Linguistics

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"Good afternoon, Mr Sheppard," Daniel says. "Are you going to be the only one turning up to class again today? I've got your grade for your midterm; it's [[appropriate grade for the work you turned in]]"


"Okay. Theoretical linguistics is often divided into a number of separate areas, to be studied more or less independently. The following divisions are currently widely acknowledged:

Phonetics, the study of the different sounds that are employed across all human languages
Phonology(or phonemics), the study of patterns of a language's basic sounds
Morphology, the study of the internal structure of words
Syntax, the study of how words combine to form grammatical sentences
Semantics, the study of the meaning of words (lexical semantics), and how these combine to form the meanings of sentences
Pragmatics, the study of how utterances are used (literally, figuratively, or otherwise) in communicative acts
Historical linguistics, the study of languages whose historical relations are recognizable through similarities in vocabulary, word formation, and syntax
Linguistic typology, the study of the grammatical features that are employed across all human languages
Stylistics, the study of style in languages
Discourse analysis, the study of sentences organised into texts

The independent significance of each of these areas is not universally acknowledged, however, and nearly all linguists would agree that the divisions overlap considerably. Nevertheless, each area has core concepts that foster significant scholarly inquiry and research.

"Last week's homework on my desk, please. For tonight, I want a hundred words on phonetics and phonology for Thursday's class."

Ash's Art Appreciation, Studio Session #24

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When the students come into class, Callisto is seated behind the desk instead of Ash.

All the art materials she could find are set out before her.

The following message is on the board.

"The true method of knowledge is experiment." - William Blake.

Experiment.

Create at least three pieces by the end of the class. They do not have to be big, or perfect, but they have to show effort.

Work with as many media and materials as you can.

Do not annoy the TA.

Speech Comm

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( 301--Practice )

Journalism Class - Wednesday December 7

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Spider is again missing, but a sign on his desk (tastefully decorated with little skulls and three-eyed smiley faces) exhorts his students to please take a sprig of mistletoe from the small dish on the desk and experiment with it. "100 words exactly on how the experiment goes and, whatever else you do with it, don't eat it."

Library is open (12/7/05)

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For everyone who needs to do research for projects.

He puts a quote up for the day on the door:

The quickest way to a man's heart really is through his stomach, because then you don't have to chop through that pesky rib cage.
- J. Jacques

Ash's Art Appreciation, Studio Session #...something

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Ash has returned to his seat behind the desk. He has a little pirate hat made of newspaper on his head. He is also wearing an eyepatch and a boombox nearby is playing "What Do You Do With a Drunken Sailor". He also is playing with "Buccaneers of the Sea Not Entirely Unlike the Caribbean" action figures. Captain Jack Sparkness and Ponderosa would appear to be having a mighty duel, to the exclamations of "Arrrrr" and "Avast" and the occassional "Shiver Me Timbers".

The usual art supplies are missing today. There are paper, pencils and a row of desks set out. On the chalkboard, there are instructions.

Write the three most beautiful words you know, and hand them in.

Professor Chaucer's Office Hours, Wednesday

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Professor Chaucer is back, and so is his good mood. He's sitting behind his desk with his feet propped on the corner, reading. There's an empty coffee mug on the shelf with the inscription I was an English major, and all I got was this lousy coffee mug.

Feel free to drop in, the professor doesn't bite hard.


[OOC: Mun is AFK all day. Interaction will have to take place in slow-play.]

Geology

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Good morning. Feel free to help yourselves to the doughnuts. No coffee--I need to get a new machine. And please remember that our cumulative final will be next Monday.

Today, we will be doing an experiment in magnetic relaxation.

A magnetic compass is a device that tells us what direction is North. It does this by aligning a small magnet, the compass needle, with the magnetic field of the earth. The compass can be used to detect more than just the magnetic field of the Earth. In fact, it points in the direction of the strongest magnetic field in the area. If you bring a permanent magnet near a compass and move it around, the compass will react. In this experiment, we will use a compass to study the rate at which a temporary magnet relaxes.

