Week 01 (1/4-1/6)

MONDAY: Overview

WEDNESDAY: Talking about the English language: a practical exercise

Week 02 (1/11-1/13)

MONDAY: Names of people and places (Crystal, pp. 148-152 and 141-146)

WEDNESDAY: Sources of English words (Crystal, pp. 124-127, 136-137; to answer: questions on Website)

Week 03 (1/18-1/20)

MONDAY: Holiday

WEDNESDAY: Quiz 1; Word formation in English (To read: Language File 4.0, 4.1, 4.2-all parts except 4.2.3; To answer: 4.6, exercise 2 (a-f), ex. 3 (a-e), ex. 4 (a-d)

Week 04 (1/25-1/27)

MONDAY: Sounds of English, I (Language File 2.1 (all), 2.2: 2.2.1, 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 2.2.7; to do: 2.8, exercises 7 (a-d), 8 (a-e)

WEDNESDAY: Quiz 2; Sounds of English, II (Language File 2.3.1-2.3.5; to do: 2.8, exercises 14 ,15, 18, 19 (b-j), 20 (a-e); Language File 3.1.1 and 3.1.2; to do: 3.6: exercise 2)

Week 05 (2/1-2/3)

MONDAY: English spelling (Crystal, pp. 270, 272, 274-276; to answer: questions on Website)

WEDNESDAY: Quiz 3; Please bring the course packet from Grade A Notes to class (consult the homework description).

Week 06 (2/8-2/10)

MONDAY: Readings on grammar (Crystal, pp. 204-205, 211-213, 224-225; to answer: questions on Website), plus course notes

WEDNESDAY: Midterm; Information structure and discourse (Crystal, pp. 226-229, 231, 291; to answer: questions on Website)

Week 07 (2/15-2/17)

MONDAY: Paraphrase sample due; Prescription and description in English (Crystal, pp. 78-79, 84-85, 366-367; to answer: questions on Website)

WEDNESDAY: Old English and Middle English (Crystal, pp. 6-7, 16-17; to answer: questions on Website;). Also print out questions for the Story of English, Part 2 in the course materials part of the 271 course page.

Week 08 (2/22-2/24)

MONDAY: Quiz 4; Middle and Early Modern English (Crystal, pp. 30-31, 40, 56; to answer: questions on Website)

WEDNESDAY: History and variation in American English (Crystal, pp. 92-97; to answer: questions on Website)

Week 09 (3/1-3/3)

MONDAY: Variation and attitudes toward English (Crystal, pp. 92-97, p.312; to answer: questions on Website)

WEDNESDAY: Child language acquisition (Crystal, pp. 436-439; to answer: questions on Website)

Week 10 (3/8-3/10)

MONDAY: Quiz 5; English as a World Language (Crystal, pp. 106-107, 346, 358; to answer: questions on Website)

WEDNESDAY: Paper due; The future of the English language (Crystal, pp. 112, 114-115; to answer: questions on Website)

FINAL EXAM: Monday, March 15, 3:30-5:18