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SPCL 7823 Psycholinguistics, Bilingualism, & Counseling in Schools: Session 8 - Module 5: Bilingualism, Memory, Emotion, & Counseling

Open Educational Resource (OER) created for Professor Elizalde-Utnick's SPCL 7823 course.

TASK LIST TO PREPARE FOR CLASS SESSION

Please complete the following PRIOR to our class session on March 19:

1. Complete the reading.

Martinovic & Altarriba

Diakonova-Curtis

2. Prepare for Quiz (RAT).

The 5-question multiple-choice quiz will be on the assigned reading.

SUMMARY

In this session we will explore the relationship between language, memory, and emotions. Do we feel differently in each of our languages?

SESSION SLIDES

APPLICATION: ANGER & CULTURE

Which of the following two contradictory claims is valid?

  (1) Anger is conceptualized in the same way universally. 

  (2) Anger is a social construction and thus varies considerably from culture to culture.

We will explore this question in class and conduct an activity that will help you weigh the evidence in order to make an informed choice.

APPLICATION ACTIVITY

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Learning a Second Language and Anxiety

 
Learning a second language can be anxiety provoking, especially if it is in a classroom setting.
 
Consider the statements adapted from the Foreign Language Anxiety Scale (Horwitz et al., 1986) to assess your experience of anxiety during class activities and see if there is a difference between past and current experiences.