 |
 |
| Gen. Info | Txtbks | Desc. | Stud. Resp. | Grading | Sched. | Rdgs | Suppl Rdgs | Web |
|
|
|
|
| COURSE: | Chinese 889. Chinese Linguistics Seminar. Topic: Humor, Gender & Other Topics in Discourse Analysis Credits & Call No: 3-5 credits*. G 04922-6 Prerequisites: Permission of instructor (*Repeatable to a maximum of 20 credit hours.) Course page: http://people.cohums.ohio-state.edu/chan9/c889.htm |
|---|---|
| TIME & PLACE: | F 1:30 - 4:18 p.m. 251 Hagerty Hall (1775 College Road) (multimedia classroom with computer and internet connection) |
| OFFICE HOURS: | T 3:30 - 5:00 p.m., or by appointment Office: 362 Hagerty Hall (1775 College Road) Tel: 292.3619 (292-5816 for messages, 292.3225 for faxes) E-mail: chan.9 @osu.edu (close the gap) |
| MC's Home Page: MC's ChinaLinks: |
http://people.cohums.ohio-state.edu/chan9 http://ChinaLinks.osu.edu |
| Gen. Info | Txtbks | Desc. | Stud. Resp. | Grading | Sched. | Rdgs | Suppl Rdgs | Web | Top |
There is no textbook. Readings for the course consist primarily of e-journal articles. Reading selections will be in PDF format and will be available from e-journals or will be made available from OSU's E-Reserves and other sources in Carmen.osu.edu under this course.For reading selections that are in e-journals, first locate the e-journal online at OSU Libraries: E-Journal Titles and/or OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center (EJC), and then locate the specific volume and issue containing the article.
Sullivant (Main) Library:
References and supplementary (optional) readings placed on Reserve in Sullivant (Main) Library are listed at OSU Libraries <library.osu.edu>. Under Quicklinks, select either "Reserves by Course" or "Reserves by Professor". (Note: Reserved materials for a given course are listed online for the current quarter only.)
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This seminar explores issues of humor (conversational joking, wordplay, etc.), gender, and other topics using discourse analysis, with "discourse analysis" interpreted in its broadest sense, covering spoken and written discourse, spanning individual narratives through naturally-occurring conversations and scripted monologues and dialogues as sources for analysis of discourse.
COURSE OJECTIVES & EXPECTED OUTCOMES
The course aims to provide students with opportunities to explore and examine, through assigned and student-selected readings, linguistic data concerning humor, gender-linked issues, as well as other topics relevant to discourse. Important theories of discourse analysis will be introduced during the course in connection with various readings.Students should, at the end of the course, gain a deeper understanding of the frameworks used in linguistics to analyze discourse and be able to apply some of the frameworks to their own research topic.
The course will be conducted through lectures combined with class presentations and discussions of assigned and student-selected readings. Sound files, video / film clips, and other multimedia materials will be presented in class for analysis and discussion. Course work includes each student presenting, and leading, the discussion of two readings (for 3 credits) or 3 readings (for 5 credits). Readings will be selected by the student in consultation with the instructor. Students will also submit a final project at the end of the quarter.
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES
Students are expected to:
- Read the assigned readings prior to class.
- Attend class regularly and participate actively in class discussions and other class activities.
- Present two readings (or three* in the case of those taking the course for 5 credits) for class discussion. Prepare PowerPoint presentations. Include, as part of the presentation, transcripts, sound files or other multimedia materials, as needed. (Upload PowerPoint presentation files to the Dropbox in Carmen.osu.edu under this course.)
* The third reading presentation may be substituted by an alternative presentation subject to approval of the instructor.
- Submit a one-page proposal for the final project, with select references, by Week 7. (Submit both a hardcopy in class and upload a digital copy to the Dropbox in Carmen.)
- Present the final project orally in the last week of class.
- Submit a written version of the final project (about 12-15 double-spaced pages plus references), in hardcopy and digital format at the end of the quarter. Include textual data, sound files, and/or multimedia materials as needed. Students are expected to upload all assignments to their Dropbox in Carmen.
