ENG 312 SYLLABUS (ENGLISH IN ITS SOCIAL SETTING); FALL, 2010; Line Number 72275; INSTRUCTOR: Don L. F. Nilsen; MW 10:45-11:35, BREAKOUTS: 10:45-11:35; SCOB 252; OFFICE HOURS: DAILY 9:30-10:30 AM in the Language and Literature Building Room LL 208.

INSTRUCTORS’ LINE NUMBERS and ROOM NUMBERS:

Don L. F. Nilsen: Line Number 72275: Mondays & Wednesdays: SCOB 252

James Berry: Line Number 82585: Fridays: LL 104

Victor Parra-Guinaldo: Line Number 76777: Fridays: PSA 208

Cynthia Simmons: Line Number 82586: Fridays: LL 103

TEXTBOOKS:

Eschholz, Paul, Alfred Rosa, and Virginia Clark. Language Awareness: Readings for College Writers, Tenth Edition. New York, NY: Bedford/St Martin’s Press, 2009.

Nilsen, Alleen Pace, and Don L. F. Nilsen. Vocabulary Plus: High School and Up: A Source-Based Approach. Boston, MA: Pearson, Allyn and Bacon, 2004.

ENG 312 PowerPoints are available from my web site: http://www.public.asu.edu/~dnilsen ç

GRADES:

GRADE # 1: 1st Midsemester Exam, covering Nilsen and Nilsen’s Vocabulary Plus: High School and Up: A Source-Based Approach, plus ENG 312 PowerPoints and discussions

GRADE # 2: Research Paper on Some Aspect of humor or language play. Please see more detailed information below.

GRADE # 3: Final Exam covering the Language Awareness and PowerPoint presentations

NOTE: All student work must be presented in hard-copy form. I will not accept anything from students in the form of e-mail attachments.

PRINTING PowerPoints: PowerPoint wallpaper has been deleted to conserve ink and paper. If you print PowerPoints it’s best to print six slides per page to conserve ink and paper.

RESEARCH PAPERS: èRESEARCH PAPERS ARE DUE MON, OCT 19ç

In ENG 312, you will need to write a research paper on some aspect of humor or language play. Appropriate topics include Caricature, Double Entendre, Humor, Irony, Intertextuality, Jokes, Language Play, Metaphor, Paradox, Parody, Practical Jokes, Satire, Sarcasm, Wit, etc. When you have chosen your topic, please e-mail it to me so that I can send you a PowerPoint and references related to your topic.

There will be a PowerPoint presented in the class to explain a check list of the things that we will be looking for in the evaluation of research papers. You can request a copy of this PowerPoint by contacting . Research paper rewrites will be accepted only if they are accompanied by the original marked copy of the research paper, if the revisions are highlighted, and only if they are submitted before the last day of regular class. DN will evaluate all of the rewrites.

Your research paper should contain at least 7 pages of content (10 pages for Honors Students). All pages should be numbered and should have one-inch margins. All paragraphs of your research paper should contain proper development, and all but the first and last of your paragraphs should contain in-text citations with page numbers. You must use MLA format for your documentation. In class I will go over the “Research Paper Check List” so you will know what I look for in research papers (including documentation details). Please double space everything, use only one side of the paper, and indent long quotes (quotes of five lines or more).

Your Works Cited page must contain at least three scholarly sources not counting web sites, newspapers, magazines, interviews, etc. Your Works Cited should include only works you have paraphrased, quoted, or alluded to in the body of your paper. Since I will be evaluating your ability to synthesize and integrate other people’s opinions, you must cite at least three experts. Be sure to indent or put quotation marks around all quoted materials, and be sure to indicate sources and page numbers. Professional journals, anthologies, and books are good sources. Audiotapes, CDs, magazines, movies, newspapers, newsletters, videotapes, and snippets (as opposed to extended discussions by a single author) can be used, but must be supported by the good sources. Because web sites are constantly changing, and usually don’t have peer review they are very uneven, so be very critical of web sites.

EVALUATION OF RESEARCH PAPERS:

1.  Have you selected an appropriate topic (from the list of topics above)? Is your topic focused and unified?

2.  Do you have at least three scholarly references in your Works Cited?

3.  Did you read these references carefully and totally understand them?

4.  Did you select significant and insightful parts of these references to quote and/or to paraphrase?

5.  Did you cite the page numbers after all of your quotations and paraphrases?

6.  Is your argument systematic, and sustained?

7.  Is there good paragraph development and overall development of your argument?

8.  Is your paper well organized, and were the transitions smooth? What would a three-level outline of your paper look like?

9.  Do you make significant generalizations?

10.  Do you support these generalizations with significant and insightful details?

11.  Are your sources well integrated into the body of your paper? NOTE: This is a research paper, so it should not be about what you think. It should be about what the experts think.

REWRITES OF RESEARCH PAPERS: Rewrites of research papers can increase your research-paper grade by as much as one full grade, if substantial as well as corrective revisions are made. Rewrites must be accompanied by the original marked copy, and the revisions in your rewrites must be highlighted with a highlighter pen. Revisions will not be accepted after the last day of regular class. If rewrites are turned in early enough, they will be returned to you. Honors Students must write longer and better research papers and are required to do revisions.

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NOTE THAT DATE INDICATES WHEN ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE!

