| 1 | Exploration of previous knowledge, defining field of study, getting acquainted. |
| 2 | Correlation between language and society (Chapter 1 of text) |
| 3 | Multilingualism (Chapter 2 of text), Graduate student research paper proposals due |
| 4 | Code switching project (worth 10% of grade) |
| 5 | The issues of language maintenance (Chapter 3 of text) |
| 6 | Language death and revitalization project (worth 10% of grade) |
| 7 | Challenges of language policy and planning (Chapters 4 and 5 of text) |
| 8 | Summary and review of issues and concepts, Mid-Term Exam (worth 25% of grade) |
| 9 | Language variation, dialects (Chapters 6, 7, and 8 of text) |
| 10 | Student presentations on dialects (graduate students submit first draft of research paper) |
| 11 | The functioning of language in social contexts (Chapter 11 of text) |
| 12 | Politeness project (worth 10% of grade) |
| 13 | Summary, review, and Final Exam (worth 25% of grade),
Graduate student presentations of research |