DISABILITY SERVICES
Students with disabilities that have been certified by the Office for Disability Services will be appropriately accommodated, and should inform the instructor as soon as possible of their needs. The Office for Disability Services is located in 150 Pomerene Hall, 1760 Neil Avenue (Tel: 292.3307. TDD: 292.0901)ACADEMIC INTEGRITY (ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT)
Academic integrity is essential to maintaining an environment that fosters excellence in teaching, research, and other educational and scholarly activities. Failure to follow the rules and guidelines established in OSU's Code of Student Conduct may constitute "Academic Misconduct." OSU's Code of Student Conduct (section 3335-23-04 Prohibited conduct) defines as academic misconduct "[a]ny activity that tends to compromise the academic integrity of the university, or subvert the educational process." Examples of academic misconduct include (but are not limited to) plagiarism, collusion (unauthorized collaboration), copying the work of another student, possession of unauthorized materials during an examination, and submission of the same work for credit in two (or more) courses. Ignorance of the University's Code of Student Conduct is never considered an "excuse" for academic misconduct; hence, be sure to review the sections dealing with academic misconduct in the Code of Student Conduct. Be sure also to read the University's Ten Suggestions for Preserving Academic Integrity and/or the Eight Cardinal Rules of Academic Integrity (from Northwestern U.). The University's policy on academic misconduct will be enforced in accordance with Faculty Rule 3335-5-54, and all alleged cases of academic misconduct will be reported to the Office of Academic Affairs' Committee on Academic Misconduct (COAM) for resolution. Students with questions concerning the above policy or questions concerning academic misconduct are encouraged to ask the instructor any time during the quarter.
3 CREDITS: 5 CREDITS: Attendance and class participation 20% Attendance and class participation 15% Article Presentations (2) 40% Article Presentations (3) 45% Term Paper Project 40% Term Paper Project 40% ------ ------ 100% 100%
| Gen. Info | Txtbks | Desc. | Stud. Resp. | Grading | Sched. | Rdgs | Suppl Rdgs | Web | Top |
This is a preliminary set of selected readings
that may be modified later in the quarter.
| WEEK 1 |
|
|---|---|
| Jan. 5 | (Class postponed to Week 2)
|
| WEEK 2 |
Conversational Joking in Spontaneous and Scripted Contexts |
|---|---|
| Jan. 12 | Readings presentation, discussion, and other class activities using Chinese data Readings: Data collection, transcriptions, etc. |
| WEEK 3 |
Bonding, Biting and Risky Laughter |
|---|---|
| Jan. 19 | Readings presentation, discussion, and other class activities using Chinese data Readings:
|
| WEEK 4 |
Gender, Humor and Politeness |
|---|---|
| Jan. 26 | Readings presentation, discussion, and other class activities using Chinese data Readings:
|
| WEEK 5 |
Verbal Irony in Discourse |
|---|---|
| Feb. 2 | Readings presentation, discussion, and other class activities using Chinese data Readings:
|
| WEEK 6 |
Humor and Second-Language Acquisition |
|---|---|
| Feb. 9 | Readings presentation, discussion, and other class activities using Chinese data Readings:
|
| WEEK 7 |
Riddles and Metaphor; Ethnic Identity Maintenance and Code-Switching in Linguistic Jokes |
|---|---|
| Feb. 16 | Readings presentation, discussion, and other class activities using Chinese data
Readings:Due: One-page project proposal. February 18: Happy Chinese New Year!
|
| WEEK 8 |
Comic Discourse, Tone of Voice, and Humor in Computer-Mediated Communication |
|---|---|
| Feb. 23 | Readings presentation, discussion, and other class activities using Chinese data Readings:
|
| WEEK 9 |
Humor in Literature, Theater, and Media |
|---|---|
| Mar. 2 | Readings presentation, discussion, and other class activities using Chinese data Readings:
|
| WEEK 10 |
Final Week Activities |
|---|---|
| Mar. 9 |
|
| WEEK 11 |
Examination Week |
|---|---|
| Mar. 13 | Submission of Final Project. (Request for extension must be made by the start of Week 10.) Due: Tuesday, 13 March 2007, 12:00 noon. |
| Gen. Info | Txtbks | Desc. | Stud. Resp. | Grading | Sched. | Rdgs | Suppl Rdgs | Web | Top |
| Weekly topics and readings will be finalized after the first week of classes. E-journal articles -- such as Journal of Pragmatics -- are available at OSU Libraries: E-Journal Titles and/or OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center (EJC). Otherl readings will be available in Carmen.osu.edu from Electronic Reserves and other sources. References and supplementary (optional) readings placed in Sullivant (Main) Library are listed at OSU Libraries under "Reserves by Course" and "Reserves by Professor"). |
| Gen. Info | Txtbks | Desc. | Stud. Resp. | Grading | Sched. | Rdgs | Suppl Rdgs | Web | Top |
Also see the lists of bibliographies below (thanks to C. Yang):
... more references to be added
Also see the lists of bibliographies and resources on language and gender at:
... more references to be added
To retrieve articles from these e-journals, go to:
The photo used as the logo is cropped from Chinese Gardens (中国园林), part of the DVD set,
Chinese Culture (中国文化精粹), produced by the China Intercontinental Communication Center.
