.
b. Sounds produced during the communication process is not so
important.
c. One's phonetic ability does not matter in terms of speaking.
d. None of the given options could be considered acceptable.

5. Using the schema about the affixes of the word plurilingualism, which of
the following is nearest to its literal translation?
a. many languages state
b. state of many languages
c. language of many states
d. none of the given options
6. Which of the given sentences below does not fit to explain the statement:
"In reality, languages within the repertoire of a person will constantly alter,
evolve more or less depending on one's needs, history and geographical
location."?
a. It means that when a person wants to be good at using any language,
they should go and live within others who are using the target
language.
b. It means that a person's language growth depends on circumstances
they get themselves involved in using the language they acquire.
c. It means that when a person does not go from place to place, that
would mean that their language would not evolve.
d. It means that unless a person has to understand a specific language
since its part of their task/desire to do so, language acquisition could
not be possible.

7. Who states that "…the concept of possession of a language is

not only a right for the native speaker but also any language user."?
a. Flores 2013 c. Galante and Thomson
2016
b. Coste et al., 2009 d. Ortega 2014
8. Which of the following terms was considered something that may not
indicate many individuals' experience of language growth, whose
repertoires cover more than two languages, including heritage languages?
a. Mother tongue c. third language
b. second language d. acquired language

9. The following statements show reasons as to why Second Language

Acquisition (SLA) should not consider the acquisition of languages in all
language skills (speaking, writing, reading, and listening) based on native-
like ability levels EXCEPT:
a. One's ability to deal with language should not be determined based
on how good they imitated its source.
b. Individual language-users have a different background, so it is only
normal to have distinctions in using the language under concern.
c. Language has different facets, and for adequate communication to
occur, they ought to be considered.
d. Native-like users are experts with their language, so it is only fair to
follow their communication way.

10. The phrase: "varieties of English or World Englishes in language pedagogy"

pertains to:
a. Different English languages from different origins
b. English languages with different meanings
c. Different nationalities speak the English language.
d. The use of the English language in an improper way