English 204, Introduction to Linguistics

Spring 2005, E. Johnson

 

Tentative Schedule of Readings and Assignments

 

F

7-Jan

Video:  American Tongues

 

M

10-J

LF 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3: The Linguistic Perspective

W

12-J

LF 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4:  What is Language?

 

 

Video:  Signs of Apes, Songs of Whales

F

14-J

LF 8.4 and 8.6:  Discourse; handouts

 

M

17-J

Remember Dr. King

W

19-J

LF 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3:  IPA and Consonants

F

21-J

LF 3.4:  Vowels

 

 

 

M

24-J

Phonetic transcription practice

W

26-J

Phonetic transcription practice

F

28-J

Phonetics quiz; information on class project

 

 

 

M

31-J

Read Fahy article (website); Video:  P.O.V.

W

2-Feb

LF 4.1 and 4.2:  Phonology

F

4-F

LF 3.7 and 4.6:  Non-English sounds and Sound Substitution

 

 

 

M

7-F

Review for Test 1

W

9-F

Test 1

F

11-F

Videos:  History of Slang, Slanguistics

 

 

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

M

14-F

 

LF 5.1:  Morphology; exercises

W

16-F

Weaver 143-154 (e-reserve):  Clauses and punctuation

F

18-F

Weaver 105-112 (e-reserve);

 

 

LF 6.4.1:  Syntax: Lexical Categories

 

M

21-F

Project part 1 due; Video: Colorless Green Ideas

W

23-F

Weaver 3-6; 88-97 (e-reserve);  LF 6.1, 6.2:  Syntax

F

25-F

LF 6.4  Syntax: Phrasal Categories, Phrase Structure Rules

 

M

28-F

Syntax: Tree Diagrams

W

2-Mar

Weaver 137-142 (e-reserve):  Transformations

F

4-M

Review for Test 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

M

7-M

Test 2

W

9-M

Video:  Playing the Language Game

F

11-M

LF 9.2:  Theories of Lg. Acquisition

 

M

21-M

LF 9.3, 9.4: Stages of Lg. Acquisition

W

23-M

HLL Chapter 1:  First Lg. Acquisition

F

25-M

Project part 2 due; Video: The Mind

 

M

28-M

HLL Chapter 2:  Theories of 2nd Language Acquisition

W

30-M

HLL Chapter 3:  Language Learner Characteristics

F

1-Apr

HLL Chapter 4:  Interlanguage

 

M

4-A

HLL Chapter 6:  Classroom Approaches

W

6-A

Cummins article (website); handout:  Bilingual Education

F

8-A

Video:  Sheltered Instruction

 

M

11-A

Video:  The Georgia Project

W

13-A

HLL Chapter 7:  Ideas about Language Learning

F

15-A

Peer Review of projects; full draft due

 

M

18-A

Semester Project due

W

20-A

Review for final exam; Last day of classes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following are the dates for the final exam.  You may come to any of the times, regardless of which section you are in. 

 

Friday, April 22:  10:30 – 12:30, Evans 220

Monday, April 25:  1:30 – 3:30, Science 214

Wednesday, April 27:  8 – 10, Evans 220