!: This episode talks about the use of the exclamation point and its origins.
Coding: This episode talks about the future of coding as a language.
Link: https://www.netflix.com/browse?jbv=80216752

Documentary about Whale communication; similar to what we talked about in class. Talks about pods and different accents and interactions.

A website that documents all existing languages and provides videos of them. Their purpose is language revitalization. They also have various languages spoken with different accents. They have short and intriguing videos on their YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/user/wikitongues

Scientific American Mind, 18(4), 13-13. Infographic that talks about how non-verbal language reveals your roots and heritage, such as body language.

This essay compares the controversies surrounding actions taken by two school boards-one in Hawai'i and the other in Oakland-in their attempts to help students in their districts attain fluency in standard English. Public reactions expressed during each of these two incidents demonstrated a general lack of understanding about languages and nonstandard dialects. The myths and characterizations about Hawai'i Creole English and African American Vernacular English, and the issues these two stigmatized dialects have raised, point to educational policy implications concerning academic achievement and the politics of language.