Tentative Schedule
(Subject to Change As Necessary)

Materials That Will Be Covered During Weekend #1:

History of Sociolinguistics
Introduction to Sociolinguistics (Read Fromkin, Chapter 7)
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

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 Chapters Listed Above.

Weekend #1 (Jan. 20-22) Sociolinguistics:

Jan. 20:

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

Discussion of Field Research Project and Article Review Assignments.

Jan. 21:

Begin Chapters Listed in Readings Above.

Discussion and Overview of the Following by Dr. Schmidt:

History of Sociolinguistics
Introduction to Sociolinguistics (Read Fromkin, Chapter 7)
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)

Jan. 22:

Continue Chapters Listed in Readings Above.

Discussion and Overview of the Following by Dr. Schmidt:

Individual Bilingualism (Read SL Chapters 17 & 18)
Group Multilingualism (Read SL Chapter 23)
Language Policy

Discuss Field Research Topic Ideas.

Research: Finding Sources for Article Review in the Online Library.

Prior to Weekend #2:

Post Forum Responses to Chapters Dr. Schmidt Presented in Weekend #1.

Work on Article Review Draft.

Start Field Research Projects (individual or group).

Asychronous Online Students/Students Absent Some/All of Weekend #1: Read Chapter Outlines and/or View Recorded Sessions.

Any Student: Attend or View Online Office Hours (W 6-8 pm PST/PDT or by Arrangement) If You Have Questions.

Weekend #2 (Feb. 24-26): History of English and Language Acquisition

Feb. 24:

History of English. Read Fromkin, Chap. 8 + Handouts.

Feb. 25:

History of English, continued. Language Change. More Fromkin, Chap. 8 + Handouts.

Introduction to Language Acquisition. Read Fromkin, Chap. 9 + Handouts. Stages of Acquisition. Current and Previous Theories of Language Acquisition. Early Teaching Methods.

Feb. 26:

Language Acquisition and Teaching Methods: Chomsky and the Methods Era. More Fromkin, Chap. 9 + Handouts.

Drafts of Article Review.

Prior to Weekend #3:

Article Review Due by Mar. 3.

Prepare Field Research Presentation.

Select Teaching Method from List and Prepare Group/Individual Language Lesson.

Submit Forum Question for Your Language Lesson by April 20.

Post Responses to Language Acquisition Forums.

Weekend #3 (Apr. 21-22): Applied Linguistics

Apr. 21:

Field Research Presentations.

Apr. 22:

Post Methods Era (Schmidt Teaching Demonstration).

Student Teaching Demonstrations (Language Teaching Methods).

Discussion of Linguistics Topics on NES Exam.

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

AFTER Weekend #3:

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