ENG 435W
Sociolinguistics: Language, Culture, and Society

(Toppenish and/or Online)

Crucial Info for Spring 2020:

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 or Synchronous Online Students)

Class Sessions Available "Live" In Person or Online on these dates: 1/31-2/2, 2/21 if needed (Covering Unit I) and 2/23 or 4/3-5 (Units II/III, Presentations of Chapters and Field Research Projects; schedule yourself for ONE day). The current plan has all meetings simulcast online via Elluminate (Blackboard Collaborate) and recorded. The sessions will be held live @ HU Toppenish 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 Asynchronous Online Students

1. The current plan has all meetings simulcast online via Elluminate (Blackboard Collaborate) and recorded. The sessions will be held live @ HU Toppenish 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 "live" sessions. In the later sessions, students will present readings and their research. Asynchronous online students have recorded sessions, lecture outlines, and supplementary materials available on MyHeritage. They will have the option of presenting their Seminar Leader and Field Research presentations online by appointment with Dr. Schmidt (who will record and post those on MyHeritage) or recording and posting them on MyHeritage themselves.

4. SESSIONS FROM PREVIOUS TERMS ALREADY AVAILABLE FOR THOSE ON AN 8-WEEK SCHEDULE.

5. 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: Christina Bratt Paulston and G. Richard Tucker, Sociolinguistics: The Essential Readings. Oxford: Blackwell, 2003.

Supplemental Text(s); Available in PDF form on MyHeritage course website.

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Course Description and Objectives

Course Policies

Grading: Elements of Evaluation

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

8-Week Schedule for Online Students

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