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 Kate Wessman Multilingualism in the U.S.A. *1. What does this phrase mean to you? What languages do you think of? Where have you heard them before?

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1  Kate Wessman Multilingualism in the U.S.A. *1

2 What does this phrase mean to you? What languages do you think of? Where have you heard them before? …???

3 Let’s explore multilingualism! *2 1.“The Crayon Box that Talked” by Shane DeRolfe (1996) 2.Foreign Language Influence on English “We are a box of crayons, Each one of us unique. But when we get together, The picture is complete.” DeRolf (1996)

4  Chandelier  Oy vey  Cashew  Guerilla (warfare)  Schmooze  Pizza  Algebra  Ballet  Kindergarten  Aficionado  Cul-de-sac  Bungalow Guess the word origin:  Salsa  Fortissimo  Hamburger  Croissant  Sierra  Coyote  Balcony  Pajamas  Hummus  Khaki  Add any others you might know and share them with the class!

5 Languages in the U.S. Today:  On the following maps:  White = language not spoken  Yellow = language somewhat spoken  Red= Language widely spoken *Range, varying degrees

6 English language in the U.S. *3

7 French language in the U.S. *3

8 Portuguese language in the U.S. *3

9 Spanish language in the U.S. *3

10 How did the U.S. become so multilingual? *4

11 Where it all started: European Exploration of the New World *5

12 Spanish: *6 *7

13 Portuguese *8 *9

14 French *10 *11

15 English *12 *13

16 Timeline of Discoveries  1492: Columbus’ ships (the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria) depart Spain for the New World  1494: Spain and Portugal split territory in the New World with the Treaty of Tordesillas  1500: Portuguese colonize Brazil  1513: Juan Ponce de Leon lands in Florida and names it La Florida, meaning “place of flowers”  1519: Spaniard Hernan Cortés lands in Mexico  1524: French explore region between Florida and Newfoundland for route to the Pacific Ocean  1585: Sir Walter Raleigh of England tries to set up a colony in Roanoke, North Carolina.  1607: King James of England sends a group to settle the Chesapeake region in Virginia. Jamestown becomes the first permanent English settlement in North America.  1608: Frenchmen Samuel de Champlain establishes a fur trading post at Quebec (in Canada)

17 So how did we go from this…

18 …to this?!  English-speaking  French-speaking  Portuguese -speaking  Spanish-speaking & many, many more!

19 Committee Assignments *14

20 Bibliography of Pictures: 1. http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture 2009/02/language-matters/ http://www.oberholtzer-creative.com/visualculture 2009/02/language-matters/ 2. http://umsenglishdepartment.blogspot.com/2010_10_24_archive.html http://umsenglishdepartment.blogspot.com/2010_10_24_archive.html 3. http://arcgis.mla.org/mla/default.aspx http://arcgis.mla.org/mla/default.aspx 4. http://www.njfamily.com/NJ-Family/September-2012/Eight-Myths-About-Multilingual-Kids/ http://www.njfamily.com/NJ-Family/September-2012/Eight-Myths-About-Multilingual-Kids/ 5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Colonization_of_the_Americas_1750.PNG http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Colonization_of_the_Americas_1750.PNG 6. http://gospain.about.com/od/spanishlife/ig/Spanish-Flags/Spanish-Flag.htm http://gospain.about.com/od/spanishlife/ig/Spanish-Flags/Spanish-Flag.htm 7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gustav_Adolf_Closs__Die_Schiffe_des_Columbus_-_1892.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gustav_Adolf_Closs__Die_Schiffe_des_Columbus_-_1892.jpg 8. http://terrifictop10.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/portugal-flag.gifhttp://terrifictop10.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/portugal-flag.gif 9. http://www.golisbon.com/culture/age-of-discovery.html http://www.golisbon.com/culture/age-of-discovery.html 10. http://bestflag.blogspot.com/2012/09/french-flag.html http://bestflag.blogspot.com/2012/09/french-flag.html 11. http://www.historicfortsnelling.org/history/fur-tradehttp://www.historicfortsnelling.org/history/fur-trade 12. http://zona-information-scholarship.blogspot.com/2011/01/british-chevening-scholarship-20102011.html http://zona-information-scholarship.blogspot.com/2011/01/british-chevening-scholarship-20102011.html 13. http://www.chesapeakebay.net/discover/bayhistory/johnsmith http://www.chesapeakebay.net/discover/bayhistory/johnsmith 14. http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110130/education/is-italian-an-endangered-language-in-malta.347685http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110130/education/is-italian-an-endangered-language-in-malta.347685


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