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You will write a minimum 7-page essay that considers the questions about the history, culture and language use of your family. Research documents and interview a family member to discuss the questions, as outlined below. Finally, write about your own cultural and linguistic experience.    1. CONTENT Please follow instructions carefully. You must include all components of this project and use APA format. This project should be in an essay format. Therefore, be specific, provide examples (if needed), and do not use short sentences or paragraphs. Revise your project for grammar and punctuation. Section I: History of your Family (2 pages) In this section, you will research your family’s background/history, cultural and linguistic development. What is place of origin of your family (e.g., Cuban, Black, AfroCuban, Native, Asian American), going back several generations (parents, grandparents, etc.)?  For most members of this group, what has been their experience with… (this is not about the country but your family members) Migration patterns (Where do your great grandparents, grandparents, and parents come from? Where do they live now? Where do you live now?) Privilege/oppression (Any privileges in their life? Any fear of oppression?) Education (Did they have any education? What type of education did they get?) Culture (How do you define their culture? What are their traditions, habits, ways of life? How do you define your own culture? Make sure to be specific and provide examples) Language (Phonology – Do they have an accent? How are words pronounced? Morphology – Are there special words used by your family members? Jargons? Syntax – How is their grammar use or issue? Semantics – How do they use the structure of language in relation to meaning? Pragmatics – How do they use language in context? Make sure to be specific and provide examples for at least three (3) linguistic components) Section II: Interviews (2 pages) Interview by phone or face-to-face two (2) family members (or close friends if necessary) to document their past and present around their experiences with… Migration patterns (Where do they come from? Where do they live now? Where do you live now?) Privilege/oppression (Any privileges in their life? Any fear of oppression?) Education (Did they have any education? What type of education did they get?) Culture (How do you define their culture? What are their traditions, habits, ways of life? How do you define your own culture? Make sure to be specific and provide examples) Language (Phonology – Do they have an accent? How are words pronounced? Morphology – Are there special words used by your family members? Jargons? Syntax – How is their grammar use or issue? Semantics – How do they use the structure of language in relation to meaning? Pragmatics – How do they use language in context? Make sure to be specific and provide examples for at least three (3) linguistic components) Section III: Analysis (3 pages) Comparison/Contrast of Family Members Experiences How does this family members’ experiences compare or contrast with the typical history of this same group of people? How do participant 1’s experiences (migration/education/language/culture) compare or contrast with participant 2’s experiences? Sharing Own Experiences How do you fit into this group (or how do you not fit in)? What did you learn about yourself, those around you, and your future students throughout this semester? How will what you learned this semester influence how you teach? Use the content of this class to respond to this question. Be specific and provide examples for each linguistic component. Please request rubric if needed as I would need to take a screenshot of it.Linguistic Memoir Guideline TSL 3080 Formatting Did I answer all the questions? Comments APA Style: 1. Title page 2. Main body 3. Conclusion 4. References Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No APA Style: 1. Font 2. Spacing 3. Page number 4. Indention Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Section 1 - History of your Family The history and place of origin of your family, going back several generations 1. Migration patterns 2. Education 3. Culture 4. Language Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Section 2 - Interviews Participant 1: 1. Migration patterns 2. Education 3. Culture 4. Language Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Participant 2: 1. Migration patterns 2. Education 3. Culture 4. Language Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Section 3 - Analysis How does this family members’ experiences compare or contrast with the typical history of this same group of people? Yes No How do participant 1’s experiences compare with participant 2’s experiences? Yes No How do you fit into this group (or how do you not fit in)? Yes No What did you learn about yourself, those around you, and your future students throughout this semester? Yes No How will what you learned this semester influence how you teach? Yes No Editing Is each sentence a complete thought? (underline please) Yes No Is each sentence a punctuated properly? (underline please) Yes No Are there any spelling errors? (underline please) Yes No Is the word choice appropriate? (underline please) Yes No Page 1 of 5Linguistic Memoir Your Name Here Florida International University History of My Family My family’s cultural experiences are something that holds a very special place in my heart. All of my life I have been surrounded by Cuban culture. From my own knowledge, I thought that all of my family was from Cuba, but I was wrong. Going back several generations, the majority of my family was born and raised in Cuba however, I have family members from previous generations who are from other places. Unfortunately, my family is split up into two since my parents experienced a divorce when I was 6 years old. However, thanks to this assignment I was allowed to learn so much about my cultural background that I was unaware of before completing this assignment. My moms side of the family dates back to many generations located all around the world. As I was asking her questions about the history and place of origin of her side of the family going back several generations she told me that she has family not only from Spain but also from Brazil. The family from Spain is her grandfather who is from Galicia, Spain and in Sao Paulo, Brazil is her grandmother who is my great grandmother. As a young girl, she was given the exposure of a Brazilian and Spanish background which makes a lot of sense. What I mean by this, is that a lot of people have actually approached her and told her that she does not sound like she comes from Cuban parents and I now made the connection that her Spanish background definitely shaped her Spanish speaking skills. When learning about my dad’s family, his past generations were not only from Cuba but from Spain and China. My great grandfather’s grandmother was Spanish as well as my great grandmother and her family were all from Santa Cruz, Tenerife, Islas Canarias. Lastly, my great grandfather was born in China with the last name Chi. According to my father, his sister, uncle, and himself were the only ones to receive a degree. The rest of his family ended their education after graduating high school which in their language is called “secundaria.” Those who came from a different state or country had an accent then my very own such has how they pronounce the “r” and how they drop the “s” which is typically only pronounced when there’s a stressed vowel in the next word. But usually the rest of the time its silent or aspirated like for an example “Las alas” which means the wings and other like “isla” would be pronounced like [ila] which sounds like “eyh-lah”. The language is usually used to describe something that is cool or amazing. The way that we say it in English could be strong, but the language really derives from the Spanish language Chevere means cold or amazing. Since some languages in Spanish are made short that is translated into jevi. All Jays in Spanish are said with the H in English so that language could literally be said like strong. Here exist some lesso