The Chinese zodiac sign is from Chizod.com.
Copyright © 1997-200x Marjorie K.M. Chan. All rights reserved on course syllabus and
on-line materials developed by Professor Marjorie Chan for her courses.
There were 6,574 hits between 11 July 1997 and 3 January 2007 (of which
1,055 were between 24 January 2004 and 3 January 2007, and
5,519 were between 11 July 1997 and 24 January 2004.
For earlier offerings of this seminar, with different topics taught each time, see
my Chinese 889 Homepage for the cumulative listing of my Chinese 889 seminars.
Gen. Info |
Txtbks |
Desc. |
Stud. Resp. |
Grading |
Sched. |
Rdgs |
Suppl Rdgs |
Web |
Top
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS & REFERENCES
ON DISCOURSE ANALYSIS (AND RELATED TOPICS)
Gen. Info |
Txtbks |
Desc. |
Stud. Resp. |
Grading |
Sched. |
Rdgs |
Suppl Rdgs |
Web |
Top
ONLINE RESOURCES
Excellent resources, "handouts", tutorials, etc., to assist undergraduate students -- and
those for whom English is a second (or third) foreign language -- in their research and writing.
The Center also provides a web page on plagiarism, giving a definition of plagiarism,
together with a set of
Basic
Citation Rules and Examples, including use of direct quotes versus
paraphrasing, etc.
To cite books for this course, one recommendation is to use
the sciences style for bibliography and in-text citations in the
Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide,
available online from OSU Libraries.
NOTE: How to cite a webpage -- include three pieces of information: title, URL, and date of access - for example:
Marjorie Chan's Chinese 889. Seminar in Chinese Linguistics.
Topic: Humor, Gender & Other Topics in Discourse Analysis.
<http://people.cohums.ohio-state.edu/chan9/c889.htm>
(Winter 2007)
[Accessed on 4 January 2007].
Proquest's database contains citations for dissertations and theses done at U.S.,
Canadian and some foreign institutions.
Can preview the first 24 pages of dissertations published since 1997.
Free PDFs of all dissertations done since 1997 (OSU has a 1-year trial from March 2006 to Feb 2007).
The syllabus for this seminar, offered in Winter Quarter 2001, includes anotated links to corpus linguistic tools and online corpora.
The syllabus for this seminar, offered in Winter Quarter 2004, includes readings and references to the prosody-discourse
interaction.
The syllabus for this seminar, offered in Autumn Quarter 1999, includes many references on sentence-final particles and
related prosodic phenomena.
Contains readings and references that may
provide an additional source for references.
The Institutional Review Board (IRB), administered under the ORRP, oversees research activities
at OSU, including research involving Human Subjects.
"All research activities involving human subjects must be reviewed and approved by an IRB
unless the Office of Responsible Research Practices prospectively determines that the research falls
into a category of exemption established by federal regulation." The ORRP holds regular
Workshops for faculty and graduate students, including
those aimed specifically at students, such as workshops on "IRB Training for OSU Students."
Gen. Info |
Txtbks |
Desc. |
Obj. |
Content |
Stud. Resp. |
Grading |
Sched. |
Rdgs |
Suppl Rdgs |
Web
MC's Home Page | DEALL Home Page
The Ohio State University
To cite this page:
Marjorie Chan's Chinese 889. Seminar in Chinese Linguistics:
Humor, Gender & Other Topics in Discourse Analysis (Winter 2007)
<http://people.cohums.ohio-state.edu/chan9/c889.htm>
[Accessed <DATE>]
Created: 11 July 1997 for the Autumn 1997 offering of Chinese 889 and revised since.
Most recent major revision: 3 January 2007 for the Winter 2007 offering of this seminar.
Last update: 1 March 2007.
URL: people.cohums.ohio-state.edu/chan9/c889.htm
