On Tuesday, I got to showcase my video for project 10-10-10. Afterward, I began a class discussion to do two things. One, to critique my video and two, to inquire the class' thoughts and opinions of what they thought the message was. The discussion got more and more in depth about culture, language, identity and brought about many interesting thoughts. For example, diversification. Why is it that if a person is Filipino, Hawaiian, Local, etc. they are considered diverse, but if I'm French, German, and Irish (ethnicity - race), it's not considered diverse?
Jill talked about emergence and language affordances. Emergence is the process in which something is known or becomes known; she used the example of students in the class reacting all surprise after realizing and identifying the different images (convoluted/mixed) she (Jill) had showcased beforehand. It was really interesting to physically see how the theory was simplified into a simple reaction.
Hand gestures or physical gestures I should say, also play a role in language comprehension and communication. Jill told Greg, in class, to have a seat in Tahitian. Before that, Jill had taught the class how to ask how are you in Tahitian - both casual and formal way.
Formal: E aha te huru? Casual: Maita'i 'oe?
Greg, have a seat - in Tahitian. Yet from the first exercise, Greg kept trying to repeat what Jill was saying in Tahitian. Three or four times Greg did the same, until finally Jill used her hands to point Greg to the seat, did he finally realize what was requested of him to do. It was fun and an interesting sight to see.
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