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LING 150
Stanford University
Winter Quarter 2009
Instructor: Lauren Hall-Lew
Time: MWF 1:15-2:05
Place: Bldg 320:221
COURSE SYLLABUS
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The purpose of this course is to develop a view of language as social practice. Throughout the course, we will focus on fluidity - on language not as a static structure, but as existing and continually changing in the service of people and communities. This means not just examining how language is deployed socially, but rethinking what language itself is.
The text for this course is Introducing Sociolinguistics by Miriam Meyerhoff. Other readings will be distributed by email. This course will be run to a great extent like a seminar. Each class will be organized around a question or questions that tie the readings to theoretical issues, and students should come to class prepared to discuss the questions. Classes will alternate between focusing on a book chapter or a related journal article. Each article will be presented in class by a student.
Much of our class discussion will take place on our course's online discussion site, located at http://ling150.ning.com/. For each assigned chapter reading, Lauren will post two discussion questions on this site. Every student will then (1) respond to one of the two questions and (2) respond to another student's response. These two responses are just a minimum requirement; the hope is that this site can become a space for continual discussions and observations beyond the classroom. Questions will be posted on the day that a reading is assigned, and responses are due by class time.
This is a Writing in the Major course, and we will focus on academic writing in Linguistics. There will be two papers: a short (4-5 page) paper presenting a quantitative analysis of variation, and a term research paper (10-12 pages) on a topic you will determine in discussion with the instructor and the writing TA. This term paper will undergo a revision process. You will also present your term paper research to the class during dead week.
Grades will be calculated as follows:
- 40% -- Final Term Paper
- 20% -- Participation & Discussion (Class & Online)
- 15% -- Term Paper Topic, Outline, & First Draft
- 10% -- Variation Data Analysis
- 5% -- Subject Pool Participation
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Students with documented disabilities: Students who have a disability which may necessitate an academic accommodation or the use of auxiliary aids and services in a class must initiate the request with the Disability Resource Center (DRC). The DRC will evaluate the request with required documentation, recommend appropriate accommodations, and prepare a verification letter dated in the current academic term in which the request is being made. Please contact the DRC as soon as possible; timely notice is needed to arrange for appropriate accommodations. The DRC is located on the first floor of 563 Salvatierra Walk, across from the Haas Center for Community Service and behind the Law School (phone 723-1066; TTY 723-1067). See http://www.stanford.edu/group/DRC/ for more information.
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LECTURE: MWF, 1:15 - 2:05pm (Bldg 320:221)
SECTION: Wed, 4:15 - 5:05pm (Bldg 160:322) & make-up on Fri, 2:30 - 3:20pm (Bldg 460:114) |
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