Fri, Aug 20 Introduction and Overview of the Class; ENG 312 PowerPoint: Overview of ENG 312

Mon, Aug 23 Vocabulary Plus, Chapter 1: “The Theory Behind a Source’Based Approach to Metaphor and Vocabulary Enhancement” (1-25)

Wed, Aug 25 “Metaphor Theory”

Fri, Aug 27 Vocabulary Plus, Chapter 2: “Animal Metaphors” (26-51)

Mon, Aug 30 “Animal Metaphors” Continued + PowerPoint: Research Paper Checklist”

Wed, Sept 1 Vocabulary Plus, Chapter 3: “Human Body Metaphors” (52-75)

Fri, Sept 3 “Human Body Metaphors” Continued

Mon, Sept 6 Labor Day: Classes Excused

Wed, Sept 8 Vocabulary Plus, Chapter 4: “Communication Metaphors” (76-103)

Fri, Sept 10 “Communication Metaphors” Continued

Mon, Sept 13 Vocabulary Plus, Chapter 5: “Plant and Food Metaphors” (104-128)

Wed, Sept 15 “Plant and Food Metaphors” Continued

Fri, Sept 17 Vocabulary Plus, Chapter 6: “Clothing Metaphors” (129-158)

Mon, Sept 20 “Clothing Metaphors” Continued

Wed, Sept 22 Vocabulary Plus, Chapter 7: “Living and Dying Metaphors” (159-177)

Fri, Sept 24 “Living and Dying Metaphors” Continued

Mon, Sept 27 Vocabulary Plus, Chapter 8: “Using Prefixes and Suffixes to Make Comparisons and Contrasts” (159-177)

Wed, Sept 29 “Prefixes and Suffixes” Continued

èRESEARCH PAPERS ARE DUE MON, OCT 20ç

Fri, Oct 1 Vocabulary Plus, Chapter 9: “Number Metaphors” (212-229)

Mon, Oct 4 “Number Metaphors” Continued

Wed, Oct 6 GLOBAL STUDIES CONFERENCE IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA: TAs WILL TEACH: Review for the Midsemester Exam Covering Vocabulary Plus: High School and Up, Course PowerPoints, and In-Class Discussions

Fri, Oct 8 GLOBAL STUDIES CONFERENCE, IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA: TAs WILL ADMINISTER THE EXAM: Midsemester Exam Covering Vocabulary Plus: High School and Up, Course PowerPoints, and In-Class Discussions

Mon, Oct 11 Language Awareness “1. Coming to an Awareness of Language” (39-96) + Eschholz-Rosa-Clark PowerPoint

Wed, Oct 13 PowerPoint: “VARIES Model for Studying Language Variation” & “History of English” (Slides 27-29)

Fri, Oct 15 èRESEARCH PAPERS ARE DUE TODAYç

PowerPoint: “Usage”

Mon, Oct 18 PowerPoint: “Errors vs. Rhetorical Devices”

Wed, Oct 20 Language Awareness Chapter 2: “Writers on Writing” (97-146) + Eschholz-Rosa-Clark PowerPoint

Fri, Oct 22 “Writers on Writing” Continued + PowerPoint “Regional and Social Dialects”

Mon, Oct 25 Language Awareness Chapter 3: “Politics, Propaganda, and Doublespeak” (147-244) + Eschholz-Rosa-Clark PowerPoint

Wed, Oct 27 “Politics, Propaganda, and Doublespeak” PowerPoint: “Obscenity”

Fri, Oct 29 Language Awareness Chapter 4: “Prejudice, Discrimination, and Stereotypes) (245-320) + Eschholz-Rosa-Clark PowerPoint

Mon, Nov 1 “Prejudice, Descrimination, and Stereotypes”Continued + PowerPoint: “Humor-Rhetoric & Prose Styles”

Wed, Nov 3 Language Awareness Chapter 5: “Everyday Conversations and Gender Issues” (321-387) + Eschholz-Rosa-Clark PowerPoint

Fri, Nov 5 “Men and Women Talking” Continued + PowerPoint: “Gender Issues”

Mon, Nov 8 Veterans Day: Classes Excused

Wed, Nov 10 Language Awareness Chapter 6: “Media and Advertising” (387-480) + Eschholz-Rosa-Clark PowerPoint “The Power of the Media”

Fri, Nov 12 Language Awareness Chapter 7: “Language Debate: Should Learning be Censored?” (481-526) + Eschholz-Rosa-Clark PowerPoint

Mon, Nov 15 “I Can Sell You Anything” Continued) + PowerPoint: “Business and Advertising Language”

Wed, Nov 17 NCTE CONVENTION IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA: TAs WILL TEACH: Language Awareness Chapter 8: “Language Debate: Should English Be the Law?” (527-562) + Eschholz-Rosa-Clark PowerPoint

Fri, Nov 19 NCTE CONVENTION IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA: TAs WILL TEACH: Language Awareness Chapter 9: “Language Debate: What’s All the Fuss about Natural, Organic, Local Foods?” (563-602)

Mon, Nov 22 PowerPoint: “Cultural Diversity”

Wed, Nov 24 PowerPoint: “Humor-Anthropology”

Fri, Nov 26 Thanksgiving Recess: Classes Excused

Mon, Nov 29 “Names and Identity” PowerPoint: “Names and Nyms”

Wed, Dec 1 “Names and Identity” Continued + PowerPoint: “Names and Nyms”

Fri, Dec 3 Last Day of Class; Last Day for Research Paper Rewrites: Review for the Final Exam Covering Language Awareness, Course PowerPoints, and In-Class Discussions

Mon, Dec 6 Second Review for the Final Exam

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Mon, Dec 13: 9:50-11:40 AM: Final Exam Covering Language Awareness, Course PowerPoints, and In-Class Discussions

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