| Dates | Topic | Reading & homework |
|---|---|---|
| 9/4 | What is language? | Chapters 1 & 2 |
| 9/9-16 | Phoneme production and processing | Chapter 4 |
| 9/18-23 | Morpheme processing and semantic memory | Chapter 5 |
| 9/25 | Class planning | |
| 9/30-10/2 | Syntax | |
| 10/7 | History of the English Language | |
| 10/9 | History of language and language evolution | |
| 10/14 | Chomsky vs. Skinner - Amanda | |
| 10/16-10/23 | Language Acquisition | |
| 10/28-10/30 | Language and Cognition | |
| 11/4 | Linguistic Relativity - Julie | |
| 11/6-11/11 | Bilingualism - Laura | |
| 11/13 | Sign Language - Shannon | |
| 11/18 | Sign Language Acquisition - Melissa | |
| 11/20 | Animal Language - Adam | |
| 12/2-12/4 | Language in the brain - Jo & Mark | 12/4: Papers due |
| 12/9 | Wrap-up | Final exam questions due. |
| 12/11 | FINAL EXAM | 10:30-12:30 |