LIGN 101 – Introduction to the Study of
Language
Winter Quarter 2006
Tu & Thu, 12:30-1:50 p.m. CSB 001
Instructor: Amalia Arvaniti
TAs: Peter Jenks and David Peterson
Requirements and grading
This
course involves a fair amount of memorizing (e.g. of new terminology, as well
as an understanding of new concepts; you
may also find that the way linguists think about language is very different
from what you are familiar with, and that other courses may not have prepared
you for it. Thus class attendance, regular studying and reviewing, and
preparing all assignments on time are absolutely essential strategies to get a
good grade. If you do not study regularly, you will have difficult following
the lectures, and as a result your grades are likely to suffer.
(Ideally)
all quizzes and the mid-term will become available on a Thursday and will
remain available until the following Tuesday before class starts (12:30 p.m.).
On
rare occasions, the exact date of various tests may vary somewhat from the schedule, depending on class progress; if any such
changes take place, they will be posted on webct.
There
will be no extra credit assignments, so work hard right from the beginning.
Grades will not be curved and will be assigned as follows:
|
4 on-line quizzes |
32% (8% each) |
|
On-line Midterm |
28% |
|
In-class final exam |
40% |
|
TOTAL |
100% |
Quizzes: on-line (webCT) quizzes of 25
questions each; each quiz will include questions on the material covered from the
last quiz onwards; e.g. Quiz 1 covers the material of the first two weeks, Quiz
2 covers the material of weeks 3 and 4, and so on.
Mid-Term: on-line (webCT) exam of 50
questions, covering the material of the first five weeks.
In-class exam: multiple choice exam, covering
the entire course; 70 questions.
Click to view your grades on webct
