At each screening, participants are encouraged to fill out and submit feedback forms which are then used by the filmmakers to improve their work. Here are a few of the comments...

“This film is filled with vivid examples of bilingualism in action, showing how speakers draw on the resources of different languages in everyday interaction. As always, the linguistic practices of everyday life run counter to the prescriptions of  the language experts. And ‘Present 一個 Project’ is as lively and entertaining as it is informative. I recommend it to students and researchers - and indeed to anyone who is interested in the many and varied ways people use language (and languages) to communicate with each other.”

- Lesley Milroy, University of Michigan

- Li Wei, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

"Very impressive, particularly for such a quick-turnaround project."

- David Bowie, University of Central Florida
 

"I really enjoyed it - I was impressed by how many voices you pulled together to make a coherent statement."

- Anna Babel, University of Michigan

"I'm amazed at how far you've come in such short a time. If your current work is a token of your future endeavors, your efforts will readily and rapidly transcend ours."

- Walt Wolfram, North Carolina State University (also a sociolinguistic filmmaker)

"I really liked the juxtaposition of code-mixing data with different opinions, both academic and non-academic perspectives."

- Heidi Quinn, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

"It's nice to see people who want to spread the work that linguists do to wider audiences and I think your film can do just that.  It is professional and sophisticated enough that linguists, anthropologists, communication scholars, etc. would benefit from it yet it is accessible enough that beginning students and the public in general can enjoy it and learn from it as well.  I look forward to being able to show this film to my students (and my family and friends)!"

- Lisa Del Torto, University of Michigan

"I can't tell you how amazing it was to see the documentary. I don't think I can over-emphasize that - it was so incredibly well done. You really have a gift for telling a story."

- Manu Sporny, CEO, Digital Bazar, Inc.

"This film was REALLY INTERESTING.  I loved it!  It looks very professional, and it held my attention throughout.  I like the mix of humor and seriousness, of academic and  personal comments. I would definitely recommend this film – for other linguistics classes, for classes on Chinese history and politics, and for American culture classes (to exhibit the contrast between monolingual and multilingual societies).  I would also recommend it to friends who are bilingual. My parents grew up in Israel and tease each other all the time about code-switching (they try to prevent themselves from doing it); I would show them this movie so they can see how natural it is, and hear people who argue that it’s not harmful."

- Daphna Atias, undergraduate student, University of Michigan

© 2005-2007 Katherine Chen and Gray Carper