1. LANGUAGE AND CULTURE Syllabus: Session 1, LSA Summer, 2003 INSTRUCTOR PLACE OFFICE HOURS David Dwyer Wells Hall C310 Crossroads Cafeteria 355-1808 Office MittMTWT DWYER@MSU.edu1:30-3:1012:30-1:15

2. Course Topics (Week 1) 6/30About The Course) 7/01What is Language? What is Culture? 7/02What is the Biological Basis for Language? Brain and Vocal Tract 7/03What is the Faculty of Language-What people learn? How people learn? How is Human Language Unique?

3. Course Topics (Week 2) 7/07Language & Thinking: Whorf Worldview: Ideology 7/08Structural Approaches To Discourse Sociolinguistics; The Ethnography of Speaking/Narrative Structure 7/09Non Structural Approaches To Discourse: Symbolic Interactionism 6/10Critical Language Study; Interactional Analysis; Critical Approaches to Literacy

4. Course Topics (Week 3) 6/14Speech Acts Face: The cooperative principle and politeness 6/15Language and Gender Critical Approaches to Language and Gender 6/16 Miltilingualism Language and Dialects Pidgins and Creoles 6/17 The Place of African American Vernacular English

5. Required Texts: Jaworski and Coupland (eds). The Discourse Reader. 1999. Routeledge: New York Fairclough, Language and Power Longman: London and New York. 1989 or latest edition. The Consequences of Language by David Dwyer. Available on web (http://www.msu.edu/~dwyer) As of 9/15/02. (This book is a working draft).http://www.msu.edu/~dwyer) Anthropology 420 Course Pack -I (A Collection of Additional Required Readings. Anthropology 420 Course Pack- II (A Set of readings additional required Readings). Available on the Web (http://www.msu.edu/~dwyer.http://www.msu.edu/~dwyer

6. Grades: Final Grades are based on 1) Exams (45%) 2) Written assignments (45%) and 3) Class Participation (10%).. Exams: Each Thursday, an in-class, 20-30 minute exam worth 15% of the final grade will be given covering the week’s material. The exam format is primarily short answer and essay. Class Participation : Class participation, worth 10% of the course grade, is evaluated both based on attendance and active contributions to class discussions. Attendance will be checked through the written assignments and a sign in sheet.

7. Written Assignments: A double-spaced, one page (no more than two page) paper is due each class period except Thursday (see exams). This paper should –state what the article is about (one paragraph), –list three important points (from your point of view) raised in the article, –state the relevance of the article to the course, and –raise a question about the reading.. Do not submit questions by email.

8. If more than one reading has been assigned, choose only one. To receive credit, these papers need to be turned in at the beginning of each class period. These questions will not be graded, but will be marked: excellent, good, ok (= adequate), or redo (student is asked to resubmit the question). Written questions will constitute 45% of the course grade and will be evaluated as follows (9=4.0; 8=3.5; 7=3.0; 6=2.5; 5=2.0; 4=1.5; 3=1.0; 2 = 0.0. To receive credit, each question must be submitted on the day the question is due (every Thursday) reading is assigned. Use 8 ½ X 11 paper. Typing is preferred but not required. Plan to use about half a page for your question

9. Handbook and Resource Guide and on the MSU Web site. 1.Plagiarism is defined as presenting another person's work or ideas as one's own. You are expected to do your work on all assignments. Students who plagiarize will receive a 0.0 on the assignment or will fail the course. If you are unclear as to what constitutes plagiarism, ask your instructor to explain. 2.Accommodations for Disabilities: If you have special needs, please notify the instructor so that he can make arrangements to accommodate you. 3.Dropping this Course: You should make a copy of your amended schedule to verify you have dropped the course. 4.Missing Class: More than three unexcused absences will affect your grade. Excused absences require making arrangements in advance with the instructor for religious observances, participating in a required activity for another class, doctor’s appointments or the like. The instructor may request documentation in such cases.