[EDLING:402] Re: Socioling texts for undergrads?

[Bridget Goodman]

Hi Daryl,

I don't have experience teaching sociolinguistics to
undergrads, but I found your question intriguing.

When I took sociolinguistics, we used McKay and
Hornberger's *Sociolinguistics and Language Teaching*.
That might be too advanced for your students, though.

Oxford University Press has a whole series of books on
Sociolinguistics. You might ask for an exam copy of
Peter Trudgill and Jenny Chesshire's *Sociolinguistics
Reader Volume 1:  Multilingualism and Variation.*

If that is not sufficient, you could put together a
bulkpack of sections of these two books plus key,
engaging readings by:

William Labov (AAVE)
Shirley Brice Heath (home and school practices)
Courtney Cazden
Jim Cummins (bilingualism)
Rebecca Freeman (bilingualism)
Sandra McKay
Braj Kachru (World Englishes)
A.C. Zentella (code switching)

Let me know if you need specific citations for any of
these authors.

Good luck.

Bridget Goodman
Ph.D. student, Educational Linguistics
University of Pennsylvania

--- Daryl Gordon <DGORDON at adelphi.edu> wrote:

> Hello all,
> 
> I'm writing to ask for some suggestions for a
> sociolinguistics text appropriate
> for undergraduates.   The course  is for
> undergraduate students (mostly
> sophomore or junior) who are in a 5 year program in
> which they’ll get both their
> B.A. and teaching certification.  Most of the
> students will not be ESL/bilingual
> teachers, but the idea of the course is to expose
> them to issues and basic
> concepts of linguistic diversity, dialect variation,
> language and culture,
> linguistic change, etc.  
> 
> I'm looking for an enaging, accessibly written text
> which is a good introduction
> to socioling. concepts for undergrads who are
> totally new to the field.  Also,
> if anyone is willing to share syllabi for similar
> courses, that would be much
> appreciated.  (I checked linguist list for syllabi,
> but it wasn't very helpful
> as many of the links are not working.)
> 
> I'd be happy to compile suggestions received and
> share with others who might be
> interested.
> 
> All best,
> 
> Daryl Gordon
> 
> *****************
> Daryl Gordon
> Assistant Professor
> Ruth S. Ammon School of Education
> Adelphi University
> Harvey Hall
> Garden City, NY 11530
> Phone:  516-877-4155
> Fax: 516-877-4097
> 
> 



       
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