English G301: Fall 1999 Schedule

Chapter references are to Graddol, Leith, and Swann unless otherwise noted. Readings are listed for the week they will be discussed.

August , September , October , November , and December

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August 31 Introduction to the Course

September 7, Controversies about English—what it is, and who speaks it

• Readings: ch. 1 (pgs. 1-40), including readings a and b

September 14, The Development of Written English

• Readings: ch. 2 (pp. 41-94), including readings a and b

September 21, Old English

• Readings: ch. 3 (95-116); and reading A (133-35)

September 28, Middle English

• Readings: ch. 3(pg. 117-32)

October 5, Modernity and Nationalism

• Readings: ch. 4 (pg. 136-66)

October 12, Midterm Exam due at 5:45;Discussion of final projects.

October 19, American English and the 19^th Century

• Readings: TBA

October 26, Colonial and Post-Colonial English

• Readings: ch. 5 (pp. 180-205)

November 2, Grammatial Variation: Black English and other dialects

• Readings: ch. 6 (pp. 222-top of 224): McWhorter ch. 6

November 9, Grammatical Variation, continued

• Readings:McWhorter ch. 7

November 16, Language History in the Schools

• Readings: McWhorter ch. 8 and Afterword

November 23, Reform Efforts: Who Decides?

• Readings: ch. 9, McWhorter ch. 5

November 30, Poster Night

December 7, Conclusions, Questions, Reviews: How Anxious Should We Be About Language?

Final Projects Due

• Readings: McWhorter ch. 3

December 14, Final Exam, 5:45- 7:45 p.m.

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Updated: Susanmarie Harrington, 7 September 1999
Comments or Questions? sharrin@iupui.edu