Tues 9/5

In Class Discussion- Exigence and Audience Analysis

Homework-

Read and annotate- Evans & Gusmano and Robinson articles. Watch Joan Leach YouTube Video

 

Thurs 9/7

In Class Discussion

 

Homework- Watch the Leung, Gillon, and DeGraff TED Talks. Take notes. Answer the following questions.

Due Sun 9/10 by 11:59pm on BB

1- what is communication? what are the rules of communication? what goes into communication to make it work?

2- how did english become the “official” language of science?

3- do you agree with the necessity of the public being involved in decision making in science? (citizen science) why or why not?

4- when and how did vaccine hesitancy begin?

5- why is trust important in scientific communication? what builds trust?

6- whose story is most important and why? what determines importance?

7- what is linguistic discrimination and what makes it as valid a form of discrimination as others such as racial and gender discrimination?

8- what is dialect prejudice and why is it one of the last remaining prejudices left?

9- what is communication and what makes it so valueable between people?

10- does profiency in one language really define intelligence?

11- why has the united states greatly undervalued multilingualism?