You and your partner(s) will build an electromagnet and then do the experiment I am passing around now.

Creative Writing: Poetry, Lesson Six

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Wednesday, December 8, 7:00PM FST

[Professor Chaucer is sitting in his chair reading.]

( Creative Writing: Poetry, Lesson Six )

The following students have two or more unexcused absences. If you have not yet seen me about make-up work for the classes missed, please do so.
scissors___: two absences, have discussed make-up work
death_n_binky two absences, have discussed make-up work
rory__gilmore two absences

Make-up work needs to be handed in to me no later than Next Thursday, December 15.

[OOC: Mun will be AFK nearly all day today. Any discussion with Chaucer will have to take place in slow-play.]

[ETA: Edited due to some RP confusion. Apologies.]

Study Hall (12/07/2005)

[romanywitch]

Jenny opens up Study Hall today, and brings in bagels and several different kinds of cream cheese for the students. She sets her laptop up in the front of the room and starts working on a program.

Office Hours - Abnormal Psychology

[romanywitch]

Jenny sits in her office before opening Study Hall for the day. She's going through class papers and grading everything.



OOC: Psych didn't go up yesterday due to a sudden attack of Real Life. And since the final project is cumulative, I didn't want to just do a movie day for the class and not give you guys any feedback. So a class post will go up today instead. Sorry for the delay!

Newspaper Meeting (16:00-20:00 fhs)

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ooc: Posted hella early 'cause I'll be gone from iBook today.

Jake was sitting crosslegged on a desk, notepad on his knee and phone to his ear. "...Yeah, newsp--What? It's a school newspaper! No, we're not going-- For frak's sake, I just want to know what he's up to! Or even just if he's still alive! ...How can that be a state secret? That's so not an answer."

His laptop is next to him, displaying TextEdit with the following written:

Assignments
Teacher profiles: Bree Van de Camp - Angel
Teacher profiles: Rover - Angela Chase - from last issue

Holiday thingies?

Language Classes

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All Classes: Use this time today to work on your final projects. Remember, I need a proposal and the date you plan to present your work by the end of class. If you have any questions, ask them today.

You may use the books on my shelves, or the computer terminals in the back of the class to help you in your research.

As I told my classes yesterday, students who took more than one class with me this term may hand in a single final project, as long as it integrates things learned in all classes; for example, if you took Classics and Cat, you might look at the role of cats in Roman myth. The grade for it will count for each class.

[OOC: The final assignment is real; if you don't do it and post it to the appropriate class thread or email it to me by midnight EST on 12/23, your character will get a failing mark on the project. This is not negotiable absent major real-world trauma. Posting "Dream presents an excellent project" or the like does not count, and will earn a failing grade.]

Mathematics: All Classes: Wednesday 07.12 (16:00-18:00)

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Charlie's got a bowl of gingerbread numbers on his desk. He's sitting next to it, looking quite chipper.

"Lily Evans and Angel are going to have a study group on Thursday night, 8:30, for the Intermediates. It'll be in the second floor common room. As you know, the exam is on Friday, so I'd really recommend that you use the time until then to study.

Please check your attendance records and make sure they're accurate as overall grading will be influenced by them."

( zomg study! )

Quantum Physics 123: Wednesday 7 December

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[The Doctor looks vaguely hungover, and generally as if he doesn't want to take any crap today. All things considered.]

After Monday, it struck me that most of you haven't exactly done piles of research--Ms Belmont excepted. [He puts his hand up.] Don't give me any excuses, I don't want to hear them. I'm turning you loose today on the library, and I'm going to be in my office during the rest of class time to answer questions and take requests for more information you can't find on your own.

