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The English language is a borrowed language, a blend of words from many languages from around the world. We see this in the various ways sounds are represented by letters and letter combinations. In transparent or shallow orthographies, there is high predictability and consistent letter-sound correspondence whereas in opaque or deep orthographies, there are many ways to spell the same sound as well as there are many sounds for the same spellings (Burkins & Yates, 2021; Moats, 2020). This assignment description is a guided inquiry for preservice teachers to explore the concept of etymology by watching and reflecting on six TED Ed Talks.
Publication Date
2024
Keywords
Phonics, morphology, structured literacy, science of reading, orthography, deep language, etymology, teacher education, English Language Arts, elementary education
Disciplines
Applied Linguistics | Curriculum and Instruction | Educational Methods | Elementary Education | Elementary Education and Teaching | First and Second Language Acquisition | Gifted Education | Morphology | Phonetics and Phonology | Pre-Elementary, Early Childhood, Kindergarten Teacher Education | Semantics and Pragmatics | Syntax
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Wolff, David, "Exploring Etymology Assignment Description" (2024). Open Educational Resources - Teaching and Learning. 8.
https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/oer-teaching/8
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