1. ELN101.0390 (16454) is a hybrid (in-person + asynchronous online) class.
2. Each lesson cycle (each week) is in the following structure.
   • Reading: Each lesson has required readings. Links to the reading assignments will be posted on Blackboard.
   • Reading comprehension (RC) questions: You will take the RC questions (multiple choice questions about your reading assignments) during class. The RC is open-book (you can use the reading and your notes), but it is timed (usually 5-10 min). The RC questions are graded.
   • Mini lecture on the reading assignments: This must be watched before the synchronous meeting. Links to the mini lectures will be posted on Blackboard.
   • In-person meeting: During the in-person, we will review the topic(s) of the week and engage in group/individual work.
   • Post-lecture comprehension (PLC) questions: PLC questions will be conducted at the end of the in-person meeting. These questions are graded.
   • Post-lecture activity (PLA): Each topic has a post-lecture activity (PLA), which must be submitted before the deadline. The post-lecture activity is graded.
3. Course communication will take place on two platforms on this website and Blackboard.
   • Blackboard : Visit https://www.laguardia.edu/blackboard/ or https://www.cuny.edu/blackboard to access Blackboard.

Week 1 [Wednesday, March 12, 2025]

• Course outline, grade policy, syllabus, homework & exams
• Linguistic Diversity in the U.S.

1. In-person meetings on Wednesday
2. Submit your information on the following forms
   • Student information sheet (https://lagcc.wufoo.com/forms/k14v9yfs1tzungo/) (QR Code )
3. Read (link to the readings is in the welcome e-mail):
   • Wiley, T. G. (2010). The United States. In J. Fishman (Ed.), Handbook of Language and Ethnic Identity - Disciplinary and Regional Perspectives (Volume 1). (pp. 302-322). Cambridge, UK: Oxford University Press.
   • [optional] Nagano, T. (2015). Demographics of Adult Heritage Language Speakers in the United States: Differences by Region and Language and their Implications. The Modern Language Journal, 99(4), 771-792. (read only p.772 and pp.788-791)
4. PLC (on BlackBoard )
   • Do the post-lecture comprehension (PLC) questions on Blackboard.
5. PLA (on BlackBoard )
   • PLA: Linguistic autobiography (see here for a copy of the instructions)
6. Q&A
   • Ask questions via e-mail, visiting the instructor's office (B-234), or texting the instructor's cellphone (see the welcome message for the number)

Week 2 [Wednesday, March 19, 2025]

• Linguistic Diversity in New York City

1. In-person meetings on Wednesday
2. Read (link to the readings is in the welcome e-mail):
   • Labo, A. P. & Salvo, J. J. (2013). A Portrait of New York's Immigrant Mélange. In N. Foner (Ed.), One Out of Three: Immigrant New York in the Twenty-First Century. (pp. 35-63). New York, NY: Columbia University Press.
3. RC (in class)
   • You will take the RC assessment in class.
4. PLC (on BlackBoard )
   • Do the post-lecture comprehension (PLC) questions on Blackboard.
5. PLA (on BlackBoard )
   • PLA: MTA language access mini-project (see here for a copy of the instructions)
6. Q&A
   • Ask questions via e-mail, visiting the instructor's office (B-234), or texting the instructor's cellphone (see the welcome message for the number)
7. Bonus activity (in class)
   • Week 02: Language identification activity (written)

Week 3 [Wednesday, March 26, 2025]

• Different Types of Bilingualism

1. In-person meetings on Wednesday
2. Read (link to the readings is in the welcome e-mail):
   • Wei, L. (2007). Dimensions of bilingualism. In L. Wei (Ed.), The Bilingualism Reader. (pp. 3-25). New York, NY: Routledge.
3. RC (in class)
   • You will take the RC assessment in class.
4. PLC (on BlackBoard )
   • Do the post-lecture comprehension (PLC) questions on Blackboard.
5. PLA (on BlackBoard )
   • PLA: Interview with an Urban Bilingual: Develop questionnaire items (see Post-lecture activity (PLA) instructions Week 03 for instructions)
6. Q&A
   • Ask questions via e-mail, visiting the instructor's office (B-234), or texting the instructor's cellphone (see the welcome message for the number)
7. Bonus activity
   • Visit LaGuardia's Spring Fest (https://laguardia.event.cuny.edu/events/ozkyjgvp1DN3wyJbSJKO/W0oS5JHBkACFqyY6MhrL ) and do this language hunt activity. This is an optional bonus activity. See here for instructions.

