Tentative Schedule
(Subject to Change As Necessary)

Weeks 1-3 for Online Students

Read, Look at Dr. Schmidt's/Prof. Banks' Outlines, View Videos, Complete Discussion Forums and Overview of the Following:

Week 1: History of Sociolinguistics (Chap. 1 and 2)
Week 1: Ethnography (Chap. 3 and 4)
Week 2: Pragmatics (Chap. 5, 6, and 8)
Week 2: Language Variation (Chap. 13 and 14)
Week 3: Individual Bilingualism (Chap. 17, 18, and 19)
Week 3: Diglossia & Group Multilingualism (Chap. 22 and 23)

Other Tasks:

Week 1:

MyHeritage Orientation

Complete Check-In Tasks (watch videos, read Syllabus, etc.)

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 (Chap. 20 or 21)
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)

Week 2-3:

Discuss Research Topic Ideas in Your Research Blog (due end of Week 3)

Read and Prepare Your Chapter Presentation (due end of Week 3)

Weeks 4-6 for Online Students

Research:

Find Sources (Three Journal Articles) for Review of Lit by End of Week 4

Half of Research Journal Entries Due by End of Week 5

All Research Journal Entries Due by End of Week 6

Draft of Review of Literature Due by end of Week 10 for both UG and Grad

Seminar Topics: Read Outlines, View Videos, Complete Discussion Forums of the Following As Posted:

Week 4: Pragmatics (Chap. 7, 9, and 10)
Week 4: Language & Gender (Chap. 11 and 12)
Week 5: Language Variation (Chap.15)
Week 5: Pidgins & Creoles (Chap. 16)
Week 5: Diglossia (Chaps. 20 and 21)
Week 6: Linguistic Minorities & Language Policies (Chap. 24)
Week 6: Language Policy & Planning (Chap. 25)
Week 7: Language Planning Goals (Chap. 26)
Week 7: Literacy and Language Planning (Chap. 27)
Week 8: Multilingualism, Policies & Education (Chap. 28)
Week 8: Language Policies and Language Rights (Chap. 29)

Weeks 7-8 for Online Students:

Review of Lit Due by End of Week 7 (All Students)

All Forum Responses Due by End of Week 8 (All Students)

Schedule Field Research Presentations with Prof. Banks

Final Draft of Field Research Paper Due July 29