LING 320-01: History of the English Language (CRN 293)
MWF 1-1:50, FITZ 307
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| 29 Aug—Intro to class; “Its Academic, or Is It?” | 31 Aug—Read pp. 234-45; Phonetics | |
| 3 Sept—Phonetics | 5 Sept—Phonetics Quiz | 7 Sept—Read Chapter 2 (4-7); Indo-European Tree |
| 10 Sept—Indo-European Tree | 12 Sept—No Class | 14 Sept—No Class |
| 17 Sept—Read Chapter 3 (8-29) | 19 Sept—Old English | 21 Sept—Old English |
| 24 Sept—Old English—Research Topic Ideas | 26 Sept—Old English | 28 Sept—Old English Quiz |
| 1 Oct—Exam 1 | 3 Oct— Read Chapter 4 (30-55) | 5 Oct—Middle English; Annotation #1 due by 5 |
| 8 Oct—Middle English | 10 Oct—Middle English | 12 Oct—Middle English |
| 15 Oct— Middle English Quiz | 17 Oct—Read Chapter 5 (56-75) | 19 Oct—Early Modern English; Annotation #2 due by 5 |
| 22 Oct—Early Modern English | 24 Oct—Early Modern English | 26 Oct—No Class |
| 29 Oct—Early Modern English | 31 Oct—Early Modern English Quiz | 2 Nov—Exam 2 |
| 5 Nov—Read Chapter 6 (76-91) | 7 Nov—Modern English | 9 Nov—Modern English; Annotation #3 due by 5 |
| 12 Nov—Modern English | 14 Nov—Modern English | 16 Nov—Modern English; Research Paper update |
| 19 Nov—Thanksgiving Break | 21 Nov—Thanksgiving Break | 23 Nov—Thanksgiving Break |
| 26 Nov—Read Chapter 7 (91-115) | 28 Nov—World Englishes | 30 Nov—World Englishes; Annotation #4 due by 5 |
| 3 Dec—Read Chapter 20 (298-363) | 5 Dec—Regional Variations | 7 Dec—Regional Variations |
| 10 Dec—Regional Variations | 12 Dec—Regional Variations; Review | 14 Dec—Presentations; Research Paper due by 5 |
Final Exam: Wednesday, 19 Dec. 11:00-1:30
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