SLS 480U: Introduction to Sociolinguistics in Second Language Research Spring 2011 Course Description: This course covers a wide

variety of research and concepts relating to sociolinguistics and second language studies. It serves as an introductory course for students interested in pursuing a graduate degree in language research and for working professionals in the field who wish to conduct sociolinguistic research or incorporate concepts from that research into their pedagogical practices. Students will start by reading about basic concepts and topics in sociolinguistics such as the idea of standard languages, language policy, and the connections between language and identity. They will then go on to do read about a variety of research methods in sociolinguistics including ethnography, interactional sociolinguistics, conversation analysis, and critical discourse analysis. This course will give students the opportunity to collect and look at real data and engage in discussion on the various subjects. Students will have both inclass work and homework which will give them an opportunity to reflect on the importance of the subjects as well as the strengths and weaknesses of each research method. Over the semester students will do group presentations on the subjects as well as individual presentations ending with a ten page research paper using one of the topics and research methods covered during the semester.

Readings will be available as pdf files on Laulima or can be found in ebook format from Hamilton Library. Student Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course students will be able to: Provide evidence for knowledge and understanding of basic topics and subjects in the field of sociolinguistics preparing them for graduate level courses on the subject. Students who intend to pursue the MA in SLS, LING, or any other language and sociology related field will find this course particularly useful, as well as working professional teachers who wish to pursue their own research on the interactions between language and society. Collect and give analysis on data using established research methodologies from the field of sociolinguistics. Devise activities that help to lead students to a greater understanding of issues relating to language use in society.

Additional outcomes for the course: Students will learn that language education and use has a social context that cannot be easily separated from naturally occurring data.

Students will learn effective means of reading and doing presentations on academic research.

Course Activities/Requirements: 1. Attendance and active participation in class, including, but not limited to in-class discussions and analysis activities 10% 2. A group presentation and activity based on the course readings 10% 3. Homework assignments 25% 4. Article critique 15% 5. Final paper 40%

Group Presentations Students will do a 30-minute presentation (including 10 minutes for Q & A) on one of the assigned readings and lead an activity based on the topic which furthers understanding of the subject and/or gives other students a chance to practice doing analysis using the assigned research style using authentic data and/or materials. Students must have approval from the instructor on the activity at least 1 week in advance of the presentation date. This counts towards 10% of your final grade.

Homework Assignments Homework will

Final Paper Students will each write a 10-15 page research paper for the course utilizing any of the various methods covered. Papers should be in APA format and page length does not include title page, data, charts, transcripts, figures or references. Course Schedule Week 1 History of Sociolinguistics

Le Page, R. B. (1997). The Evolution of a Sociolinguistic Theory of Language. In F. Coulmas (Ed.), The Handbook of Sociolinguistics (pp. 15-32). Oxford: Blackwell Publishers Limited. Jaspers, J. (2010). Style and Styling. In N. H. Hornberger, & S. L. McKay (Eds.), Sociolinguistics and Language Education (pp. 177-204). Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters.

Week 2 Language Variation Labov, W. (1972). The Social Stratification of (r) in New York City Department Stores. In W. Labov, Sociolinguistic Patterns (pp. 43-69). Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. Milroy, J., & Milroy, L. (1997). Varieties and Variation. In F. Coulmas (Ed.), The Handbook of Sociolinguistics (pp. 47-64). Oxford: Blackwell Publishers Limited.

Week 3 Standard and Non-standard Languages Lippi-Green, R. (1997). The standard language myth. In R. Lippi-Green, English with an Accent: Language, Ideology, and Discrimination in the United States (pp. 53-62). London: Routledge. Siegel, J. (2010). Pidgins and Creoles. In N. H. Hornberger, & S. L. McKay (Eds.), Sociolinguistics and Language Education (pp. 232-262). Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters.

