3-26-8 lesson plan.

Refer to Video on Pinker
view Video on creoles and pidgins.
PPoint from Wolfson text.
Small group – slips o paper,
Teaching intercultural competence
p. 202 inset and table 7.1 p. 203
ID countries by collectivist/ individualism
BS implications
Questions to ponder
Group plan of attach for presentations.
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Questions to ponder:
Are creoles languages, dialects, or what?
How is a creole not a dialect?
What’s the difference between a language and a dialect?
What is AAVE? BEV

1. According to Wolfson, what is the difference between a pidgin and a creole? Are all speakers of a pidgin, technically speaking, bilinguals? Are children of pidgin speakers monolinguals?
2. Briefly describe the differences between foreigner-talk, parallel development, nautical jargon, and monogenesis as rival explanations for the origin of pidgins. Which alternative do you favor?
3. What do Bickerton's bioprogram and Chomsky's UG share in common? Where do they differ? Briefly address the post-creole continuum.
4. How might pidginization be an explanation for arrested development in a second language? Briefly describe social distance and psychological distance.