English 204, Introduction to Linguistics

Fall 2005, part 2, E. Johnson

 

Tentative Schedule of Readings and Assignments

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26-S

Video:  Slanguistics

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28-S

LF 12.6.3, 12.8, 11.4, and pp. 156-160:  New words

 

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3-Oct

 

LF 5.1 and 5.4:  Morphology

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5-O

Morphology exercises

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7-O

Weaver 105-112 (website):  Lexical Categories

 

 

 

LF 6.4.1:  Syntax: Lexical Categories;  QUIZ

 

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12-O

14-O

Video:  Colorless Green Ideas

LF 6.1, 6.2, Syntax

 

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17-O

LF 6.4  Syntax: Phrasal Categories, P. S. Rules

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19-O

Syntax: Tree Diagrams

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21-O

Weaver 137-142 (website): Transformations; Review for Test 2

 

 

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24-O

 

 

Test 2

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26-O

Project part 2 due; Video:  Playing the Language Game

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28-O

LF 9.3:  Theories of Lg. Acquisition

 

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31-O

LF 9.4, 9.5: Stages of Lg. Acquisition

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2-Nov

HLL Chapter 1:  First Lg. Acquisition

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4-N

Weaver 3-6; 88-97 (website);  Video: The Mind

 

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7-N

HLL Chapter 2:  Theories of 2nd Language Acquisition

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9-N

HLL Chapter 3:  Language Learner Characteristics

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11-N

HLL Chapter 4:  Interlanguage

 

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14-N

HLL Chapter 6:  Classroom Approaches

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16-N

Cummins article (website); handout:  Bilingual Education

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18-N

Video:  Sheltered Instruction

 

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21-N

Video:  The Georgia Project

 

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28-N

Peer Review of projects; full draft Part 3 due

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30-N

HLL Chapter 7:  Ideas about Lg Learning

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2-Dec

Review for final exam; Project part 3 due