Week 4 Language Policy and Planning Lo Bianco, J. (2010). Language Policy and Planning. In N. H. Hornberger, & S. L. McKay (Eds.), Sociolinguistics and Language Education (pp. 143-174). Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters. Daoust, D. (1997). Language Planning and Language Reform. In F. Coulmas (Ed.), The Handbook of Sociolinguistics (pp. 436-452). Oxford: Blackwell Publishers Limited.

Week 5 English Around the World

McKay, S. L. (2010). English as an International Language. In N. H. Hornberger, & S. L. McKay (Eds.), Sociolinguistics and Language Education (pp. 89-115). Bristol: Multilingual Matters.

Week 6 Bilingualism Auer, P. (2009). Bilingual Conversation. In N. Coupland, & A. Jaworski (Eds.), The New Sociolinguistics Reader (pp. 490-511). New York: Palgrave MacMillan.

Week 7 Social Identity and Language Rampton, B. (2009). Crossing, Ethnicity, and Codeswitching. In N. Coupland, & A. Jaworski (Eds.), The New Sociolinguistics Reader (pp. 287-298). New York: Palgrave MacMillan. Higgins, C. (2010). Gender Identities in Language Education. In N. H. Hornberger, & S. L. McKay (Eds.), Sociolinguistics and Language Education (pp. 370-397). Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters.

Week 8 The Ethnographic Approach Cameron, D. (2001). Situations and events: The ethnography of speaking. In D. Cameron, Working With Spoken Discourse (pp. 53-67). London: Sage. Boggs, S. T. (1978). The development of verbal disputing in part-Hawaiian children. Language in Society , 7 (3), 325-344.

Week 9 Pragmatics Cameron, D. (2001). Doing things with words: Pragmatics. In D. Cameron, Working With Spoken Discourse (pp. 68-86). London: Sage.

Kasper, G. (1997). Linguistic Etiquette. In F. Coulmas (Ed.), The Handbook of Sociolinguistics (pp. 374-386). Oxford: Blackwell Publishers Limited.

Week 10 Interactional Sociolinguistics Cameron, D. (2001). Small differences, big differences: Interactional sociolinguistics. In D. Cameron, Working With Spoken Discourse (pp. 106-122). London: Sage. Cutler, C. (2007). The co-construction of whiteness in an MC battle. Pragmatics , 17 (1), 9-22.

Week 11 Conversation Analysis Cameron, D. (2001). Sequence and structure: Conversation Analysis. In D. Cameron, Working With Spoken Discourse (pp. 87-105). London: Sage. Sidnell, J. (2010). Conversation Analysis. In N. H. Hornberger, & S. L. McKay (Eds.), Sociolinguistics and Language Education (pp. 492-527). Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters.

Week 12 Critical Discourse Analysis Cameron, D. (2001). Hidden agendas?: Critical discourse analysis. In D. Cameron, Working With Spoken Discourse (pp. 123-141). London: Sage. Fairclough, N. (2000). Discourse, social theory, and social research: The discourse of welfare reform. Affectivity in conversational storytelling , 4 (2), 163-195.

Week 13 Sociolinguistics in the Classroom Davis, K. A., Bazzi, S., Cho, H.-s., Ishida, M., & Soria, J. (2005). "It's our kuleana": A critical participatory approach to language-minority education. In L. Pease-Alvarez, & S. R. Schecter

(Eds.), Learning, Teaching, and Community: Contributions of Situated and Participatory Approaches to Educational Innovation (pp. 3-26). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Duff, P. A. (2010). Language Socialization. In N. H. Hornberger, & S. L. McKay (Eds.), Sociolinguistics and Language Education (pp. 427-452). Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters.

Week 14 Language in the Media Furukawa, T. (2007). "No flips in the pool": Discursive practice in Hawai'i Creole. Pragmatics , 17 (3), 371-385. Pennycook, A. (2003). Global Englishes, Rip Slyme, and performativity. Journal of Sociolinguistics , 7 (4), 513-533.

Week 15 Final Presentations Final Papers Due