Week 4 [Wednesday, April 2, 2025]

• Introduction to Interview Research and Transcript Analysis

1. In-person meetings on Wednesday
2. Read (link to the readings is in the welcome e-mail):
   • Merriam, S. B. & Tisdell, E. J. (2015). Conducting Effective Interviews. In Qualitative Research: A Guide to Design and Implementation. (only pp. 117-130). Hoboken, NJ: Jossey-Bass.
3. RC (in class)
   • You will take the RC assessment in class.
4. PLC (on BlackBoard )
   • Do the post-lecture comprehension (PLC) questions on Blackboard.
5. PLA (on BlackBoard )
   • PLA: Preparing for Quiz 1 (see Post-lecture activity (PLA) instructions Week 04 for instructions)
6. Q&A
   • Ask questions via e-mail, visiting the instructor's office (B-234), or texting the instructor's cellphone (see the welcome message for the number)

Week 5 [Wednesday, April 9, 2025]

• Views on Language Diversity in the U.S.

1. In-person meetings on Wednesday
2. Read (link to the readings is in the welcome e-mail):
   • Garcia (2009). Ch. 1 Introducing Bilingual Education (pp.3-20)
3. RC (in class)
   • You will take the RC assessment in class.
4. PLC (on BlackBoard )
   • Do the post-lecture comprehension (PLC) questions on Blackboard.
5. PLA (on BlackBoard )
   • PLA: Doing an interview (see Post-lecture activity (PLA) instructions Week 05 for instructions)
6. Q&A
   • Ask questions via e-mail, visiting the instructor's office (B-234), or texting the instructor's cellphone (see the welcome message for the number)
7. Quiz 1
   • Quiz 1 is posted on Blackboard. You can take the quiz anytime before Sunday, April 13, 2025. It is a timed quiz (35 min) and you need to complete the entire quiz when you start it. Please watch the mini-lecture on how to take a quiz on Blackboard before taking your quiz (https://youtu.be/mzNjPJxkovU).

Spring Break

• See the academic calendar for the holiday schedule: https://www.laguardia.edu/academic-calendar/

Week 6 [Wednesday, April 23, 2025]

• Individual Bilingualism

1. In-person meetings on Wednesday
2. Read (link to the readings is in the welcome e-mail):
   • Garcia (2009). Ch. 3 Bilingualism and Translanguaging (pp.42-72)
3. RC (in class)
   • You will take the RC assessment in class.
4. PLC (on BlackBoard )
   • Do the post-lecture comprehension (PLC) questions on Blackboard.
5. PLA (on BlackBoard )
   • PLA: Developing an e-Portfolio page for ELN101 (see Post-lecture activity (PLA) instructions Week 06 for instructions)
   • Resources for the e-Portfolio page:
     • Syllabus: Download the syllabus
     • Course description: https://laguardia.catalog.cuny.edu/courses/0754521
6. Q&A
   • Ask questions via e-mail, visiting the instructor's office (B-234), or texting the instructor's cellphone (see the welcome message for the number)
7. Research Paper 1
   • The draft of research paper 1 (instructions here ) is due on Sunday, April 27, 2025. This is an optional deadline (only if you want to receive feedback to your paper before the formal deadline on Sunday, April 28, 2024). If you want to share your draft paper, submit it through Blackboard.

