BEFORE Week 1 (if possible): What Is Language? Skim Fromkin, Chap. 1. Begin Phonology: The Phonetic Alphabet. Begin Fromkin, Chap. 5.
Pre-Homework for Chapter 5:
For the Computer Literate Students: Download IPA font "Doulos" to write phonetic transcriptions in MS-Word, etc., on PC or Mac (You may find the video on MyHeritage useful in downloading, installing, and using this font.) Use “Character Map” (in “Accessories”) to enter the IPA symbols where necessary or use the IPA Doulos template from the Handouts in Unit I. Then you will not need to scan your homework to submit it!
Week 1 (June 29-July 2):
June 29: Introduction to Course. What Is Language? Skim Fromkin, Chap. 1. The History of English, Part I: Begin Fromkin, Chap. 8. Phonology: The Phonetic Alphabet. Read Fromkin, Chap. 5.
Homework/In-Class Exercises: 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.10, and 5.17 (last one just for fun). Then transcribe the FIRST paragraph from Chap. 1 (1) into IPA. We will correct the first part and then return it to you to complete or correct the rest and place it in your portfolio. For help with the sounds, watch the lecture video or consult the University of Iowa Phonetics Database.
June 30: Phonetics: IPA and Points of Articulation, cont. Pitch, Stress, and Other Phonological Patterns. Phonological Barriers to First and Second Language Acquisition. Fromkin, Finish Chap. 5, Start to skim Chap. 6 (we will touch on subjects such as pitch and stress here but will only do a few exercises and not go into the topics deeply due to time constraints). Intro to Language Jouranl and Forums.
Homework/In-Class Exercises: 6.1, 6.12, 6.13. Turn in first half of p. 1 transcription.
July 1: Continue Phonetics and Phonology As Needed. Morphology: Words, Their Origins, Their Structures, and Their Meanings. Read Fromkin, Chap. 2 and Chap. 8. Exercises in Morphology (Oxford English Dictionary work online). Start Technical Exercise #1 (Assign Take-Home Sections of TE #1 and TE #2).
Homework/In-Class Exercises: 2.3, 2.4, 2.11, and 2.13. Then go to OED online to complete 2.2 and 8.7.
July 2: Take-Home Portions of Technical Exercise #1 and Technical Exercise #2 Due. Introduction to Sociolinguistics: Language and Society. including Language Variants, "Errors," and Gender and Language. Fromkin, Chap. 7, and supplementary materials. Finish Morphology, Fromkin Chaps. 2 and 8, as needed. Complete Technical Exercise #2.
Week 2 (July 6-7):
July 6: Syntax: The Structure of Language. Read Fromkin, CHAP. 4 FROM 8TH EDITION SUPPLIED BY YOUR INSTRUCTOR. Traditional Syntax and Modern Methods (Structural, Transformational). Semantics: The Meaning and Structure of Words in Combination. Fromkin, Chap. 4. Exercises in Semantics: Linguistic Creativity—Playing with Metaphors and Figurative Speech.
Homework/In-Class Exercises: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, and 3.8 plus additional sentences from Chap. 4 Handout.
Homework/In-Class Exercises: 4.2, 4.6, 4.7, and 4.9.
July 7: Language Acquisition. Fromkin, Chap. 9. Continue Syntax. Assign Syntax Practice Sentences handout. Technical Exercise #3 Assigned (Take-Home). The Role of Syntax in Teaching Writing. Read the short versions of the University of York reports on Teaching Grammar: Report 1. Report 2. Sociolinguistics: Language and Society. More Pragmatics. Fromkin, Chap. 7, and supplementary materials, continued.
AFTER CLASS CONCLUDES:
July 17: Technical Exercise #3 Due.
July 17: All My Heritage Posts (Including Language Journal and Forums Reflections) Due.