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Due by 5:00pm on Sunday, January 26: Discussion Post #1 on the Ning

Due by 5:00pm on Sunday, January 26: Discussion Post #1 on the Ning

Reflect on the readings. Do you have any questions about the texts? Are there any claims that you find problematic? Do you think language is a purely biological phenomenon? What part

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Due by 5pm on Sunday, February 2: Discussion Post #2 on the Ning

Due by 5pm on Sunday, February 2: Discussion Post #2 on the Ning

Summarize some of the main ideas behind Figuring Foreigners Out and the Hofstede Dimensions of Culture. Do you predominantly agree with these assessments? Are there any statements, gene

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Due by 5pm on Sunday, February 9: Discussion Post #3 on the Ning

Due by 5pm on Sunday, February 9: Discussion Post #3 on the Ning

Refer to the diagram on page 9 in Aitchison’s linguistics. How do you combine different disciplinary perspectives to formulate a more holistic understanding of your target language? Do

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Due by 5pm on Sunday, February 16: Discussion Post #4 on the Ning

Due by 5pm on Sunday, February 16: Discussion Post #4 on the Ning

What is the difference between sound and spelling? Why is this distinction significant for your language-learning efforts? Describe the phonetic inventory of your target language. Are

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Due by 5pm on Sunday, February 23: Discussion Post #5 on the Ning. 

Due by 5pm on Sunday, February 23: Discussion Post #5 on the Ning. 

Do some preliminary research on what interests you about the target culture and describe how this topic relates to language. Do you need any special vocabulary or linguistic knowledg

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Due by 5pm on Sunday, March 2: Discussion Post #6 on the Ning

Due by 5pm on Sunday, March 2: Discussion Post #6 on the Ning

Reflect on the history of your target language. To what language family does it belong? What sounds, words, and structures exemplify periods of contact with other cultures? How do these co

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Due by 5pm on Sunday, March 23: Discussion Post #7 on the Ning

Due by 5pm on Sunday, March 23: Discussion Post #7 on the Ning

Go back and watch the recording of your presentation of your learning plan on the class PanOpto collection on Blackboard. Comment briefly on how things are going. What has changed? How ha

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Due by 5pm on Sunday, March 30: Discussion Post #8 on the Ning

Due by 5pm on Sunday, March 30: Discussion Post #8 on the Ning  

 

Have you started writing in the target language? Do you prefer to type or write free hand? Have you started to see patterns emerge in the structures between words, clauses, and senten

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Due by 5pm on Sunday, April 6: Discussion Post #9 on the Ning

Due by 5pm on Sunday, April 6: Discussion Post #9 on the Ning

How do languages go extinct? Respond to the readings, and reflect on what happens when a language dies? How can linguists help preserve a language? Can a ‘dead’ language ever be brought ba

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Due by 5pm on Sunday, April 13: Discussion Post #10 on the Ning

Due by 5pm on Sunday, April 13: Discussion Post #10 on the Ning

Imagine that you have received a research grant to conduct a linguistic study of your target language and culture. How would you get started, and what would you investigate? How would di

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