LING 210

Lectures:

Monday and Wednesday, 11-11:50, ECON 110

Discussion Times:

Section 1 Friday 11-11:50 SPH 205

Section 2 Friday 11-11:50 MINES 213

Section 3 Combined with Section 2

Section 4 Canceled

Section 5 Canceled

The LING 210 Staff

Instructor: Dr. Sean Q. Hendricks

Office: Douglass 232

Phone Numbers: 626-6146, 621-6897 (dept.)

Email: hendrics@u.arizona.edu

Office Hours: M 12-1, W 12-1

Teaching Assistants: Phone: 621-2087

Sonya Bird (Section 1)

Office Hours: TBA (Douglass 110)

Email: sbird@u.arizona.edu

Tracy Williams (Section 2)

Office Hours: TBA (Douglass 110)

Email: tmw@u.arizona.edu

What is this Course?

Linguistics 210, Native Languages of North America, is a general survey course on Native American languages. The course proposes to give insight into the background, both historical and contemporary, on various American Indian linguistic communities. The first part of the course addresses the basic topics of phonology, morphology, syntax, and classification of various American Indian languages. In the second part of the course, other topics will be addressed, such as contemporary issues in the areas of language maintenance, language policy, language and literature, and writing systems.

Course Requirements

This course satisfies the General Education Requirement for Individuals, Societies, and Institutions. It is also a Tier 2 Core Course. As a Tier 2 course, it will be highly interdisciplinary. Tier 2 courses have a significant writing requirement. This requirement will be met in at least three ways in this course: exams will have some essay type questions; much of the homework will require written responses/answers; and there is an 8-page term paper that is due at the end of the semester.

General education programs provide breadth of knowledge as a balance and complement to the depth provided by the major. General education is designed to accomplish several goals: first, to afford students the opportunity to learn how different disciplines define, acquire and organize knowledge; second, to provide a basis for an examination of values; third, to develop analytic, synthetic, linguistic and computational skills useful for lifelong learning; and finally, to provide a common foundation for wide-ranging dialogue with peers on issues of significance. Taken together, the experiences of general education encourage the student to develop a critical and inquiring attitude, an appreciation of complexity and ambiguity, a tolerance for and empathy with persons of different backgrounds or values and a deepened sense of self. In short, the goal of the general education program is to prepare students to respond more fully and effectively to an increasingly complex world.

Readings:

The following are the readings for this course. The student is responsible for all the material assigned in the required readings.

Required:

An Introduction to Native North America, Mark Q. Sutton (Sutton)

Flutes of Fire, Leanne Hinton (Hinton)

Packet available later in the semester

Recommended:

American Indian Languages, Shirley Silver and Wick Miller.

Indigenous Language Use and Change in the Americas, Teresa L. McCarty and Ofelia Zepeda

Grading:

The final grade will be based on your scores in the following sections:

Homework: 20%

Term Paper: 25%

Midterm: 20%

Final: 30%

Participation: 5%

Homework:

The homework will be handed out on Wednesday and due back the following Monday before lecture. There will be no late submissions of homework, unless prior arrangements have been made with either the instructor or the teaching assistants. In general, homework will be graded on a 10-point scale, and the total number of points will be adjusted to 20% of the value of the final grade. Homework must be typed or word-processed, unless the instructor or teaching assistants (TAs) state otherwise.

Term Paper:

The term paper for this course will be graded in three parts: topic statement, rough draft, and final paper. Each of these three parts contributes to the 25 points listed above. As with the homework, each of the three parts are due on the date listed, unless prior arrangments have been made.

Topic Statement:

The topic statement will consist of a paragraph detailing the topic of the paper, and a copy of the first page of two different sources that you intend to use for the paper. The topic statement will be due on Feb. 14, before lecture. The topic statements will be returned with comments.

Rough Draft:

The rough draft will consist of a typed or word-processed early version of the final paper. This will be turned in on Mar. 20, before lecture. The rough drafts will be returned with comments.

Final Paper:

Due Apr. 24, before lecture. The rough draft must be submitted with the final paper. A student will not receive full credit for the final paper if the rough draft is not re-submitted. Final papers must be typed or word-processed and be 8 pages minimum in length.

Participation:

The participation part of a student's final score is based on general attendance and participation. This will be evaluated by section attendance and in-class writing assignments.

Availability:

The instructor and TAs will be available during their office hours, as outlined above, or by appointment. However, there are other ways to communicate with the 210 staff. One such way is by phone. Another way is to leave a message with the reception desk in the Linguistics department.

And then there is email. Students may contact the staff by email, and a mailing list will be set up so that students may contact each other. If you don't have email, you are required to get an account set up. All registered students at the University of Arizona are entitled to such an email account. If you do not know how to set up an account, let either the instructor or your TA know, and assistance will be provided.

Classroom Conduct:

Disruptive behavior will not be tolerated in the classroom. If a student is being disruptive, the student will be warned verbally. If the behavior continues, the instructor will issue a written warning to the student. If the behavior continues after the written warning is issued, the student's name will be referred to the Dean of Student Affairs. Beepers, watch alarms and portable phones must be turned off during class. If such instruments go off in class this is considered disruptive behavior.

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