| Language Matters | |||
| Note that all reading and assignments should be completed by the date on which they are listed. | |||
| Dates | Activities | Reading | Assignments |
| Week I | Jan. 5-9 | ||
| Mon 1-3:00 | Intro to Program | ||
| Tues 9-11:00 | Seminar | Graff & Birkenstein | In class writing |
| Wed 9-11:00 | Synthesis Workshop | "Do Consumers Understand Drug Ads?" online | 1 page essay for class; Revised essay due at 5pm; Responses by 9pm |
| Thurs 10-12:00 | Gender & Language | Eckert & McConnell-Ginet, ch 1 | |
| Thurs 1-4:00 | Discourse Analysis | Cook, ch 6 (handout) | In class: commercials |
| Week II | Jan 12-16 | ||
| Mon 1-3:00 | Intro to Pragmatics-Rachel | Discourse Analysis paper | |
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Tues 9-11:00 11-12:30 |
Seminar Individual meetings with seminar faculty (5 minutes each) |
Poggi "The Goals of Persuasion" handout | Seminar Response |
| Wed 9-11:00 | Synthesis Workshop | Essays for class; Revised essay due at 5pm; Responses by 9pm | |
| Thurs 10-12:00 | Gender & Language | Eckert & McConnell-Ginet, ch 2 | |
| Thurs 1-4:00 | Discourse Analysis | Sharrer, "Virtual Violence" | In class: print ads |
| Week III | Jan 20-23 | ||
| Mon | Holiday | ||
| Tues 9-10:45 | Seminar | Altheide, The Politics of Fear, ch 1-6; 8, 10 | Seminar Response |
| Tues. 11-12:30 | Evidentials--Rachel | Discourse Analysis paper | |
| Wed 9-11:00 | Synthesis Workshop | Essays for class; Revised essay due at 5pm; Responses by 9pm | |
| Thurs 10-12:00 | Gender & Language | Eckert & McConnell-Ginet, ch 3 | |
| Thurs 1-4:00 | Discourse Analysis | Conrad & Biber "Adverbial Marking of Stance" move | In Class: news media |
| Week IV | Jan. 26-30 | ||
| Mon 1-3:00 | Stance-Susan | Discourse Analysis paper | |
| Tues 9-11:00 | Seminar | Le "Active Participation" & Dafouz-Milne "Pragmatic Role" (handouts) | Seminar Response |
| Wed 9-11:00 | Synthesis Workshop | Essays for class; Revised essay due at 5pm; Responses by 9pm | |
| Thurs 10-12:00 | Gender & Language | Eckert & McConnell-Ginet, ch 5 | |
| Thurs 1-4:00 | Discourse Analysis | In class: Editorials | |
| Week V | Feb 2-6 | ||
| Mon 1-3:00 | Metaphor-Susan | Discourse Analysis paper | |
| Tues 9-11:00 | Seminar | Lakoff, Moral Politics ch 1-16 | Seminar Response |
| Wed 9-11:00 | Synthesis Workshop | Essays for class; Revised essay due at 5pm; Responses by 9pm | |
| Thurs 10-12:00 | Gender & Language | Eckert & McConnell-Ginet, ch 6 | |
| Thurs 1-4:00 | Discourse Analysis | In class: Political Analysis | |
| Week VI | Feb 9-13 | ||
| Mon 1-3:00 | Lexical Semantics and Implicature -Rachel | Discourse Analysis paper | |
| Tues 9-11:00 | Seminar | Pinker, ch 1,4,5, 8 | Seminar Response |
| Wed 9-11:00 | Synthesis Workshop | Essays for class; Revised essay due at 5pm; Responses by 9pm | |
| Thurs 10-12:00 | Gender & Language | Eckert & McConnell-Ginet, ch 7 | Final Project: topic |
| Thurs 1-4:00 | Discourse Analysis | Walton, "Ad Hominem" | In Class: Political Personalities |
| Week VII | Feb 17-20 | ||
| Mon | Holiday | ||
| Tues 9-10:45 | Seminar | Savan, Slam Dunks & No Brainers | Seminar Response |
| Tues. 11-12:30 | Word Collocation-Susan | Discourse Analysis paper | |
| Wed 9-11:00 | Synthesis Workshop | Essays for class; Revised essay due at 5pm; Responses by 9pm | |
| Thurs 10-12:00 | Gender & Language | Eckert & McConnell-Ginet, ch 8 | |
| Thurs 1-4:00 | Discourse Analysis | Huffaker & Calvert article-online | In Class: Blogs |
| Week VIII | Feb 23-27 | ||
| Mon 1-3:00 | Speech Acts-Rachel | Discourse Analysis paper | |
| Tues 9-11:00 | Seminar | Barker, Rushed to Judgment | Seminar Response |
| Wed 9-11:00 | Synthesis Workshop | Essays for class; Revised essay due at 5pm; Responses by 9pm | |
| Thurs 10-12:00 | Gender & Language | Eckert & McConnell-Ginet, chs 4&9 | Working draft of final project |
| Thurs 1-4:00 | Discourse Analysis | Pinker, ch 7 | In Class: Talk Radio |
| Week IX | Mar 2-6 | ||
| Mon 1-3:00 | Linguistic Approaches to Humor-Susan | Discourse Analysis paper | |
| Tues 9-11:00 | Seminar | Lewis, Cracking Up (handout) | Seminar Response |
| Wed 9-11:00 | Synthesis Workshop | Essays & Gender & Language exam due at midnight | |
| Thurs 10-12:00 | Gender & Language | NO CLASS | |
| Thurs 1-4:00 | Guest: David Altheide & Film: "Thank you for Smoking" | Final persuasive essay due at 7pm | |
| Week X | Mar 9-13 | ||
| Mon 1-3:00 | Student Presentations | Project Paper Due | |
| Tues 9-11:00 | Student Presentations | ||
| Wed 9-11:00 | Student Presentations | ||
| Thurs 10-12:00 | Final Synthesis | Submit Portfolios & Self Evaluation | |
| Thurs 1-4:00 | Program Potluck |