Universidad de La Laguna
rev. 2023-11-14

Técnicas de expresión en un idioma moderno
Historia (2023-2024)
UNIT 7

Sessions (weeks 8-9)

TOPIC 7.1
Ancient world

Thurs., 14 Mar.

Assignment 7.
A glimpse of teenage life in ancient Rome ► 6:35 (2012 video) (transcript).

TOPIC 7.2
Language

Fri., 15 Mar.

Speaking in tongues: The history of language ► 3:04 (2009 video) (transcript).

Hear the click consonants ► 2:06 and some basic greetings ► 3:01 in the Khoekhoe language.
Polyglot Alexander Argüelles gives introductory overviews on Old English ► 8:59 and Middle English ► 9:08.
Shakespeare: Original pronunciation ► 10:22.

Written test 1.

TOPIC 7.3
Plagiarism

Wed., 20 Mar.

Plagiarism: Lesson one ► 5:54 (2016 video) (transcript).

Group presentations (5 min each student).

Ancient world

Ancient Roman religion

James Suibhne. Roman mythology animated. 2018. 7:56.

Family in ancient Rome

Chris das Neves, Beverly Johnson. Growing up Roman. 2019. 24:25. (How they did it).

Language

Origin of language

Michael Corballis. The origins and evolution of language. 2018. 17:05.

Plagiarism

Academic plagiarism

Academic integrity and avoiding plagiarism. UVicLibraries, 2016. 2:39.

Plagiarism in music

Plagiarism in the music industry. Fixgerald, 2022. 4:36.

Visual plagiarism

Local artist accused of plagiarism in Balboa Park exhibit. CBS 8 San Diego, 2021. 3:52.