Language and Popular Culture: LING057

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Language and Popular Culture LING057

• First things first

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Focus of this courseContrasting A with B
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WATU Writing Across the University

• This course is WATU-affiliated fulfills 50 of
  the writing requirement
• You must take it for WATU credit
• If you dont need the WATU credit, you can still
  take it anyway, and get other credit
• It also fulfills part of the Society
  requirement

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WATU

• We have a WATU tutor Walt Hakala
• He will work with you on an individual basis,
  will read drafts, give lots of help
• Assignments are due on the deadlines (see
  http//ccat.sas.upenn.edu/haroldfs/popcult/sumrde
  ad.html)
• There will be dire consequences for missing
  deadlines
• You will rewrite, rewrite, revise, revise,
  recast, until we are satisfied.

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WATU

• Focus of this course is on doing research and
  doing expository writing about it.
• This is not personal writing, and we are not
  particularly interested in your personal views
• We are interested in how you present the results
  of your research
• You will do research (surveys) and ask others
  about their opinions on the subject of this course

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First Assignment Three New Words

• Due Tuesday, Sept. 20th, at the beginning of
  class.
• One page find three new words in the English
  language that are not yet found in any dictionary
  (details here http//ccat.sas.upenn.edu/haroldfs
  /popcult/3newords.html)
• Tell us where you found them, what they mean,
  what type of word-formation process is involved

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Readings

• Required
• Booth, Colomb and Williams The Craft of
  Research.
• Lippi-Green, English with an Accent.
• Recommended
• Pinker, The Language Instinct
• Coursepak On-line on Blackboard

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Schedule of Meetings and Topics

• You should access this page through Blackboard.
  Use your PennNet ID and password to get into
  Blackboard.
• https//courseweb.library.upenn.edu/
• Readings and other documents are available only
  via the Blackboard site
• We can only communicate with you via your Penn
  email accountnot Yahoo, AOL, or other email
  server.
• You can send paper drafts via email to the
  Blackboard site, we can edit them, return them
  the same way.

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This is a class, not a fun-and-games site

• When we view movies, etc. in class we do so
  critically, not for entertainment.
• We do not get into entertainment mode
• Leave class to get coffee and snacks
• Call our friends on our cellphones
• Chat with our neighbor
• Do crossword puzzles
• Doze off

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Class starts at 900 a.m.

• Not 915, not 930, not 945, not 1000
• Class ends at 1020, not 1000, not 945
• Class participation counts for 15 of grade!
• If youre not here, youre not participating.
• Participation means active participation
• Speaking up in class
• Participating in discussions

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The Good and Bad News

• The Bad News If youre not following the
  timetable, you may not even pass the courselate
  papers will not be accepted.
• The Good News If youre on schedule with
  assignments, and need more time, Ill accept
  rewrites even after the semester ends.