Schedule of Classes

September 23,

Introduction to the class.
Introductory concepts.

Read: Chpt.1 in IS.

Print out a copy of the Bibliography on culture shock for the next class.

September 25,

Pretest
Discussion of class project.

September 27,

Communicative Competence.

Read: Chpt. 10 in IS.

Short Essay One.

More on Communicative Competence.

Read: Chpts. 11 and 12 in IS.

Read: Chpt. 5 in IS.

October 02,

Language and dialects.
Standard and non-standard dialects.
Regional dialects.

Read: Chpts. 2 and 3 in IS.

Students select term paper topics.

October 04,

Ethnography of Communication
Varieties and linguistic repertoire.

Review: Chpt. 10 in IS.

October 07,

Introduction to language variation.

October 09,

Language Variation: Language varieties associated with social class.

Read: Chpt. 6 in IS.

October 11,

Short Essay Two.

Language Variation: Language varieties associated with race: African American English Vernacular.

Read: Chpt. 7 in IS.

October 14,

Research on color terminology.
Language Variation: Language varieties associated with gender.

Read: Chpts. 8 and 13 in IS.

October 16,

Language Variation: Language varieties associated with context: diglossia, style, and register.

Read: Chpt. 4 in IS.

October 18,

Movie "American Tongues."

October 21,

Language Variation: Language varieties associated with cross-cultural contact: Language contact in Puerto Rico.
Pidgins and Creoles.

Read: Chpt. 3 in IS.

October 23,

Short Essay Three.

Language, thought, and culture.

Read: Chpt. 9 in IS.
Read: Begin reading EOQ.

October 25,

Language, thought, and culture.

October 28,

The Wedding Experiment

October 30,

Deficit theory.

Read: Chpt. 14 in IS.

Print out a copy of the SEC Bibliography for the next class.

November 01,

Short Essay Four.

Deficit theory.

November 04,

BITCH Test

November 06,

SEC and academic achievement.

Read: Begin reading BE.

November 08,

SEC and academic achievement.

November 13,

SEC and academic achievement.

November 15,

Short Essay Five.

Dialects and education.

Review: Chpt. 14 in IS.

November 18,

Movie "The Kamehameha Project."

November 20,

The English Language Amendment.

Read: Chpts. 15 and 16 in IS.

November 22,

U.S. English and The English Language Amendment.

Read: Finish reading EOQ.

Read: article by the National Immigration Forum in additional readings. IS.

November 25,

Rough Drafts of the term paper and project are due.
Review format of references.

November 27,

U.S. English and bilingual education.

Read: Finish reading BE.

Read: articles by Curiel, et al, and Ramirez, et al in additional readings. IS.

Term papers and projects are due.

December 02,

Bilingual Education and biliteracy.

Read: two articles by Greene in additional readings. IS.

December 06,

Final examination.
11:00-1:30

English 420 Course Syllabus