11.1 Language Concepts: Language Variation and Social Meaning
Agenda
a. Watch selection from American Voices as an introduction to this week's work. Introduction to American Voices
b. Use the PBS resource for a preliminary exploration of issues in language variation
c. Read through the Language Variation Medley Language Variation in Literature-a Medley
d. Post your understandings to the Language Concepts discussion and respond to two posts.
11.2 Language Variation in Yamanaka's "Obituary"
Agenda
Hawaii Creole and Yamanaka's Fiction Instructions
Reading Yamanaka's Obituary (Electronic Reserves)
Worksheet on language variation (6.1)
Language Variation Concepts.doc
11/3 Your Research; Use your journal this week to post ideas for your unit 2 project
Agenda
Your Research