LING 201-01: Language and Society (CRN 231)
MWF 11:00-11:50, FITZ 307
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This syllabus is subject to change, and you are responsible for changes announced in class.
20 Jan—Intro to class | 22 Jan—Read Introduction (1-8) | |
25 Jan—Pygmalion | 27 Jan—Pygmalion | 29 Jan—discussion |
1 Feb—Read Chapter 1 (11-40) | 3 Feb—The Beginnings of Language Development | 5 Feb—The Beginnings of Language Development |
8 Feb—Read Chapter 2 (41-70) | 10 Feb—Dialogue and Language Development | 12 Feb—Dialogue and Language Development; Annotation 1 due by 5 |
15 Feb—Read Chapter 3 (71-94) | 17 Feb—Language and Regional Variation | 19 Feb—Language and Regional Variation; Field Work update (topic and survey plans) |
22 Feb—Break | 24 Feb—Break | 26 Feb—Break |
1 Mar—Read Chapter 4 (95-112) | 3 Mar—Language and Ethnicity | 5 Mar—Language and Ethnicity |
8 Mar—Read Chapter 5 (113-22) | 10 Mar—Language and Subcultures | 12 Mar—Language and Subcultures; Annotation 2 due by 5 |
15 Mar—Read Chapter 6 (123-58) | 17 Mar—Language and Situation | 19 Mar—Language and Situation |
22 Mar—Midterm | 24 Mar—Read Chapter 7 (159-72) | 26 Mar—Language and Social Class |
29 Mar—Language and Social Class; Field Work update (number of surveys completed; questions; problems) | 31 Mar—Work on Field Work Project (class will not meet) | 2 Apr—Work on Field Work Project (class will not meet) |
5 Apr—Break | 7 Apr—Break | 9 Apr—Break |
12 Apr—Read Chapter 8 (173-200) | 14 Apr—Language and Gender | 16 Apr—Language and Gender |
19 Apr—Read Chapter 9 (201-214) | 21 Apr—Linguistic Diversity | 23 Apr—Linguistic Diversity; Annotation 3 due by 5 |
26 Apr—Read Chapter 10 (215-246) | 28 Apr—Language and Social Interaction | 30 Apr—Language and Social Interaction |
3 May—Read Chapter 11 (247-288) | 5 May—Language and Representation | 7 May—Language and Representation |
10 May—Review for Final Exam; Field Work Paper due by 5 |
Final Exam: Monday, 17 May: 2:00-4:30
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