Language, Culture, and Perception: The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis

Subgroup Size

Large Group

Duration

1 hour and 10 minutes

External Cost

No

Lesson Plan

Source

Activity adapted by Lindsey Macdonald, CILMAR, from the following:
 

Rachel Anderson Droogsma, PhD, for the Minnesota State University, Mankato’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) Capstone Project (Spring 2008). The activity is no longer available online.

Pens/pencils, paper, computers/tablets/smartphones, access to the Internet, two videos on the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis in the movie Arrival (Links), a projector to play videos, whiteboard or flip chart