INTRODUCTIONLinguistics 187 / Cultural Anthropology 187 / English 187 / ICS 151C

Variety in Language: English in the United States

Duke University

Erin Callahan-Price

Spring 2011

Welcome! Housekeeping…• Make sure you get a hard copy of the syllabus to look at

during this class.

• We will look at most of the material as it is housed on the course blog, which we will use instead of Blackboard.

• Overview of the course material and instructor.

• Student Interest Inventory: Get a copy, work on it, bring it back next class.

Housekeeping, cont.• Blog & Weekly/biweekly responses

• won't show up as users until you log in for the first time, then you’ll be promoted to the role of “author.”

• Anonymous option: email alias and real name to Instructor

• Presentations (see next few slides)

• Guest speakers/bloggers• Textbooks: in stock? • Attendance, Illness, Missed Assignments• Laptop/Phone Policy• Suggestion box• Questions? First line of defense: blog. 2nd: email• 3rd: Office hours (I may have an office!)

Presentations• Voice thread option:

Media options• V

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft-SGe1k9Dw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rizjltSbHc0&feature=related