language in society

This essay is your opportunity to reflect more extensively about language in your life

This essay is also an opportunity to work on self-expression through writing. Therefore, I do not want to control too much what you write about or how you do that. However, I do expect you to follow standard academic conventions with regards to spelling, grammar, citations, and structure. However, the content is where you should start to explore your own ideas, thoughts, and responses to the materials from this course and your life experiences.

Below are some points, questions, and directions you can consider taking for this essay. You can address these suggestions as much or as little as you like. You can also disregard them and focus on other areas.

Your only requirement with regards to content is that you must directly address the questions: What does language mean to me? How does language play a role in my day to day life? How has studying language as a social phenomenon through this course influence my understanding about communication and the human experience?

Below are suggestions on how you might start to address those to questions. However, you are not required to take these suggestions and can write about what you chose as long as it directly addresses those two main questions and follows the standard conventions of academic writing.

Suggestions :

· Monolingual, Bilingual, Multilingual

· Is speaking multiple or one language important to me…

· Language experiences

· In what everyday experiences do I use language?

· How do I use it?

· Language memories

· Is there an experience with language from my past that I view differently now after taking this course and studying language as a social phenomenon?

· Language and Identity

· What role does language play in my identity?

· Language and Positionality

· How does language influence my position in society?

· Language in Society

· What are some things about language that I will continue to study, think about, or reflect on after this course?

Follow this instructions :

1- Academic Conventions

Did you follow standard conventions for academic writing? This include grammar, spelling, sentence structure, paragraph structure, and overall structure of the writing piece. This also include proper in text citation and references at the end of the writing piece. Are all of your citations done in APA?

2- Content Length

Did you write 1.5 - 2 pages (single spaced) of substantial, thoughtful, and well organized paragraphs that addresses the prompt for this essay?

3- Content Development

Did you incorporate ideas from at least four readings used in the discussion boards? Did you develop strong statements and responses to the prompt for this essay?

Expectations for personal reflection essay:

· Essay must have a title

· Essay must consist of 1.5-2 pages (this page count does not include reference page at the end)

· Single spaced using 12pt Times New Roman or similar font

· These pages must include several substantial, thoughtful, and well-organized paragraphs directly addressing the content instructions posted on canvas

· There should be a clear introduction and conclusion

· Must include direct reference to at least 4 readings used in discussion board

· May include reference to materials used in blog assignments

· May include references to readings and materials found outside of the course

· Ideas, paraphrasing, and quotation from readings and materials must be cited completely and properly according to APA style (otherwise it is plagiarism)

o  Directions for citing in APA style can be found on Canvas under Course Resources

o  Must use in text citations in your paragraphs

o  Must include reference section at the end with full citations of all readings used in personal reflection essay