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Pedagogical Linguistics
Vol. 2:1 (2021) ► pp.92–106

Tracing a selfie

Teaching word formation processes using relevant examples from popular culture

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This teaching report focuses on effectiveness of teaching pedagogies of the word formation process to Navajo students at a two-year college in the American Southwest. The activities used to teach the concepts of word formation are illustrated/described. The purpose of using authentic examples including songs from popular culture is to make students aware that these linguistic concepts are related to their everyday lives and in the hope that they can utilize these concepts and integrate real-life examples in their future teaching career. A feedback form was administered to collect the students’ views toward the pedagogies including activities in an introductory Linguistics class.
Keywords: blend, morphology, selfie, shoefie, Navajo, word formation
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.My pedagogical practice and my students
  • 3.Method
  • 4.Results
  • 5.Discussion
  • 6.Conclusion
  • References
Published online: 22 March 2021
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https://doi.org/10.1075/pl.21002.hua
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