And if you can't figure out the card catalogue...why Adam doesn't bloody computerise it is beyond me...I have the Dewey numbers for you, so that's no excuse either. Quantum teleportation is 539. Time travel is 530.11 and 530.12.
This does not mean you have permission to go into Special Collections. If you need that, see me.

And I will KNOW if you skip out. [A long steady look at them all.] So don't.


((I expect EVERYONE in this class to respond either here or in the library, except Cally, who has a RL excuse. Dewey numbers are real, because I'm anal like that.))

Sociology // December 7

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Grissom welcomes each class, and brings them next door to the A/V lab. He's obviously not feeling well, and leaves both classes a few times rather suspiciously as the students are probably looking at porn working.

Death and Dying

Each of you has been assigned a computer station. Please follow the link that has been provided to you.

I'd like you each to choose one presentation, and share your thoughts on what you read or hear with the class. Headphones are at the table near the front.

Remember to keep reviewing your course work for your upcoming exam.

Sociology of Deviance

First, please turn in the interview you did as part of your project. Remember, it is 25% of your grade. If you need an extension, please stop by after class, but you will be expected to continue with the other coursework.

Today in class, you will be asked to update me on your research. Computers are here for research purposes. I'd like to be shown at least one article, website, artifact, graphic, statistic, etc. that you will be including in your project, which will be due at our last class. This update will be included in your grade, and will give me a good idea on what direction your project is taking so that we can iron out any kinks, as it were, this week.

[ALL STUDENTS: Also, please stop by over here so you can give me input on your grade(s). If you don't comment by the time grades are due, I will assign you a grade completely on my own, which may not accurately reflect all of your gameplay, or at least what you intended. Thanks.]

Abnormal Psychology

[romanywitch]

ETA: CLASS IS NOW CLOSED.

"Okay, today's a free period. Well, sort of free. Discuss your experiments, work on your tasks, get stuff done. Like, say, your make-up homework? The stuff that's due December 13th. I'll be available for questions."

"And guys? Some of you are seriously going to fail this class if you don't get it in gear. Check the approved proposals if you got yours in last week and see if it was added to the list. If not, I need either a proposal or a revision."

"James Sawyer, Bagoas Bontecou? You guys didn't get me anything on your proposal, and you're seriously behind on your final projects. It's a cumulative grade, so you should use this class time wisely. You're both in for another detention this weekend."


( Whiteboard Notes )

( Attendance/Participation/Homework Grades For 12/01/2005 )

Useful Links:
Ms. Calendar's Voice Mail
Ms. Calendar's E-Mail
Wikipedia: Psychology Experiments

OOC: When turning in missing homework, even if you're not technically in class that day due to schedule conflict, please use the OCD threads I will be setting up for them. It makes my life and my grading much, much easier. Thank you!

OOC: OCD Comment threads are coming shortly. ETA: They're up! Comment away.

History Class Cancelled

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The classroom has a note on it:

Class cancelled due to rock audition.

Introduction to Anthropology

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"Good morning. First things first: grades for your midterm." Daniel reads down a list.

"Today, we're looking at nonrandom mating and it's influence on population genetics.

The result of nonrandom mating is that some individuals have more opportunity to mate than others and thus produce more offspring (and more copies of their genes) than others. Random mating works against evolutionary change by guaranteeing that the genes of a population are thoroughly mixed among the members of the next generation.

Random mating is unlikely to occur for a variety of reasons. One is that it is simply easier to mate with a nearby individual, as opposed to one that is farther away. Also, especially in animals, individuals compete for mates and active selection of mating partners occurs. This goes directly against the concept of randomness.

Any thoughts on how random and nonrandom mating is involved in population genetics?

Monday's homework, on my desk, please.  For tonight, I want you to look up the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium equation. That's all, thank you, and I'll see you on Friday."

Egyptian Archaeology

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"Good afternoon. Today, I'm going to give you back your midterm grades," Daniel said, before reading down a list. "Now, I want your homework on my desk and today, we're going to be talking about the Valley of the Kings. Who's first?"