BLE 535-ENG 435W
Sociolinguistics: Language, Culture, and Society

(Toppenish, Tri-Cities, and/or Online)

Crucial Info for Fall 2018:

Instructor: Dr. Loren R. Schmidt

Telephone: (509) 865-8542 or Ext. 2112 (Work); (509) 307-0104 (Cell); (509) 574-8486 (Home)

E-Mail: schmidt_l@heritage.edu or loren@llschmidt.net

Office: 2112 Simkins, Heritage University, 3240 Fort Rd., Toppenish, WA 98948

Virtual Office Hours on Elluminate: Tentatively W 6-8 pm PdT/PST, F 130-3 pm PDT/PST, or by appointment.

Physical Office Hours (also available by phone): F 130-3 pm PDT/PST or by appointment.

Time and Place for Classes:

Toppenish Section (BLE 535.0-Eng 435W.0 Classroom Students)

Class Sessions Available 3:15-4:30 pm PDT/PST on these Saturdays: 9/8, 9/22, 10/6, 10/13, 10/27, 11/3, 11/17, and 12/1. The current plan has all meetings simulcast online via Elluminate (Blackboard Collaborate) and recorded. The sessions will be held live @ HU Topppenish Campus, 1111 Petrie Bldg., unless otherwise notified. All sessions will be supplemented via the Internet with Class Forums on Heritage University Virtual Campus (AKA MyHeritage).

Tri-Cities Section (BLE 535.1-Eng 435W.0 Classroom Students)

Class Sessions Available 5:00-6:15 pm PDT/PST on these Fridays: 9/21, 10/5, 10/26, 11/16, and 11/30.

As you may notice, that does not include the originally-scheduled sessions on 9/7, 10/12, and 11/2. When I was asked to take over this section, I was already scheduled to teach other classes on those evenings, and I was told that we could not reschedule to different weekends. Therefore, I will be recording my Saturday BLE 535.0 section those weeks and posting them to MyHeritage. The current plan has all Toppenish meetings simulcast online via Elluminate (Blackboard Collaborate) and recorded. The Tri-Cities sessions will be held live @ HU CBC campus in Tri-Cities (Room TBA) unless otherwise notified. All sessions will be supplemented via the Internet with Class Forums on Heritage University Virtual Campus (AKA MyHeritage).

Eng 435W.0 Online Students

1. Class Sessions Available "Live" Online 3:15-4:30 pm PDT/PST on these Saturdays: 9/8, 9/22, 10/6, 10/13, 10/27, 11/3, 11/17, and 12/1. The current plan has all meetings simulcast online via Elluminate (Blackboard Collaborate) and recorded. The sessions will be held live @ HU Topppenish Campus, 1111 Petrie Bldg., unless otherwise notified. All sessions will be supplemented via the Internet with Class Forums on Heritage University Virtual Campus (AKA MyHeritage). Online students have the option of attending in person or live online whenever they wish.

2. Online students may drop into online office hours with any questions about the material. See above for Office Hours schedule.

3. Dr. Schmidt will cover the reading materials and answer questions in the initial sessions. In the later sessions, students will present readings and their research. SESSIONS FROM PREVIOUS TERMS ALREADY AVAILABLE FOR THOSE ON AN 8-WEEK SCHEDULE.

4. Online students SHOULD use a headset if possible when attending Elluminate sessions to avoid feedback or just TYPE instead of SPEAKING. Cheap headsets work just fine; webcam not required.

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Primary Text: Janet Holmes and Nick Wilson, An Introduction to Sociolinguistics, 5th ed. NY: Routledge, 2017.

Supplemental Text (available on MyHeritage in PDF): Christina Bratt Paulston and G. Richard Tucker, Sociolinguistics: The Essential Readings. Oxford: Blackwell, 2003.

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Course Description and Objectives

Course Policies

Grading: Elements of Evaluation

Schedule for Students in Toppenish, Tri-Cities, or Online (15-Week Course)

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