Syllabus
| engl_324_syllabus_fall_2022.pdf |
September 7
| linguistics_glossary.docx |
| chapter_one--language--mooney_and_evans.pdf |
Why Language Is Humanity’s Greatest Invention David Peterson https://www.ted.com/talks/david_peterson_why_language_is_humanity_s_greatest_invention
Due September 12
How Language Shapes the Way We Think: Lera Boroditsy https://www.ted.com/talks/lera_boroditsky_how_language_shapes_the_way_we_think?language=en
| linguistic_landscapes_chapter.pdf |
Due September 14
| discourse_small-d_big_d.pdf |
What is a Speech Community ?
Due September 19
| language_evolution_acquisition_adaptation_and.pdf |
| language_identity_social_equity_educational_responses_to_dialect_hegemony.pdf |
Due September 21--class cancelled
Due September 26
“When a Sociolinguist Eavesdrops on a Bus” Vera Regan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAGgKE82034
| arguments_about_literally.pdf |
The article below is optional:
| academic_english_standard_ideology.pdf |
Due September 28
| rachel_jeantels_language_is_english_.docx |
| embarrassed_and_scared_to_speak_different_language.pdf |
| oh_i_like_your_accent.pdf |
Due October 3
Here is the video we watched in class on Wednesday, September 28 www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1KP4ztKK0A . There is also a Part 2 that you can find to the right.
| southern_english.pdf |
| talking_american_in_the_midwest.pdf |
Watch Do You Speak American? Ep 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOTzkejL7ks
Ep 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYN_CIDocBI
Ep 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PR34EJOZFs
Ep 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYN_CIDocBI
Ep 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PR34EJOZFs
Due October 5
October 10--Indigenous Peoples Day--no classes
Due October 12
| code_switching_and_code_mixing.pdf |
Due October 17
October 19--no class as I will be away
Due October 24
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/10/how-to-talk-like-a-politician-111841/
Better Political Conversations: https://www.ted.com/talks/robb_willer_how_to_have_better_political_conversations?language=en
Better Political Conversations: https://www.ted.com/talks/robb_willer_how_to_have_better_political_conversations?language=en
October 26--no class--Friday Schedule
Due October 31
| revisitingpromiserighttoownlanguage_ccc_sepr2005.pdf |
| english_only_policies_in_us.pdf |
Due November 2
| kramer2016_feministlinguistics-with-cover-page-v2.pdf |
Watch How Language Shapes Our Thoughts on Equity-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Yq2WycjTNg
Due November
Due November
Due November 7
| im_a_g--lesbian_teen.pdf |
| gender_and_language_on_facebook.pdf |
| zimman2017transgenderlanguagereformsome_challenges_and_strategies_for_promoting.pdf |
Due November 9
| i_dont_know_if_that_be_english.pdf |
| code_switch_texting_wheelerejmay2009.pdf |
| language_social_class_and_education_adolescents.pdf |
Due November 14
| talking_hiphop.pdf |
| korean_hip_hop.pdf |
| criticalhiphoplanguage.pdf |
Due November 16
| r_u_texting_journal_of_literacy_research-2009-drouin-46-67.pdf |
Watch “txing is Killing Language. JK.” John McWhorter https://www.ted.com/talks/john_mcwhorter_txtng_is_killing_language_jk/transcript .
Due November 21
| slursandoffense_11_02_09.pdf |
| dangerous_words_derogatory_language.pdf |
Due November 28
Due November 30
| erdrich.pdf |
Due December
Due December