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Linguistics at U of T

LIN 199.23W: Exploring Heritage Languages

Syllabus (Schedule)

In Winter 2023, LIN 199 meets on Tuesdays, 10:10-noon, in Wetmore Hall, Room 75.

Syllabus

Week Date Topic Reading Assignment
1 Jan. 10 What are heritage languages?
How do we read, discuss & write to learn?

Read syllabus and Quercus

Eschholz, Rosa & Clark 05 (on reading)

HW 1: Your own heritage language (HL) experiences
(due Jan. 17, solo)

2

Jan. 17

How do we do library research at U of T?

Guest speaker: Fabiano Takashi Rocha

Eschholz, Rosa & Clark 05: 662-673 (on citing sources)

APA site & tutorial

Jan. 22 Last day to add a class
3 Jan. 24

What are your HL experiences?
How does fieldwork work?

HW 2: Library resources webpage
(due Jan. 31, solo)

4 Jan. 31 What can happen to HLs? Polinsky & Kagan 07 (pp. 368-84)
5 Feb. 7 What are some connections between ethnicity and language?

Read 1 carefully to present; skim the rest:

  • Cunha 05
  • Marquez 99
  • Oh & Fuligni 09 (to p. 208, at least)
  • Tan 05

HW 3: A little fieldwork
(due Feb. 14, group)

6 Feb. 14

What about attitudes?

Guardado 02
Sevinç 17
Feb. 20-24Reading Week -- NO CLASSES
7 Feb. 28 How do we analyze linguistic structure connected to social groups?

Your choice of 1 of 5 to present in class:

  • Łyskawa et al. 16
  • Iannozzi 15
  • Pabst et al. 17
  • Shkvorets 15
  • Tse 16

HW 4: Exploring attitudes or Neighbourhood visit 1
(draft due Mar. 7, group)

8 Mar. 7 How do we write about research?

Guest speaker: Justin Leung

revisit the papers from last week
9 Mar. 14 What happens with heritage languages at home?

Chumak-Horbatch 87

HW 5: Linguistic structures or Neighbourhood visit 2
(draft due Mar. 21, group)

Mar. 19Last day to drop a S course.
10 Mar. 21 What happens with heritage languages in school?

Goldstein 97

Polinsky & Kagan 07:384-390

11 Mar. 28

How are politics and globalization relevant to HLs?

Crystal 05

Ricento 2013:525-537

HW 6: Formal report (from drafts of HWs 3-6)
(due Apr. 4, solo)
12 Apr. 4 Wrap-up and catch-up

Updated Feb. 8, 2023

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