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Rough Translation, NPR

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ROUGH TRANSLATION

Listen to the podcast recording and respond to the questions that follow.

English is acceptable - but please use complete sentences and punctuation.

Access the podcast via THIS LINK or use the embedded audio below.

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1.

What is 'Singish'?

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2.

What is «Speak Good English»? If we had a program in the US with the same intent, how well received by the public do YOU think that it would be?

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3.

(According to Heather...) What happens when a group of non-native speakers are conversing in English? What happens when a native speaker enters the conversation with the group?

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4.

(According to Heather...) When speaking of native English speakers, which culture groups are often overlooked?

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5.

Heather mentions that 'people born into the language have a privilege attached.' What do YOU think she means by this?

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6.

(According to Heather...) There are 400 million native/born speakers and 2 billion classroom-educated speakers of English. What does Heather suggest as a radical change in perspective? Do YOU agree?

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7.

What are some of the idioms listed in the podcast? Based on these examples, how would YOU explain/define/describe what an idiom is?

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8.

(According to Heather...) What skills do educated (non-native) speakers have that native speakers often lack?

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9.

Do YOU feel similarly (regarding the power differential) when speaking Spanish in the presence of a native speaker?

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10.

What is accent reduction? Why do people seek this? What are its historical roots?

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11.

YAY! A fortune-250 company from Michigan is mentioned, but why? What was Heather's perspective on the situation?

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12.

Which company do you think that the CFO represented?

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13.

How is accent recognition different than accent reduction? Which is easier? How so?

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14.

What is Heather's perspective regarding correcting grammar? Do you appreciate her view? How so?

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15.

Based on the recount of the forgotten waterbottle, what is 'codeswitch'?