Schedule
Unit 1 Observation
What do you notice about language? We will begin our work of becoming an intellectual community by discussing some common experiences humans have with language. We will read and discuss first-person accounts of these experiences and we will use these as inspiration to share our own personal observations and reflections. In our Writing Workshop, you will develop a personal essay in which you share your own observation.
Week 1 β Jan 26 / Language in the age of AI
Before class
- Read:
- What kind of writer is ChatGPT?
- Can AI writing be more than a gimmick?
- Doshi & Hauser: Generative AI enhances individual creativity but reduces the collective diversity of novel content
- Sammi Labue: I tried AI for "Writing" and the results were disasterous
- Vauhini Vara: I didn't know how to write about my sister's deathβso I had AI do it for me and her reflection on this piece a few years later: Confessions of a viral AI writer
- Shawn Zamecheck: When the words won't come: dysgraphia, AI, and the bridge I've been looking for
- Reflection: Write a welcome letter in which you introduce yourself to the class.
Week 2 β Feb 2 / Written language
Before class
Week 3 β Feb 9 / Knowing many languages
Before class
- Reading reflection
- Something else
- PERSONAL ESSAY. Bring in 12 printed copies
Week 4 β Feb 16 / Learning languages as an adult
Before class
- Peer review letter
Writing Workshop (roundtable)
Week 5 β Feb 23 / Losing language
Before class
Writing Workshop (small group)
Unit 1 Portfolio due
Unit 2 Discovery
Week 6 β Mar 2 / Where is language in the brain?
Before class
Week 7 β March 9 (No class, spring break)
Week 8 β Mar 16 / How does the language network develop?
Before class
Week 9 β March 23
Before class
Writing Workshop (roundtable)
Week 10 β March 30
Before class
Writing Workshop (small group)
Unit 2 Portfolio Due
Unit 3 Scholarly Inquiry
Week 11 β Apr 6 / How did the capacity for language evolve?
Before class
Week 12 β April 13
Before class
Week 13 β April 20
Before class
Writing Workshop (round table)
Week 15 β April 27
Writing Workshop (small group)
Unit 3 Portfolio Due