The author makes us consider what it really means about understanding someone's language? What basic human skill/ability is the author highlighting that cuts across all cultures? The Ability to be kind
Describe a time when you were at fault for not communicating with someone because of your own selfishness or lack of compassion. When I am angry at someone and wont listen to their side of the Argument
The Relative Advantages of Learning my Language by Amy Choi
1. The author opens the story with an anecdote. What is the anecdote and what effect does it have on the reader? It has the effect of making us sympathetic as well as a shock value to the story because the Authors Grand Father dies and she treated him so badly as well as not being able to learn the language to listen to his stories.
2. What is the author’s view of the Chinese language in the 2nd paragraph? She thinks it is stupid and a waste of time
3. What is symbolic about the house that the Grandfather mistakes for his own? What does it say about the assimilation of his family into Australian culture? What does it say about his understanding of Australian culture? What is ironic about the inhabitants of this house? Its symbolic because the house is nigh on the same as their house it says that they assimilated baddly because the house owners are Pakistani and are immigrants which highlights the fact that they don't understand what a classic aussi house is
4. What does the death of her grandfather inspire the author to do? It makes her learn Chinese
5. Why is she motivated to know Chinese? What is it she wants to ensure she is able to, regretting that she couldn’t do it with her grandfather? She is learning Chinese so she can learn from older people, she regrets that she couldn't listen to her Grandfather
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