Crucial Info for Spring 2019:
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 (Eng 435W.0 Classroom Students)
Class Sessions Available "Live" In Person or Online on these dates: 1/11-13 (Covering Unit I) and 4/13-14 (Presentations of Field Research Projects). 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.
Eng 435W.0 In-Person or Online Students
1. Class Sessions Available "Live" In Person or Online on these dates: 1/11-13 (Covering Unit I) and 4/13-14 (Presentations of Field Research Projects). 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
Grading: Elements of Evaluation
Schedule for Students in Toppenish or Online (15-Week Course)
8-Week Schedule Will Be Added If Needed