Groups will be formed based on student interests, and each group will be responsible for conducting a class, along with providing assigned readings prior to that lecture (to be provided on November 10), and to produce two questions (i.e. essay exam questions and/or data examination questions) to be provided at the time of their group presentation.

Because we can not predict the specific nature of interests or topics that will be identified by students, these groups will be somewhat organic, and the nature of the group presentation will be determined by the members of each group. For example, some groups may choose to allow each member to make brief presentations, while others may choose one or two individuals to present general ideas prior to a question and answer period. The essential goal, however, is for each group to provide an informative presentation on a topic, or topics, that explore the relationship between language (or linguistics) and a specified educational context or domain.

Readings that are provided prior to the lecture should be read by the entire class, and should help to inform the discussion provided by the group. Although this format is intended to be flexible, it is also intended to be substantive, informative, and inclusive of influential research on the topics in question. Each group will be provided with an entire class period (i.e. between 8 to 9:50), which can be utilized in whatever manner the group deems most effective. It would be very useful, in most cases, to provide an agenda or some form of organization to ensure that the most salient issues can be covered during the allotted period.

Each group will provide two examination questions for the final examination that corresponds to their presentation. These questions can take the form of an essay or a data question. Although the questions will be distributed to the entire class, one or more suitable answers to these questions should be provided to John Baugh at the time of submission. In other words, each group will need to formulate answers to their questions. During the final examination it is anticipated that students will answer questions from groups other than those to which they belong.

Please send any questions to jbaugh@stanford.edu.