TOK Language Learning Assignment

What is a polyglot?

• Type of goat

• Someone who speaks only 1 language

• Someone who speaks more than 3 languages

• Someone who speaks 3 languages

What does Richard Simcott think is the best advice for language learning?

• Buy lots of resources

• Don’t buy any resources

• Get resources which are more complex than your current level

• Only purchase resources which motivate you

Steve Kaufman thinks that someone who want to learn a language but doesn't like language learning can still be successful

• True

• False

Finish this quote by Luca Lampariello: Languages cannot be taught, they can only 

• Be earned

• Be learned

• Be experienced

• Be heard

What does Lindie Botes think is the best advice for language learning?

• Punish your failures

• Set few goals

• Reward your successes

John Fotheringham thinks that learning a language in the traditional academic sense is nearly impossible

• True

• False

Which of the following are benefits of learning a second language?

• Helps with career

• Improve physical strength

• Improve memory

What is colloquialism?

• Informal, everyday language

• Technical language (like scientific terms)

• Formal language

• Language that is common throughout multiple cultures

What is slang?

• Formal language

• Language common throughout a culture/country

• Words specific to social groups

What is NOT an example of jargon?

• Proto Indo European

• Legalese

• Government speak