Tentative Schedule for 8-Week Terms
(Subject to Change As Necessary)

Week 1:

Assignments:

MyHeritage and Elluminate Orientation.

Complete Check-In Tasks (watch videos, read Syllabus, etc. Online students should complete these tasks and attend or watch the Elluminate orientation session.)

Begin Reading the Following Chapters:

History of Sociolinguistics (Chapters 1* & 2*)
Ethnography (Chapters 3 & 4*)
Pragmatics (Chapters 5 & 6*)
Language and Gender (Chapter 11)
Language Variation (Chapters 13 & 14)
Pidgins and Creoles (Chapter 16)
Individual Bilingualism (Chapters 17, 18, & 19*)
Group Multilingualism (Chapter 23)
Language Policy (Chapter 26)

* = Optional Readings. Read If Time Permits.

Intro to Course(s) 438-538 and 435W-535.

Discussion of Field Research Project and Review of Literature Assignments.

Weeks 2-5:

Worth through Discussion and Overview of the Following by Dr. Schmidt. You can attend class live online Jan. 20-22, listen to recorded sessions, and/or look at the posted chapter outlines

History of Sociolinguistics
Introduction to Sociolinguistics (Read Fromkin, Chapter 7 if you have this text already)
Ethnography (Read SL Chapter 3)
Pragmatics (Read SL Chapters 5)
Language and Gender (Read SL Chapter 11)
Language Variation (Read SL Chapters 13 & 14)
Pidgins and Creoles (Read SL Chapter 16)
Individual Bilingualism (Read SL Chapters 17 & 18)
Group Multilingualism (Read SL Chapter 23)
Language Policy

Discuss Field Research Topic Ideas with Dr. Schmidt by Week 4.

Find Sources for Review of Literature in the Online Library.

Start Field Research Projects (individual or group).

Prior to Week 6:

Post Forum Responses to Chapters Dr. Schmidt Presented.

Work on Review of Literature Draft.

Sign up for Seminar Leadership Section:

Pragmatics (Chap. 7, 8*, 9*, or 10*)
Language & Gender (Chap. 12*)
Language Variation (Chap. 15*)
Diglossia (Chaps. 20, 21, or 22*)
Linguistic Minorities & Language Policies (Chap. 24*)
Language Policy & Planning (Chap. 25)
Literacy and Language Planning (Chap. 27)
Multilingualism, Policies & Education (Chap. 28)
Language Policies & Language Rights (Chap. 29*)

* = Priority Chapters. If No Student Selects, Dr. Schmidt Covers.

Weeks 6-7:

Review of Literature Due Feb 24.

Record Your Chapter Presentation or Have Dr. Schmidt Record It Live Online by Feb. 24.

Propose Forum Question for Your Chapter by Feb. 26.

Week 8:

Present Field Research Project by Mar. 1.

All Forum posts due by Mar 3.

Submit final draft of Field Research Paper by Mar. 4.