Week 7 [Wednesday, April 30, 2025]

• First Language Acquisition

1. In-person meetings on Wednesday
2. Read (link to the readings is in the welcome e-mail):
   • Lightbown, P. & Spada, N. (2013). Language Learning in Early Childhood. In How Languages are Learned. (pp. 5-34). Cambridge, Mass.: Oxford University Press
3. RC (in class)
   • You will take the RC assessment in class.
4. PLC (on BlackBoard )
   • Do the post-lecture comprehension (PLC) questions on Blackboard.
5. PLA (on BlackBoard )
   • PLA: Identifying developmental stages of infants' utterances (see Post-lecture activity (PLA) instructions Week 07 for instructions)
6. Q&A
   • Ask questions via e-mail, visiting the instructor's office (B-234), or texting the instructor's cellphone (see the welcome message for the number)
7. Research Paper 1
   • The research paper 1 (instructions here ) is due on Sunday, November 3, 2024. Submit it through Blackboard.

Week 8 [Wednesday, May 7, 2025]

• Second Language Acquisition

1. In-person meetings on Wednesday
2. Read (link to the readings is in the welcome e-mail):
   • Lightbown, P. & Spada, N. (2013). Individual Differences in Second Language Learning. In How Languages are Learned. (pp. 75-101). Cambridge, Mass.: Oxford University Press.
3. RC (in class)
   • You will take the RC assessment in class.
4. PLC (on BlackBoard )
   • Do the post-lecture comprehension (PLC) questions on Blackboard. (https://s3.amazonaws.com/tnagano/ClassFilesSpring2025/ELN101/ELN101WeeklyAssignment08.pdf)
5. PLA (on BlackBoard )
   • PLA: Preparing for the Quiz 2 (see Post-lecture activity (PLA) instructions Week 08 for instructions)
6. Q&A
   • Ask questions via e-mail, visiting the instructor's office (B-234), or texting the instructor's cellphone (see the welcome message for the number)
7. Quiz 2
   • Quiz 2 is posted on Blackboard. You can take the quiz anytime before Sunday, May 11, 2025. It is a timed quiz (35 min) and you need to complete the entire quiz when you start it.

Week 09 [Wednesday, May 14, 2025]

• Bilingualism: An Asset or a Liability in the U.S.?

1. In-person meetings on Wednesday
2. Read (link to the readings is in the welcome e-mail):
   • Bialystok, E. (2009). Bilingualism: The good, the bad, and the indifferent. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 12(1), 3-11.
3. Cognitive (inhibition) tasks
   • The Simon task (https://bit.ly/3C1Tj6G | QR code )
   • The Flanker task (https://bit.ly/3koCBse | QR code )
   • The Stroop task (https://bit.ly/309ynx3 | QR code )
4. RC (in class)
   • You will take the RC assessment in class.
5. PLC (on BlackBoard )
   • Do the post-lecture comprehension (PLC) questions on Blackboard.
6. PLA (on BlackBoard )
   • PLA: Summarizing articles about bilingual benefits and disadvantages (see Post-lecture activity (PLA) instructions Week 09 for instructions)
7. Q&A
   • Ask questions via e-mail, visiting the instructor's office (B-234), or texting the instructor's cellphone (see the welcome message for the number)

Week 10 [Wednesday, May 21, 2025]

• Introduction to Empirical Research (Writing Workshop)

1. In-person meetings on Wednesday
2. Read (link to the readings is in the welcome e-mail):
   • Booth, W. C., Colomb, G. G., & Williams, J. M. (2008). Assembling Reasons and Evidence. In The Craft of Research. (pp. 130-138). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
3. RC (in class)
   • You will take the RC assessment in class.
4. PLC (on BlackBoard )
   • Do the post-lecture comprehension (PLC) questions on Blackboard.
5. PLA (on BlackBoard )
   • PLA: Complete the Reason vs. Evidence form for your research paper (see Post-lecture activity (PLA) instructions Week 10 for instructions)
6. Q&A
   • Ask questions via e-mail, visiting the instructor's office (B-234), or texting the instructor's cellphone (see the welcome message for the number)
7. Final Project
   • Start thinking about the final paper (See the instructions at here )