LING 201: Language and Society (CRN 263)
MWF 9:00-9:50, PHED 215
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This syllabus is subject to change, and you are responsible for changes announced in class.
| 15 Jan—Intro to class | 17 Jan—Defining Sociolinguistics—What do you already know | |
| 20 Jan—Pygmalion | 22 Jan—Pygmalion | 24 Jan—Discussion |
| 27 Jan—Read Chapter 1 | 29 Jan—Coming to Terms | 31 Jan—Coming to Terms |
| 3 Feb—Read Chapter 2 | 5 Feb—Variation and Change | 7 Feb—Variation and Change—Annotation 1 due by 5 |
| 10 Feb—Variation and Change | 12 Feb—Variation and Change—Topic and Questionnaire draft for Field Work due by 5 | 14 Feb—Variation and Change |
| 17 Feb—Break | 19 Feb—Break | 21 Feb—Break |
| 24 Feb—Read Chapter 3 | 26 Feb—Perceptions of Language | 28 Feb—Perceptions of Language |
| 3 Mar—Read Chapter 4 | 5 Mar—Protecting Language | 7 Mar—Protecting Language—Annotation 2 due by 5 |
| 10 Mar—Protecting Language | 12 Mar—Review for Midterm | 14 Mar—Midterm |
| 17 Mar—Read Chapter 5 | 19 Mar—Languages Great and Small | 21 Mar—Languages Great and Small |
| 24 Mar—Languages Great and Small | 26 Mar—Languages Great and Small | 28 Mar—Field Work Update |
| 31 Mar—Break | 2 Apr—Break | 4 Apr—Break |
| 7 Apr—Read Chapter 6 | 9 Apr—Loyalty, Maintenance, etc. | 11 Apr—Loyalty, Maintenance, etc.—Annotation 3 due by 5 |
| 14 Apr—Loyalty, Maintenance, etc. | 16 Apr—Work on Field Work (no class) | 18 Apr—Work on Field Work |
| 21 Apr—Read Chapter 7 | 23 Apr—Multilingualism | 25 Apr—Multilingualism |
| 28 Apr—Read Chapter 8 | 30 Apr—Name, Sex, Religion | 2 May—Name, Sex, Religion |
| 5 May—Name, Sex, Religion | 7 May—Review for Final Exam—Field Work Project due by 5 |
Final Exam: Monday, 12 May, 8:00-10:30
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