EWO -- Syllabus, Fall 1999

FL/EN 243: Fall 1999

English Word Origins

Instructor: Professor C. A. E. Luschnig AD 310A [luschnig@uidaho.edu] Office hours: 12:30 M, 10:30 W and after class T,Th, or make an appointment.

Textbooks: Etymidion and a good dictionary (The American Heritage Dictionary, third edition, which is also available for WINDOWS, is recommended). The Study Packet contains sample tests and reviews (available at the bookstore and on the WEB http://www.ls.uidaho.edu/luschnig/). See also WEEK'S WORDS and WORDS.

1. Attendance: tests will be about information covered in class and in the book. Good class participation will count toward your grade. Ask questions. If you have questions about the material and cannot come to my office hour please contact me by e-mail.

2. Course Goal: to learn more words and to learn about words.

3. Grades will be based on examinations: 300 points; quizzes and homework about 20- 40 points; and the word journal (10 points; see below). The first examination will be on chapters 1-3; the second on chapters 4-7; the third (=the final) on chapters 8-13. Quizzes will be given on vocabulary, prefixes, suffixes: there will be two days' notice. You may drop the lowest quiz.

Useful Links

On-line Dictionaries. http://www.lib.washington.edu/research/dic.html

A WEB of on-line Specialized Dictionaries -- Etymological Dictionaries:

http://www.facstaff.bucknell.edu/rbeard/diction4.html#etymology

Latin Dictionaries.

LEWIS & SHORT LATIN DICTIONARY (at Perseus) http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/resolveform?lang=Latin

Latin Dictionary http://www.sunsite.ubc.ca/LatinDictionary/HyperText/index.html

Approximate Schedule of Readings and Assignments

Always learn Latin or Greek Vocabulary, Rules (with examples), Prefixes, and Suffixes.

Week I: 24, 26 August

Tues. pre-test and introduction to the course; DECLENSIONS
Thurs. Introduction to Latin; study pp. 17-21; do exercise p 20 #1 A,B LEARN LATIN PLURALS

Week II: 31 August, 2 September

Tues. read pp. 22-3; exercises pp. 25-6; study p. 27
Thurs. learn vocabulary p. 27; DRILL; brief review; intro to chapter 2.

Week III: 7, 9 September

Tues. Read 33-5; Study suffixes p. 34. Exercises p. 35 A (1-12); 36 C-37 D.
Thurs. pp 37-38 (exer A, p. 38); study vocab p. 40; exer pp. 41-2. Drill on suffixes.

Week IV: 14, 16 September

Tues. DRILL on vocabulary; brief review; introduction to chapter 3. Study suffixes.
Thurs. Study p. 50; exer p. 51; begin vocab p. 53; in class exercises p. 55.

Week V: 21, 23 September

Tues. Exercises 56-7. DRILL on vocabulary. Bring questions for review.
Thurs. Review of chapters 1-3. Exercises pp. 67-8. Review for test 1. Vocabulary. Sample test.

Week VI: 28, 30 September — test Tuesday

Tues. test on Chapters I-III
Thurs. tests will be returned. Introduction to new material: VERBS

Week VII: 5, 7 October

Tuesday: Study 69-70; exercises 71-2; vocab 76; ex. 1 p. 77
Thurs: Study vocab. p. 76; study 77-8; exercises 2-3 pp. 78-9; intro to Chapter 5 QUIZ

Week VIII: 12, 14 October

Tues. Read p. 87; study 88-90. Exercise 1 p. 91; exer. 3 p. 92. Vowel reduction.
Thurs. Exercise 4 p. 92; 5 p. 93 (any 4 verbs); vocabulary p. 94 QUIZ prefixes

* Study guide review for chapters 4-5: turn in by 21 October. *

Week IX: 19, 21 October

Tues. Exercise 6 p. 95; 7 p. 96 (any 10); Intro to Ch. 6 Suffixes.
Thurs. Study p. 99; exercise A p. 100; vocab. p. 101; exer. B p 102.QUIZ

Week X: 26, 28 October

Tues. Study p. 103 and 106; exer. C p. 104; exer. 2 (any 10), 3 p. 108.
Thurs. Study p. 110; review of chapter 6; intro to 7 Suffixes.

Week XI: 2 (Election Day), 4 November

Tues. Study pp 119 and 122; Exercises 121, 123; * vocab 125 [possible QUIZ]
Thurs. Review of chapters IV-VII Review for test 2. Vocabulary. Sample test. Review of suffixes & prefixes. REVIEW FOR SECOND TEST

Week XII: 9, 11 November

Tues. test on Latin verbs
Thurs. return of test; Introduction to new material: Greek alphabet.

Week XIII: 16, 18 November

Tues. Chapter 8: Study 135-6; Ex. p. 137; study 139, 141 Introduction to Chapter 9: -logies, phobias.
Thurs. Chapter 9: Learn 147-9; Ex. 149, 150 ex 3; * vocab p. 152. No Class today: Check assignment here for help with chapter 9. Click here for WORDS page. Dictionaries are linked at the top of this syllabus.
Happy Thanksgiving.

Week XIV: 30 November, 2 December, 2 December WORD JOURNAL Due.

Tues. Chapter 10: * vocab 159 Ex. 1 p. 160, 4 p. 162; 6 p. 164
Thurs. Chapter 11: learn pp. 169-70; ex. 1 p 171; 3 p 172 Suffixes and Prefixes

Week XV: 7, 9 December

Tues. Chapter 12: learn pp. 183-5; Ex p 188 # 3-5
Thurs. Chapter 13: learn selected list of Greek verbs; Ex. 199-200 (2-3). Post test

Week XVI: Finals Week Wednesday 15 December 1-3:00. Final on chapters 8-13 Vocabulary -- Sample questions.

Project: required a word journal ( Sample) to be turned in by 3 December: 20-25 interesting words with their sources (where you found them), a quotation using them, their meanings in brief and origins (etymologies). (10 points). These will be accepted late (until the final) and early, anytime after October 1.

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