| Class | Date | Topic | Textbook Reading | Online Materials | |||||
| 1 | Tues. Jan. 15 | Introduction: What is linguistics? | No chapters for today | L1.1 | L1.2 | L1.3 | |||
| 2 | Thur. Jan. 17 | Properties of Language | Ch. 1, Ch. 2 | ||||||
| 3 | Tues. Jan 22 | Linguistic Structures: Morphology | Ch. 9, Ch. 12 | ||||||
| 4 | Thur. Jan 24 | Quiz 1; The Nature of Grammar | Ch. 51 | ||||||
| 5 | Tues. Jan. 29 | Linguistic Structure: Syntax | Ch. 13 (pp. 191-213) | ||||||
| 6 | Thur. Jan. 31 | Quiz 2; Structural Possibilities | Ch. 10, Ch. 14 | ||||||
| 7 | Tues. Feb. 5 | Language as Knowledge | Ch. 34, Ch. 35, Ch. 30 | L7 | |||||
| 8 | Thur. Feb. 7 | EXAM #1 (Review Sheet) | Review material from days 1-7 | ||||||
| 9 | Tues. Feb. 12 | Brain and Language | Ch. 40 | ||||||
| 10 | Thur. Feb. 14 | Language Dysfunction | -- | L10.1 | L10.2 | Video L10.3 | |||
| 11 | Tues. Feb. 19 | Quiz 3; Language Acquisition | Ch. 42, Ch. 43 | L11 | |||||
| 12 | Thur. Feb. 21 | Acquiring Words | Ch. 44, Ch. 16 | ||||||
| 13 | Tues. Feb. 26 | Acquisition as Biology | Ch. 46 | Audio L13 | |||||
| 14 | Thur. Feb. 28 | The Critical Period; Quiz 4 due Friday! | Ch. 45 | ||||||
| 15 | Tues. March 4 | Second Language Acquisition | Ch. 33 | L15 | L15.2 | ||||
| 16 | Thur. March 6 | EXAM #2 (Review Sheet) | Review material from days 9-15 | ||||||
| 17 | Tues. March 11 | Speech Communities | Ch. 24 and 25 | ||||||
| 18 | Thur. March 13 | American Tongues | Video Viewing (216 Trimble) | ||||||
| Tues. March 18 | Spring Break | ||||||||
| Thur. March 20 | Spring Break | ||||||||
| 19 | Tues. March 25 | Quiz 5; Dialects | Ch. 22 | L19 | |||||
| 20 | Thur. March 27 | Languages in Contact | Ch. 30 | ||||||
| 21 | Tues. April 1 | Endangered Languages | Ch. 29 | Audio L21.1 | L21.2 | ||||
| 22 | Thur. April 3 | Non-Standard English | Ch. 26 | ||||||
| 23 | Tues. April 8 | Quiz 6; The Ebonics Debate | Ch. 27 and Ch. 28 | L23.1 | L23.22 | ||||
| 24 | Thur. April 10 | Language Change | Ch. 52 and Ch. 19 | ||||||
| 25 | Tues. April 15 | Etymology | Ch. 21 and Ch. 20 | ||||||
| 26 | Thur. April 17 | Changing English; Quiz 7 homework due | Video Viewing (our classroom) | L27 | |||||
| 27 | Tues. April 22 | A Mix of Languages | Ch. 49 | ||||||
| 28 | Thur. April 24 | Quiz 8 homework due; Politics of English in the U.S. | L28.1 | L28.2 | L28.3 | ||||
| 29 | Tues. April 29 | Politics of English Abroad | Ch. 48 | ||||||
| 30 | Thur. May 1 | Final Reflections/Wrap-up | |||||||
| Thur. May 8 | Final Exam--11 am - 1:30 pm | Review your notes from classes 21-30 |
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| and review exams #1 and #2 | |||||||||
| Additional Semester Dates to Note | |||||||||
| Wed. Jan. 30 | Census Date | ||||||||
| Fri. April 11 | Last day to Drop a Course (5:00 p.m.) | ||||||||
| Thur. May 15 | Grades available: http://www.uta.edu/mymav | ||||||||