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What does SKILLS stand for?
School Kids Investigating Language in Life and Society
What is linguistics?
The scientific study of language and how it is structured.
What is Personal identity? What is Social Identity?
Personal Identity: Psychological and Physical traits. Personal dispositions. “a person's inherent qualities of mind and character". Unique individual characteristics
Social Identity: Aspects of self. Refers to a person’s membership in a social group. self -selected or assigned at birth.
What kind of language would you be using when you are doing a class presentation versus talking to your friends at lunch?
Possible Answers:
Giving a Class Presentation = formal, academic
Talking to your friends at lunch = slang, informal, casual
What is a hypothesis?
a proposed assumption or prediction of the relationship between your variables that you think will be found after you conduct your research
When is SKILLS day?
Friday May 23, 2025
Name 1 of the four general agreements about language
Possible Answers: Language is: social, systematic, symbolis, has multiple modalities
Give an example of two of your identities
Possible Answers:
You can give me your: gender identity, sibling order, personality trait, career goals, race, age group, etc...
What is code-switching? Give an example of it
Code-Switching: Involves adjusting speech, behavior, and expression to make others comfortable
Possible Example: A bilingual Spanish-English child may speak Spanish at home, English in class, and Spanish again at recess
Research involves gathering data, information, or facts to deepen knowledge on a specific topic
We do it to builds on past knowledge or ideas to expand understanding. It can be Basic Research which focuses on documented and tested information to enhance understanding of a topic. Or it can be Applied Research which explores how research can be used in real-life situations
What will you be doing at SKILLS day?
Possible Answers: Presenting Research Project, Listening to others present, going on a tour of UCSB, participating in a poster presentation
What is the difference between prescriptive and descriptive linguistics?
Perscriptive Langauge: Focuses on the “Correct” way to speak a language. Usually the standard version of a language & written forms. Resistant to language change & influence
Descriptive Language: Focus on how language is ACTUALLY used by a community of speakers. Language change over time. No “pure” language
What is intersectionality? Give an example of it.
Intersectionality: The understanding that the intersections between different identities create unique experiences; no social identity is independent of another
Possible Examples: being the oldest child + Spanish speaker = having to translate for your parents and grandparents
What is language brokering? Give an example of this
Language Brokering: Refers to children of immigrant families who interpret and translate between different cultures and languages
Possible Example: A child translates a job application from English to Spanish for their Spanish-speaking parent.
How would you go about coming up with a topic/problem for your research project?
Possible Answers: It can be based on your observations, things that you are interested in, something that you read that made you question something, etc...
What are the names of the 2 undergraduate instructors
Jasmine and Serenity
How do you use language in the classroom? Give an example of how it differs when you talk to your teacher versus your peers
Possible Answer:
Teacher = using academic language, being more formal
Peers = more casual, use slang words, pretty informal
What is a microaggression? Give an example of a microaggression
Microaggression: Small verbal, behavioral, or environmental slights that send negative or hostile messages to marginalized groups. Often seem harmless to the person saying them but can be hurtful to the person receiving them.
Possible Example: "You speak really good English!" (Implies the person isn’t expected to be fluent.)
What is translanguaging? Give an example of it.
Translanguaging: Utilizes your entire linguistic repertoire, blending languages and dialects to communicate
Possible Example: A bilingual student might say, "I’m going to the store, but I need to buy some pan (bread) for dinner," mixing English and Spanish.
What occurs when you are interpreting your results?
You are reporting your findings and sharing it with others to share what you learned about your research topic/question
What are the names of the 5 undergraduate mentors?
Esmeralda, Tania, Vanessa, Kristen, and Leslie
Name one part of language and define it and give an example of it
Phonetics: How sounds are produced (how people make sounds) and heard (what it sounds like) Phonology: The sounds that exist and the way they go together in a language Morphology: Word structures and parts Syntax: Sentence structure and word classes Semantics: meaning at different levels (Ex: cap) Pragmatics: Language in use and the contexts in which it is used (e.g. politeness)
What is linguistic profiling? Give an example
Linguistic Profiling: Making judgments about people based on how they speak.
Possible Examples: A job interviewer prefers a candidate with a "standard" accent over someone with a regional or ethnic accent. Phone discrimination, hiring bias, etc.
What is linguistic repertoire? What is an example of your linguistic repertoire?
Linguistic Repertoire: Your Linguistic Knowledge - The skills and knowledge you have of one or more languages. Acquired through various contexts like home, school, and social settings
Possible Example: Using Spanglish with friends and siblings at home and school, English at school with your teachers, Spanish with your parents at home
What does reviewing the literature mean?
Reviewing the literature means finding and looking at credible sources that talks about what is already known about your topic. You are trying to figure out what other people have researched about your topic already