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Instructor Information
| Professor: | Dr. Louis A. Arena | Large Class Lecture |
| 46 East Delaware Avenue | MONDAY 10:10-11:00 | |
| Phone: 831-2296 | Willard Hall, RM 007 | |
| E-Mail: larena@udel.edu |
| TA Faculty: | Eun-kyung SUNG
Office Hours:+AKAAoA- Phone: 831-2985+AKA- E-Mail:eunkyung@udel.edu |
Min-Jeong SON
Office Hours:+AKAAoA- Phone: 831-2985+AKA- E-Mail:karmamin@udel.edu |
Patcharee IMSRI
Office Hours:+AKAAoA- Phone: 831-2985+AKAAoA- E-Mail:pimsri@udel.edu |
Sunah SON Office
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Discussion Sections
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| Eun-kyung SUNG | 010 | W F | 10:10-11:00 | SHL 109 |
| Min-Jeong SON | 011 | W F | 10:10-11-00 | SHL 105 |
| Patcharee IMSRI | 012 | W F | 10:10-11:00 | MDH 204 |
| Sunah SON | 013 | W F | 10:00-11:00 | MDH 216 |
| Sunah SON | 015 | W F | 9:05-9:55 | SHL 116 |
| Eun-kyung SUNG | 016 | W F | 9:05-9:55 | SHL 109 |
| Min-Jeong SON | 017 | W F | 9:05-9:55 | MEM 124 |
| Patcharee IMSRI | 018 | W F | 9:05-9:55 | WHL 110 |
Textbooks
Fromkin, V. & Rodman, R. (1998). An Introduction
to Language. 6th Edition.
New York: Harcourt.
Frommer, P. R. & Finegan, E. (1999). Looking at Languages: A Workbook in Elementary Linguistics . 2nd Edition. New York: Harcourt.
Course Information
Ling 101 is offered in a Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Format. PBL is a method of actively engaging interest in Linguistics by integrating the traditional lecture method with other class activities such as group/team learning, group discussion, and solving language problems or issues by group efforts. Students who study using PBL are likely to learn the material more deeply and retain the information and skills longer than those who learn in lecture-based classes.
Method of Instruction
Students will meet in a large-class lecture for one hour each week (Monday, 10:10-11:00 a.m., Room 007 Willard Hall) with the professor responsible for Ling 101. Subsequently, students will meet in small discussion sections on Wednesday and Friday with their TA faculty member. Within each discussion section, the students will be placed into one of four groups/teams. Each group/team will work on a series of problems related to the topic which was covered by the professor during the Monday lecture. Each group will have a different problem or issue to solve, and the TA faulty in charge of the discussion section will introduce the topic, assign the problems, ask and answer questions, listen to the discussions among the four groups in the discussion section, and act as a resource.
Each group/team of students within a discussion section will first go over their assigned problems, and ask or list what they know about the problem or issue (prior knowledge), and what they do no know about the problem or issue to be resolved. Each member of a group/team will study the problem or issue, and then collaboratively reach a group/team solution or resolution. Learning will be assessed in several ways, e.g., group/team participation and contributions, quizzes, write-ups of the problem, and exams.
Given that all students are prepared, it should not be necessary for groups/teams to hold meeting outside of class or discussion sections. Each group will prepare a brief set of agreements to which each member of the group will agree and sign. This set of agreements should be completed by the second week of classes. Each group/team should also select a leader and a co-leader by the second week of classes. Periodically during the semester, students will complete peer-evaluation forms which reflect the performance of each member of the group/team. Individual evaluations will also be made by the faculty member; the peer and the faculty evaluation will be averaged for the individual evaluation.
Write-Ups of the Problems/Issues
A write-up of each problem or issue will be submitted by each group to the TA faculty member. The solution to a particular language problem, for example, a phonological problem, should contain the data, the analysis of the data, and the reasoning leading to the solution or conclusion of the problem. The resolution of an issue in linguistics, for example, how children acquire language, should contain an outline of the possible theories of language acquisition, a discussion of the theory which best accounts for language acquisition selected by the group, along with the reasons and/or the research that were used to support their answer or position on the issue.
Course Requirements and Grading:
| Requirements | Grade Scale | |
| Quizzes | 10% | 93-100 = A 73-76 = C |
| Problem or Issue Write-Ups (8) | 40% | 90-92 = A- 70-72 = C- |
| Group/Team Contributions | 15% | 87-89 = B+- 67-69 = D+- |
| Peer Evaluation | 7% | 83-86 = B 63-66 = D |
| Faculty Evaluation | 8% | 80-82 = B- 60-62 = D- |
| Exam | 20% | 77-79 = C+- 00-59 = F |
Semester Schedule - Fall 2001
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F 8/31 |
Intro: What is Language/Culture?
Phonetics |
Chapter 1
Chapter 6 |
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F 9/7 |
Phonetics
Phonetics |
Chapter 6
Chapter 6 |
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Phonetics | Chapter 6 |
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Phonology | Chapter 7 |
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Phonology | Chapter 7 |
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Morphology | Chapter 3 |
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Syntax | Chapter 4 |
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Syntax | Chapter 4 |
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Semantics & Culture (Languages of
the worlds) |
Chapter 5 |
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Semantics & Culture (Languages of
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Chapter 5 |
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Language in Society | Chapter 10 |
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Language in Society | Chapter 10 |
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Language Acquisition | Chapter 8 |
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Language Acquisition | Chapter 8 |
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Exam | No readings |
Important Dates During the Semester
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| Sept. 11 | Last day for late registration and free drop/add.
Last day for completion of incomplete undergraduate work. |
| Oct. 22-29 | Registration for winter 2002 (02W) semester begins |
| Oct. 30 | Last day to withdraw from courses without academic penalty. |
| Nov. 15-30 | Registration for spring 2002 semester (02S) begins |
| Nov. 21 | Thanksgiving recess begins at 5:00 p.m. |
| Dec. 5 (Wed.) | Last day of classes; classes end at 10:00 p.m. |
| Dec. 7-14 | +AKA-Final exams week |
| Jan. 5, 2002+AKA- | Commencement (Saturday) |
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