Richardson
English 507-001

MW SPRING 2012

***I reserve the right to make changes to this schedule at any time.  Classes will be announced in class.  I will also make announcements about your notebook assignments in class throughout the semester.  Also, we will often split chapter discussions over the course of a couple of classes.  When that happens, be sure to read the entire chapter for the first day.

 

Updates/changes indiciated in blue  

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Jan. 9

Course Introduction

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Jan. 11

Chapter 1, “Language and the English Language: An Introduction”

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Jan. 16

Martin Luther King holiday. No classes.

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Jan. 18

Chapter 1, (continued)

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Jan. 23

Notebook Entry #1 Due
Chapter 2, “The Sounds of Current English”  

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Jan. 25

Chapter 2 (continued)

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Jan. 30

Notebook Entry #2 Due
Chapter 3 “Letters and Sounds: A Brief History of Writing”

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Feb. 1

Chapter 3 (continued)

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Feb. 6

Exam #1 (Chapters 1-3)

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Feb. 8

Chapter 10, “Words and Meanings”

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Feb. 13

Chapter 11, “New Words from Old”

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Feb. 15

Chapter 12, “Foreign Elements in the English Word Stock”
Notebook Entry #3 Due

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Feb. 20

Winchester’s The Meaning of Everything (Chapters 1-4)

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Feb. 22

Winchester, Chapters 5-8
Notebook Entry #4 Due, Response to Winchester

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Feb. 27

Chapter 9, Late Modern English

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Feb. 29

Exam 2 (Chapters 9, 10-12 +Winchester)  

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March 5

Chapter 4 "The Backgrounds of English"

Language Essay Due for Undergrads
Critical Book Review Due for Graduates + 4 book review presentations

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March 7

Book Review Presentations for Graduate Students + 3 book review presentations

Chapter 4, continued

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March 12

Spring Break

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March 14

Spring Break

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March 19

Finish Chapter 4 , Review Paper Assignment

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March 21

Notebook Entry #5 Prospectus  
 Chapter 5, "The Old English Period"

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March 26

Chapter 5, continued
Notebook Entry #6 Due

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March 28

Chapter 5, continued 

Between Now and April 11, you need to schedule a paper conference with me.

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April 2

Chapter 6, "The Middle English Period"
Notebook Entry #7 Due Middle English   

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April 4

Chapter 6, continued

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April 9

Chapter 6, continued
Notebook Entry #8 Due

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April 11

Chapter 7, “The Early Modern English Period”

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April 16

Notebook Entry #9 Due
Chapter 8, "The Early Modern English Period" 

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April 18

Final Papers Due
Graduate Students Present
Chapter 8, "The Early Modern English Period" 

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April 23

Course Evaluations and Review for Exam

 

 

Final Exam: Friday, April 27 at 3:00 p.m.