The objective of this project is to create a 5-7 minutes video to display your own individual linguistic profile based on the concepts and terms you learnt from the course ELAN130 “Introduction to Linguistics”.

Step by step guidelines to help you prepare your digital story:

Creating a 5-7 minutes digital story for the course “Introduction to Linguistics” to display your own individual linguistic profile can be a creative and an engaging project. 

The objective of this project is to create a 5-7 minutes video to display your own individual linguistic profile based on the concepts and terms you learnt from the course ELAN130 “Introduction to Linguistics.

Step by step guidelines to help you prepare your digital story:

Creating a 5-7 minutes digital story for the course “Introduction to Linguistics” to display your own individual linguistic profile can be a creative and an engaging project. 

The objective of this project is to create a 5-7 minutes video to display your own individual linguistic profile based on the concepts and terms you learnt from the course ELAN130 “Introduction to Linguistics”. 

Here’s a step-by-step guide:

Step 1 : Find a Story Line

Find a story line (e.g Comparing features of your own language with others like in a party with people from different language backgrounds; a trip to different countries where different languages are used; a journey from childhood to adulthood meeting friends with different linguistic features; comparing a friend or a close relative’s linguistic profile with yours, etc…). 

Step 2: Choose Your Focus

Select a Linguistic Aspect: Decide on the linguistic aspect you want to focus on. It could be your language background, dialect, language learning experiences, or any linguistic phenomenon that interests you.

Step 3: Plan Your Story

Storyboarding: Outline the key elements of your story. Consider a chronological approach or organize it thematically. Create a storyboard to visualize how your digital story will unfold. The following are sample storyboards that you can choose from: 

1. Journey from Childhood to Adulthood:

Storyline: Trace your linguistic development from childhood to adulthood. Share anecdotes, language learning milestones, and changes in linguistic preferences over the years. Reflect on how personal experiences contribute to the evolution of an individual’s linguistic profile.