Global English: Hvem definerer korrekt sprog?

You’re in school to learn to speak proper and correct English while simultaneously learning about important issues from past and present in the English-speaking world. But what if (y)our ideas of correctness were wrong?

Task

(Re)Watch and listen to these two Tedtalks:

“2 Billion Voices: How to speak bad English perfectly” by Heather Hansen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dum2Z4B3js

“No such thing as correct English” by Kellam Barta

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEFM905EOUk

As you listen to Kellam Barta, make a list of 5 nouns and 5 adjectives. All ten words must have at least three syllables! Please state the time code too.

5 nouns

Time code

5 adjectives

Time code

Dialects

01:39

Excellent

00:39

Speech pattern (talemønster)

03:49

Intricate (indviklet))

02:02

Vocal cords (stemmebånd)

04:51

Insufficient (utilstrækkelig)

04:17

Privilege (privilegium)

06:34

Successfully

05:41

Deficit (underskud)

06:57

Academic (akademisk)

06:16

Write a summary (ca. 125 words) of Heather Hansen’s talk. Remember to:

Include the entire text

Write in the present tense

Be objective

Heather Hansen discus the global impact of English and questions the idea of “good” and “bad” English.She states that about 2 billion people learn English in a classroom, while only 400 million are born into the language.This means five times as many voices stand out as fit in, making native speakers feel like outsiders in their own language.