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The following categories are included on this page:

• Class Outlines
• Syllabus
• Cover Pages (grading criteria)
• Miscellaneous Handouts
• Writing Assistance
• Related Web Sites

 

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SYLLABUS: MS Word version ASSIGNMENT COVER PAGES (pdf files) second language learner interview language use observation first draft of progressive study guide final draft of progressive study guide LINK TO E-RESERVES: http://ereserves.unm.edu/eres/courseindex.aspx?error=&page=search

CLASS OUTLINES January 24, 2008 January 31, 2008 February 7, 2008 - NABE, no class February 14, 2008 February 21, 2008 February 28, 2008 March 6, 2008 March 13, 2008 March 20, 2008 - UNM Spring Break March 27, 2008 April 3, 2008 April 10, 2008 April 17, 2008 April 24, 2008 May 1, 2008 May 8, 2008

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MISCELLANEOUS HANDOUTS Bloom's taxonomy Competence versus Performance Contextualized and Decontextualized Language (characteristics) Contextualized and Decontextualized Language (definition) Everyday conversation Language socialization Lingua francas, pidgins, and creoles Linguistic Universals Terman on the intelligence of "Indians, Mexicans, and Negroes" Sociocultural theory

WRITING HANDOUTS Julia's Quick and Dirty APA Guide Kathie Snow's Commentary on People First Language Julia and Susan's Explanation of Academic Honesty in Writing Citing electronic sources, from APA Purdue's On-line Writing Lab (OWL) -- links to information on researching and writing papers Dartmouth University's Guide to appropriately citing sources

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RELATED WEB SITES
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• The Language Policy Research Unit at the University of Arizona offers a variety of resources for language policy research: http://epsl.asu.edu/epru/index.htm
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• The Dual Language of New Mexico web site offers information about bilingual education specific to New Mexico: http://www.duallanguagenm.org/
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• The New Mexico Association for Bilingual Education (http://www.nmabe.net/) and the National Association for Bilingual Education (http://www.nabe.org/) are organizations which provide support for bilingual educators.
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• The National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs collects, analyzes, synthesizes and disseminates information about language instruction educational programs for English language learners and related programs: http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/
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• The Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) is a private, non-profit organization: a group of scholars and educators who use the findings of linguistics and related sciences in identifying and addressing language-related problems. Their web site includes a wealth of language related resources: http://www.cal.org/
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• American Association for Applied Linguistics is a professional organization in the multi-disciplinary field of applied lingusitics: http://www.aaal.org/
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• The Bilingual Research Journal has on-line copies of very relevant journal articles: http://brj.asu.edu/