This is our wonderful schedule. We usually keep to it, but it is subject to modification.
| Date | Topic | Notices & Assignments |
Readings |
|
Week 1 3/31/25 |
Admin (class session) |
Discussion lead signup Attendance policy |
|
| 4/2/25 | Characterizing Acquisition (class session) Lead: Lisa (slides pdf) |
Due:
Discussion lead signup Due: In-text commenting Due: Discussion points |
|
| 4/4/25 | Characterizing Acquisition: Writing (class session) |
In-class time on writing exercise 1 |
|
|
Week 2 4/7/25 |
Characterizing Acquisition (class session) Lead: Janelle (slides pdf) | Due: Writing exercise 1 Due: In-text commenting Due: Discussion points |
|
| 4/9/25 |
Characterizing Acquisition (class session) Lead: Noah (slides pdf) |
Due:
In-text commenting Due: Discussion points |
|
| 4/11/25 |
Characterizing Acquisition: Writing (class session) |
In-class time on writing exercise 2 |
|
|
Week 3 4/14/25 |
NO CLASS (Lisa away) |
Do something that makes you happy! |
|
| 4/16/25 |
Statistical Learning Mechanisms (class session) Lead: Austin (slides pdf) |
Due: Writing exercise 2 Due: In-text commenting Due: Discussion points |
|
| 4/18/25 |
Statistical Learning Mechanisms (class session) Lead: Kellen (slides pdf) |
Due:
In-text commenting Due: Discussion points Optional look: Writing exercise 3 |
|
| Week 4 4/21/25 |
Universal Grammar (class session) Lead: Moldir (slides pdf) |
Due: In-text commenting Due: Discussion points |
|
| 4/23/25 |
Universal Grammar (class session) Lead: Jon (slides pdf) |
Due:
In-text commenting Due: Discussion points |
|
| 4/25/25 |
Universal Grammar: Writing (class session) |
In-class time on writing exercise 4 |
|
|
Week 5 4/28/25 |
Structure Dependence (class session) Lead: Seojin (slides pdf) |
Due: Writing exercise 4 Due: In-text commenting Due: Discussion points |
|
| 4/30/25 |
Structure Dependence (class session) Lead: Frankie (slides pdf) |
Due:
In-text commenting |
|
| 5/2/25 |
Structure Dependence: Writing (class session) |
In-class time on writing exercise 5 |
|
| Week 6 5/5/25 |
The Linking Problem (class session) Lead: Olivia (slides pdf) |
Due: Writing exercise 5 Due: In-text commenting |
|
| 5/7/25 |
The Linking Problem (class session) Lead: Gaby (slides pdf) |
Due:
In-text commenting |
|
| 5/9/25 |
The Linking Problem: Writing (class session) |
In-class time on writing exercise 6 |
|
|
Week 7 5/12/25 |
Pronouns (class session) Lead: Manny (slides pdf) |
Due: Writing exercise 6 Due: In-text commenting |
|
| 5/14/25 |
Pronouns (class session) Lead: William (slides pdf) |
Due:
In-text commenting |
|
| 5/16/25 |
Pronouns: Writing (class session) |
In-class time on writing exercise 7 |
|
|
Week 8 5/19/25 |
Syntactic Islands (class session) Lead: Jacob (slides pdf) |
Due: Writing exercise 7 Due: In-text commenting |
|
| 5/21/25 |
Syntactic Islands (class session) Lead: Alma (slides pdf) |
Due:
In-text commenting |
|
| 5/23/25 |
Syntactic Islands: Writing (class session) |
In-class time on writing exercise 8 |
|
|
Week 9 5/26/25 |
NO CLASS (Memorial Day) |
Do something that makes you happy! |
|
| 5/28/25 |
Mini Lit Review Prep (class session) |
Due: Writing exercise 8 Due by the end of the day: Pick your lit review goal + articles and sign up for which brief presentation session you want |
|
| 5/30/25 |
Mini Lit Review Prep Frankie, Kellen, Noah, Seojin (class session) |
Due: Brief presentations (round I) |
|
|
Week 10 6/2/25 |
NO CLASS (Lisa away) |
Do something that makes you happy! |
|
| 6/4/25 |
Mini Lit Review Prep Olivia, Alma, Gaby, Jacob, Manny (class session) |
Due: Brief presentations (round II) |
|
| 6/6/25 |
Mini Lit Review Prep Moldir, Jon, Austin, William (class session) |
Due: Brief presentations (round III) |
|
|
Finals Week 6/9/25 |
Final Mini Lit Review |
Due: Mini lit review |