Syllabus ENG 204, Spring 2007 Introduction to Linguistics

Professor=s Name: Dr. Ellen Johnson Office Number: Evans 233C

Telephone Number: 368-5638 Email: ejohnson@berry.edu

Office Hours: MWF 9-10 and 11-1, TH 9-9:30 or other times by appointment

Website: http://fsweb.berry.edu/academic/hass/ejohnson

Textbooks:

Dialects in Schools and Communities, Wolfram, Adger, and Christian

Grammar for Teachers, Weaver

How Languages are Learned, Spada and Lightbown, rev. ed.

Other readings on reserve and on website.

Requirements:

There will be three exams, including the final. The final is not comprehensive.

There will be numerous homework exercises. Homework receives a pass/ fail grade depending on whether it is complete or not. (Here is your chance to get an A for effort!) You will normally check your own homework answers in class.

You will also complete a four-part applied linguistics project analyzing the learning process of non-native English speakers, including mandatory ESOL classes. You will receive separate handouts explaining requirements for the project and exams.

Evaluation Components and Grading Scale: no plus/minus grades.

Project (4) 20%

Exams (3) 60%

Class Participation 5%

Homework/ Quizzes 15%

A = 90-100

B = 80-89

C = 70-79

D = 60-69

F = <60

Attendance Policy: Students are expected to attend class and be on time. Absences and tardies will lower your class participation grade. If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to contact a classmate to find out what you missed in class and what homework was assigned.

Course Description: (3 credit hours. No prerequisites) General overview of the history, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and discourse of English with emphasis on applications, including first- and second-language acquisition.

Purpose and Nature of the Course: The purpose of this course is to provide for the intellectual needs of students.

Goals: The students will learn about the structure of language through reading, through class discussion and lecture, and through empirical observation.

Expected Outcomes: Students demonstrate understanding of language as a system. Students understand and apply concepts and theories to analyze second language learner needs.

Methods of Instruction: Lecture, discussion, audio-visuals, group work, homework.

Academic Support Center: This center coordinates services for students with disabilities. If you have a disability that will require special accommodations, it is important for you to see me right away. Students who believe they may need tutoring in this class are encouraged to contact the instructor as soon as possible so that arrangements can be made with the Academic Support Center to provide a tutor.