Infographic Spotlight on Applied Linguistic Anthropology
Focus: Word Choice
This Infographic project asks you to research the importance of word choice (focusing on a specific word or words) as it relates to a topic connected to language and culture. The goal of this assignment is to highlight the importance of word choice and the consequences of chosen words in spoken and/or written form. As you have learned in this course, there are numerous contexts or topics which illustrate the connections between language and culture. Choose a context to research that interests you. Possible topics for this assignment include (but are not limited to) the following:
Language and power
Language and ethnicity
Language and class
Language and politics
Language and framing (for example, protester/looter, hurricane victim/criminal, assertive/pushy, etc.,)
Language and doublespeak
Language and gender
Language and bilingualism
Language of inclusion or exclusion
You will create visual slides for your Infographic using PowerPoint. The minimum requirement is 3 slides; you may turn in more than 3 slides if you wish. There is NO penalty for turning in more than 3 slides.
You MUST include all of the elements listed below. The following is one way to organize your slides:
SLIDE 1:
Include Infographic by (your name)
Identify your chosen topic
Identify the word(s) you will be analyzing
Why did you choose this topic to research?
Graphic(s)
SLIDE 2:
Summarize the main points of your research
Make sure to include the consequences of your chosen word(s)
Graphic(s)
SLIDE 3:
Your conclusion and suggestion(s) for future research related to this topic
Identify your source(s) for research (title, author, bibliographic reference)
Graphic(s)
