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Senegal
2012-2013
What is Global Citizen Year?
3
WHY I LOVE ENGLISH
What do you think distinguishes
other languages from English?
The Danger of Translation
 How does one say:
 I want him/her/it
 I love him/her/it
 I like him/her/it
 How does one say:
 Damay ko bëgg
Bëgg naa ko
Muy laay bëgg
English
Wolof
What is the
difference?
The difference between “Go!” and “Go, please.”
What Makes
English Unique?
The Beauty of Subtlety
 What makes James Joyce, Shakespeare, and
Oscar Wilde so great?
 Sarcasm
 Innuendo
 Irony
 Word Play
 Wit
1
The Capacity for Creativity
 Presidents can make words a “norm” like
“normalcy.”
 Conceptualization vs. Actualization
 How do we transfer our ideas into reality?
 How does English shape our mindsets and ability
to create?
 Is language necessary in order to link ideas?
2
The Ability to Imagine
 How does one define the unknown?
 What is the power of
 "Almost in the centre of this sky, above the
Prichistensky boulevard, surrounded and convoyed on
every side by stars but distinguished from them all by
its nearness to the earth, its white light and its long
uplifted tail, shone the huge, brilliant comet of the year
1812 - the comet which was said to portend all
manner of horrors and the end of the world.“ –Tolstoy,
War and Peace
3
If you are you’re saying to yourself,
I have no idea
what I want to
major in college.
Where do I go to college?!
I’m just not ready.
I wish
that I
could
do
some
good.
I want to learn a
language before
it’s too late.
Consider taking a bridge year!
I want a
hands on
learning
experience!
I want adventure,
challenge, and personal
growth.
I want to
work on a
language
that I’ve
been
learning in
school.
I want to live in another culture.
12
I want to learn some
cool unexpected lessons!
PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR
ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY
HAVE…
http://globalcitizenyear.org/author/barker-carlock/
barker.carlock@yahoo.com
(214) 770-5772
Fin
Merci
Barker Carlock 2013

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Why, i love english presentation

  • 2. What is Global Citizen Year?
  • 3. 3
  • 4.
  • 5. WHY I LOVE ENGLISH
  • 6. What do you think distinguishes other languages from English?
  • 7. The Danger of Translation  How does one say:  I want him/her/it  I love him/her/it  I like him/her/it  How does one say:  Damay ko bëgg Bëgg naa ko Muy laay bëgg English Wolof What is the difference? The difference between “Go!” and “Go, please.”
  • 9. The Beauty of Subtlety  What makes James Joyce, Shakespeare, and Oscar Wilde so great?  Sarcasm  Innuendo  Irony  Word Play  Wit 1
  • 10. The Capacity for Creativity  Presidents can make words a “norm” like “normalcy.”  Conceptualization vs. Actualization  How do we transfer our ideas into reality?  How does English shape our mindsets and ability to create?  Is language necessary in order to link ideas? 2
  • 11. The Ability to Imagine  How does one define the unknown?  What is the power of  "Almost in the centre of this sky, above the Prichistensky boulevard, surrounded and convoyed on every side by stars but distinguished from them all by its nearness to the earth, its white light and its long uplifted tail, shone the huge, brilliant comet of the year 1812 - the comet which was said to portend all manner of horrors and the end of the world.“ –Tolstoy, War and Peace 3
  • 12. If you are you’re saying to yourself, I have no idea what I want to major in college. Where do I go to college?! I’m just not ready. I wish that I could do some good. I want to learn a language before it’s too late. Consider taking a bridge year! I want a hands on learning experience! I want adventure, challenge, and personal growth. I want to work on a language that I’ve been learning in school. I want to live in another culture. 12 I want to learn some cool unexpected lessons!
  • 13. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE… http://globalcitizenyear.org/author/barker-carlock/ barker.carlock@yahoo.com (214) 770-5772