Office hours: E-mail is preferred, with which you should expect my response within 24 hours. Also, please talk to me after class if you have any question about the class.
Class schedule (ELN101.0365 (32010)):
TH 11:45-12:45pm (online synchronous via Zoom)
online (2H asynchronous)
Class schedule (ELN101.0367 (32466)):
TH 4:35-5:35pm (online synchronous via Zoom)
online (2H asynchronous)
Online mode
Due to the health and safety concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic, almost all CUNY courses will be taught in the distance education (fully-online) mode in Fall 2020. Please see the links below for more information about the information and policies for the online instruction.
Please see the links below for more information about the information and policies for the online instruction
ELN101.0365 (32010) and ELN101.0367 (32466) will be taught fully online in the following way:
The class meet for 1 hour synchronously (at the fixed day and time every week using Zoom)
The class meet for 2 hours asynchronously (at any time during the week, usually using video lectures, discussion boards, group activities etc)
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: RC questions are on Blackboard. These questions are graded. This counts as your attendance for your asynchronous meeting.
Mini lecture on the reading assignments: This must be watched before the synchronous meeting. Links to the mini lectures will be posted on Blackboard.
Synchronous (live) meeting: During the synchronous meeting (on Zoom), we will review the topic(s) of the week and engage in group/individual work. Link to the synchronous meeting will be posted on Blackboard.
Post-lecture comprehension (PLC) questions: PLC questions will be conducted at the end of the synchronous meeting. This counts as your attendance for your synchronous meeting. These questions are graded.
Post-lecture activity (PLA): Each topic has a post-lecture activity (PLA), which must be submitted before the next lecture. The post-lecture activity is graded.
In order to participate in class fully, you will need the following resources or equipment.
High-speed Internet access: Internet speedtest by Ookla: https://www.speedtest.net. For a Zoom video conference, you should have an internet speed of 0.8Mbp (at least), 3.0Mbps (optimally), or faster. Each Zoom group meeting will need a bandwidth between 0.5GB-2.4GB/hr.
A desktop or laptop computer
A webcam for video conferencing (built-in webcam is fine): Check webcam online: https://webcammictest.com. You can also check your webcam, microphone, and speakers with Zoom's test meeting page at https://zoom.us/test.
Read (link to the readings is in the welcome e-mail):
Wiley, T. G. & Bhalla, S. (2017). The Demographics of Heritage and Community Languages in the United States. (3). In O. Kagan, M. Carreira, & C. Hitchens-Chik (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Heritage Language Education. (pp. 33-47). New York, NY: Routledge.
[only a few pages] 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)
Week 2 [Monday, September 21 - Sunday, September 27, 2020]
Class Topic
Linguistic Diversity in New York City
What you should do this weekDeadline is on Sunday, September 27, 2020
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.
Optional: Labo, A. P. & Salvo, J. J. (2013). The Newest New Yorkers: Characteristics of the City's Foreign-born Population. Department of City Planning, the City of New York.
Week 4 [Monday, October 5, 2020 - Sunday, October 11, 2020]
Class Topic
Introduction to Interview Research and Transcript Analysis
What you should do this weekDeadline is on Sunday, October 11, 2020
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.
The Quiz 1 is posted on Blackboard. You can take the quiz anytime before Sunday, October 25, 2020. 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.
Week 6 [Monday, October 19, 2020 - Sunday, October 25, 2020]
Class Topic
Individual Bilingualism
What you should do this weekDeadline is on Sunday, October 25, 2020
Read (link to the readings is in the welcome e-mail):
Garcia (2009). Ch. 3 Bilingualism and Translanguaging (pp.42-72)
The Quiz 1 is posted on Blackboard. You can take the quiz anytime before Sunday, October 25, 2020. 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.
Research Paper 1
Your research paper is due on Sunday, November 1, 2020. Submit it through Blackboard.
Week 7 [Monday, October 26, 2020 - Sunday, November 1, 2020]
Class Topic
Individual/Small-group meetings
What you should do this weekDeadline is on Sunday, November 1, 2020
Your research paper is due on Sunday, November 1, 2020. Submit it through Blackboard.
Week 8 [Monday, November 2, 2020 - Sunday, November 8, 2020]
Class Topic
First Language Acquisition
What you should do this weekDeadline is on Sunday, November 8, 2020
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
[optional] Lightbown, P. & Spada, N. (2013). Individual Differences in Second Language Learning. In How Languages are Learned. (pp. 75-101). Cambridge, Mass.: Oxford University Press.
Your revised research paper is due on Sunday, November 8, 2020. Submit it through Blackboard.
Week 9 [Monday, November 9, 2020 - Sunday, November 15, 2020]
Class Topic
Second Language Acquisition
What you should do this weekDeadline is on Sunday, November 15, 2020
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.
The Quiz 2 is posted on Blackboard. You can take the quiz anytime before Sunday, November 22, 2020. 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.
Week 10 [Monday, November 16, 2020 - Sunday, November 22, 2020]
Class Topic
Bilingualism: An Asset or a Liability in the U.S.?
What you should do this weekDeadline is on Sunday, November 22, 2020
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.
The Quiz 2 is posted on Blackboard. You can take the quiz anytime before Sunday, November 22, 2020. 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.
Week xx [Monday, November 23, 2020 - Sunday, November 29, 2020]
Class Topic
No class (Thanksgiving)
Week 11 [Monday, November 30, 2020 - Sunday, December 6, 2020]
Class Topic
History of Bilingualism and Language Policies in the U.S.
What you should do this weekDeadline is on Sunday, December 6, 2020
Read (link to the readings is in the welcome e-mail):
Dicker, S. (2003). The Modern Official-English Movement. In Languages in America: A Pluralist View. (pp. 164-215). Clevedon, UK: Multilingual Matters.
The old/overdue assignments were put back on Blackboard. Please submit any missing work by Sunday, December 6, 2020.
Week 12 [Monday, December 7, 2020 - Sunday, December 13, 2020]
Class Topic
Bilingualism education programs in the U.S.
What you should do this weekDeadline is on Sunday, December 13, 2020
Read (link to the readings is in the welcome e-mail):
Baker, C. & Wright, W. E. (2017). Types of Bilingual Education. In Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. (pp. 196-213). New York, NY: Multilingual Matters.
The Quiz 3 is posted on Blackboard. You can take the quiz anytime before Sunday, December 13, 2020. 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.
Research Paper 2
Your research paper 2 is due on Sunday, December 13, 2020. Submit it through Blackboard.