Ling 410/510: Language and Gender (Summer 2006)

 

Jeff Conn                      connjc@pdx.edu          503-725-4099             East Hall 241

Office Hours: By appointment only

Class calendar

 

Week

Tuesday

Thursday

1

1 (M 26 June) Introduction

The nature/nurture of this course

2 (W 28 June) Ch 30

2

SECTION I

3 (M 3 July)

NO CLASS

4 (W 5 July) Ch 3; Ch 4; Ch 6 Wolfram/Schillng-Estes Handout

 

3

SECTION II

5 (M 10 July) Ch 7; Ch 8

6 (W 12 July) Ch 9; Ch 10

4

SECTION III

7 (M 17 July) Ch 12; Ch 13

8 (W 19 July) James & Clarke Handout (Interruption Review)

5

SECTION IV

9 (M 24 July) Ch 16; Eckert Handout

10 (W 26 July) Ch 18; Ch 19

6

SEXUALITY

11 (M 31 July) GUEST SPEAKERS OR 2 Handouts on Lang and Sexuality

12 (W 2 August) 2 Handouts on Lang and Sexuality OR GUEST SPEAKERS

 

7

SEXUALITY

SECTION V

13 (M 7 August) Sexuality handout;

Ch 20

14 (W 9 August) Ch 22; Ch 21

8

DEBATE

SECTIONS VI/VII/VIII

15 (M 14 August) SECTION VI

Ch 24-26

 

16 (W 16 August) SECTION VII

Ch 27-29

17 (Th 17 August) Ch 31; Ch 32

 

 

 

 

PRESENTATIONS:

___ Summary - General overview of what the author investigated, how and results

 

___ Data/Methodology - what were the data and methodology used to gather the data.  Be sure to present the linguistic data to the best of your understanding – BE EXPLICIT!

 

___ Analysis/Lens - How did the author analyze the data?  Stats, etc. Did the author use a particular lens for analysis and was that made clear (Dominance, Deficit, Difference)? 

 

___ Agree – why/why not? – Your opinion about the article and be critical, but fair.

 

___ 3 questions – Questions used to instigate discussion.

 

___ Overall presentation (Clarity, effort, etc.)