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Reflection and review • 347 Reflection and review Reflection overview With this review, you will wrap up chapter 4. As we close the theme of “La vida que vivimos,” you will reflect on how you want or expect your routine to change in the future. You will demonstrate your ability to express your thoughts in writing, work with peers and your instructor to edit your writing, and continue building writing skills. You will also reflect on your language-learning experience so far and determine how you want to approach the next chapter. Learning objectives: Communication ❏ I can talk about language learning itself. ❏ I can reflect on how my routine aligns with my values. ❏ I can discuss my future routine. ❏ I can reflect on how language-skill development affects my future daily life. 69. Lengua y valores 67 Discuss the video “How Language Shapes the Way We Think” by cognitive sci- entist Lera Boroditsky. Share your thoughts (in English) with your peers. You can watch the video here: https://www.ted.com/talks/lera_boroditsky_how_language_shapes_the_way_we_think?language=en. 1. What most surprised or interested you from this video? 2. Boroditsky mentions potential implications for eyewitness testimony. Just based on the video, what are some of the potential differences in how speakers of various languages might describe the way an event happened? 3. Do you know which direction is southeast? How? 4. We often talk about the travel and occupational benefits of being bilingual, but what are some other benefits we might experience based on what we heard in this video? 5. If you already speak more than one language, do you find that certain feelings are best expressed in one language more than the other? Alternatively, here is a five-minute talk on the brain benefits of bilingualism: https://www.ted.com/talks/mia_nacamulli_the_benefits_of_a_bilingual_brain/transcript?language=es. 68 67 “How Language Shapes the Way We Think” by Lera Boroditsky. TED.com. November 2017. https://www.ted.com/talks/ lera_boroditsky_how_language_shapes_the_way_we_think?language=en. 68 “The Benefits of a Bilingual Brain” by Mia Nacamulli. TED.com. June 2015. https://www.ted.com/talks/mia_nacamulli_the _benefits_of_a_bilingual_brain/transcript?language=es.