Watch Video | Jamila Lyiscott: Three Ways to Speak English
2.Read | Five Reasons Why People Code-SwitchLinks to an external site.https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/04/13/177126294/five-reasons-why-people-code-switch
3.Read |How We Code Switch EverydayLinks to an external site.https://www.unitedlanguagegroup.com/learn/linguistic-code-switching
4.Answer the following questions based on the video and readings:
What was the main point(s) of Jamila Lyiscott’s spoken word? (Please write in complete sentences.)
What do you think it means to be a “competent communicator” in her life? (Connect your answers to the readings and video)
Discuss the benefits and challenges in code-switching? Make clear connections between the video and reading for your examples.
How might “code-switching” support competent communication? Give an example.
You may not have been aware at the time, but given what you have learned, describe a time when you have code-switched. What switches did you make? (i.e. vocabulary, accent, language, grammar style, presentation of self).
How aware and how competent would you assess yourself in that situation? How did it feel? Was it effective? Explain why or why not.