Weekend # 1:

Friday:

Introduction to Course.
History of Sociolinguistics. Read Chaps. 1 and 2.

Saturday:

Ethnography. Read Chaps. 3 and 4.
Pragmatics. Read Chaps. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.

Sunday:

Individual Bilingualism. Read Chaps. 17, 18, and 19.

Assignments:

On-Line Research Journal (Blog) Due February 24th by 5:00 p.m.

Weekend # 2:

Friday:

Language and Gender. Read Chaps. 11 and 12.

Saturday:

Language and Variation. Read Chaps. 13, 14, and 15.
Pidgins and Creoles. Read Chap. 16.
Diglossia. Read Chaps. 20, 21, and 22.

Sunday:

Group Multilingualism. Read Chaps. 23 and 24.
Presentations.
Course Evaluations.

Assignments:

Review of Literature Due March 6th by 5:00 p.m.

Weekend #3 (Undergraduate Students Only):

Friday:

Peer Review of Drafts.

Saturday:

Language Policy and Planning. Read Chaps. 25, 26, and 27.
Multilingualism, Policies, and Education. Read Chaps. 28 and 29.
Sociolinguistics Topics on the ESL and BLE Praxis II Examinations.

Assignments:

Projects Due April 10th by 5:00 p.m.