Tentative Schedule
(Subject to Change As Necessary)

Materials That Will Be Covered During Weekend #1:

Discussion (Forums and/or Classroom) and Overview of the Following by Dr. Schmidt:

History of Sociolinguistics (Chapters 1 & 2)
Ethnography (Chapters 3 & 4)
Pragmatics (Chapters 5, 6, & 8)
Language Variation (Chapters 13 & 14)
Individual Bilingualism (Chapters 17, 18, & 19)
Group Multilingualism (Chapter 23)

Assignments:

Week 1+ (Prior to Weekend #1):

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 chapters above

Sign up for Seminar Leadership Section (Read/View Overview):

Pragmatics (Chap. 7, 9, or 10)
Language & Gender (Chap. 11 or 12)
Language Variation (Chap. 15)
Pidgins & Creoles (Chap. 16)
Diglossia (Chaps. 20, 21, or 22)
Linguistic Minorities & Language Policies (Chap. 24)
Language Policy & Planning (Chap. 25)
Language Planning Goals (Chap. 26)
Literacy and Language Planning (Chap. 27)
Multilingualism, Policies & Education (Chap. 28)
Language Policies and Language Rights (Chap. 29)

Weekend #1 (March 13-15)

Cover Chapters Listed in Readings Above. Dr. Schmidt will record the class sessions on Tegrity for later internet viewing or review.

Discuss Research Topic Ideas; Start Your Research Blog

Research: Finding Sources for Review of Lit

Prior to Weekend #2 (All Students):

Read and Prepare Your Chapter Presentation

Work on Forum Responses

Work on Review of Lit

Start Field Research Projects (individual or group)

Prior to Weekend #2 (Online Students Only):

Read Chapter Outlines and/or View Recorded Sessions

Attend or View Online Office Hours (TBA) If You Have Questions

Materials That Will Be Covered During Weekend #2 (April 12-14):

Research Assignments:

Half of Research Journal Entries due before Weekend #2

Forums on Dr. Schmidt's Chapters due before during Weekend #2

Draft of Review of Literature Due (bring what you have to Weekend #2)

Graduate Student Presentations (may defer to Weekend #3)

Seminar Topics (as chosen and assigned; to be presented during Weekend #2 (as listed below):

Pragmatics (Chaps. 7, 9, & 10)
Language & Gender (Chaps. 11 & 12)
Language Variation (Chap. 15)
Pidgins & Creoles (Chap. 16)
Diglossia (Chaps. 20, 21, & 22)
Linguistic Minorities & Language Policies (Chap. 24)
Language Policy & Planning (Chap. 25)
Language Planning Goals (Chap. 26)
Literacy and Language Planning (Chap. 27)
Multilingualism, Policies & Education (Chap. 28)
Week 9: Language Policies and Language Rights (Chap. 29)

Prior to Weekend #3 (All Students):

Complete Research Journal

Prepare Field Research Presentation

Work on Student Forums

Prior to Weekend #3 (Online Students Only):

Record Your Chapter Presentation on Elluminate by Apr. 21st

Record Your Research Presentations on Elluminate by Apr. 28th

Materials That Will Be Covered During Weekend #3:

Assignments:

Weekend #3 (May 3-4):

Review of Lit Due (All Students)

All Research Journal Entries Due by May 3rd

Undergraduate Field Research Presentations

Discussion of Sociolinguistics Topics on the ESL and BLE WEST-E Exams

As Desired by Students: Review of Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) or other technical aspect of linguistics, etc. for WEST-E

AFTER Weekend #3:

(1) All Forum posts due by May 5.
(2) Submit final draft of Field Research Paper by May 6.