- Language and culture are deeply connected, as language conveys cultural traditions and shared values. One's perception of the world is shaped by their cultural background and the language they use. - Examining language can reveal a culture's values, norms, and standards. Language keeps cultural identities alive but people who speak more than one language may struggle with issues of cultural identity and perception. - How people perceive others' language abilities can relate to assumptions about their culture, background, or ethnicity, presenting issues of prejudice and struggles with self-esteem for those with accents. Effectively addressing this requires looking beyond surface-level factors.

1. Language and Cultural Identity Graphic: http://www.lausti.com/articles/internet/languages.jpg

5. Context in Language http://www.neurevolution.net/wp-content/uploads/quit_stealing.jpg/

6. Context from Meaning http://www.monkeynoodle.org/comp/the_tree.pdf

7. Slips of the tongue http://www.ling.upenn.edu/courses/Fall_2003/ling001/turkey_freud.gif

8. Language and Culture To examine our language, then, is also to examine our values, norms, and standards. Graphic: http://tinyurl.com/2kx89k

13. But what if you speak more than one language? http://www.lucinda.net/surber/graphics0506/languages.jpg

15. Multiple Personality Disorder?

16. Performing Identity Performing Identity: a Stage for Multilingual English and Multicultural Englishness http://www.britishcouncil.org/studies/england/rajendran.htm

17. Performing Identity

18. What about your English? http://school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart/images/questns.gif

19. Performing Identity

21. If you were asked, ‘How come your English is so good?’ What would you say?

22. English Power-speak

23. English Power-speak

25. Reality Check 2

26. Not only accent, but skin color, too!

30. Self-perception