New Class, Day Three: Language Observation Padlet

I created a Padlet for today to give my students some sentence starters to consider as they start making observations about language to bring to class.

https://padlet.com/loosensa/languageobservations

AP Linguistics!

Richard Larson at Stony Brook University is leading the effort to establish Advanced Placement Linguistics as a high school course. The AP Linguistics committee met for the first time at the Linguistic Society of America conference in Austin on Jan. 7, 2017.

The process to create the course includes compiling a sampling of syllabi from LING 101 courses from around the country, writing curriculum and an AP exam, getting 250 high schools to commit to offering AP Linguistics at their high schools, and training teachers. The process will take 5-7 years.

Because of its interdisciplinary nature, potential AP Linguistics teachers will come from a variety of subjects: English, World Language, ESL, Social Studies, Science, Math.

If you are or know a teacher or administrator who wants to offer AP Linguistics at your school, post below!

To read more, visit Gretchen McCullough's blog: 

http://allthingslinguistic.com/post/151443955434/ap-linguistics-course-planning-begins