Friday 9th October - Work to complete and be handed in on TUESDAY 13TH OCTOBER

Task 1

Search for My Tongue – Sujata Bhatt

You ask me what I mean

by saying I have lost my tongue.

I ask you, what would you do

if you had two tongues in your mouth,

and lost the first one, the mother tongue,

and could not really know the other,

the foreign tongue.

You could not use them both together

even if you thought that way.

And if you lived in a place you had to

speak a foreign tongue,

your mother tongue would rot,

rot and die in your mouth

until you had to spit it out.

I thought I spit it out

but overnight while I dream,

(munay hutoo kay aakhee jeebh aakhee bhasha)

(may thoonky nakhi chay)

(parantoo rattray svupnama mari bhasha pachi aavay chay)

(foolnee jaim mari bhasha nmari jeebh)

(modhama kheelay chay)

(fullnee jaim mari bhasha mari jeebh)

(modhama pakay chay)

it grows back, a stump of a shoot

grows longer, grows moist, grows strong veins,

it ties the other tongue in knots,

the bud opens, the bud opens in my mouth,

it pushes the other tongue aside.

Everytime I think I've forgotten,

I think I've lost the mother tongue,

it blossoms out of my mouth.

Questions

1.     What are the themes of the poem?

2.     What is the poet´s attitude towards being bilingual? USE QUOTES

3.     Write an analysis of the poem. 200 – 300 words focusing on the language, metaphors and any other techniques used – try to explain the purpose and effect of the language/ techniques. You must use quotes. THIS WILL BE MARKED.

Task 2

CAE Textbook p.170: Read through the page

CAE Textbook p. 26: Complete exercises 1, 2, 3

Task 3

 Complete the table on multilingual identity

	CHINESE	THAI	ENGLISH
In which social domains of the author´s life was each language used?
Who did Minfong Ho learn each language from?
How did she learn this language?
To which part of the body does the writer relate each language?
What problems did she have with each language?
What expressions might she use to describe her relationship with each language?
What does the writer wish to convey by these expressions?

Task 4

Research the pros and cons of Multiculturalism/ Bilingualism using DIGG and save interesting articles to your pocket. Read and make notes on AT LEAST one of these texts. I have put some articles/TED talks on my blog as a starting point for you. If you find any interesting articles, please email them to me so that I can share them with everyone.