Sociology 1101Tom LaPorte

Sociology 1101AttendanceStudent e-mailNew to CTC Music School Events- football club 2011 champs, basketball champions 2010, cheerleadersCell Phones on SILENT- MLK Billy KylesFB from 27 to 49% Fs2 truths and a lie- Cards

Sociology 1101Our society demands legitimate, authority and credentials- Non traditional StudentSociology TheologyDoctorate Ancient Near Eastern History10 years as elected official Teacher-ESL, EIP, IRR, TAG- teaching stylesSLU & GSUAll this impacts my work as a social scientistI write and give talks Public Scholarship

Sociology 1101BiasesMixed ethnically, religious and economic familySouthernerMarriedGrown daughterSon-in-law in military in Japan granddaughter and grandson Runner and exercise enthusiastNot a member of a religious organization

Sociology 1101ExpectationsDo the WorkAn A is an A- la nina(s)Work load- READ the chapters- cricket discussions Respectful discussionsUse ResourcesTypos Confidentiality

Sociology 1101Class FormatReading- an absolute must (including the Down to Earth Sections)Balanced assessments Midterm, Culture activity, pop quizzes, 1 project and FinalSummary questions in Angel-example to followBlog http://drtlpsoc.blogspot.com Presentations are built in to classTwitter, Facebook, text Seminar style discussions- not purely lectureCurrent events when applicable

Litigation & Quiz Exploratory and Experiential Odd questions and autobiographical- iceberg to followHumor Please take out a piece of paper1st class quiz

Sociology 1101Syllabus

Sociology 1101Angel- view nowPower PointsQuestionsActivitiesAssessmentsSoc FestSoc ArchivesBlog http://drtlpsoc.blogspot.com/ -view now

Sociology 1101

CirclesInsideOutsideQuiltSociological Perspective p.4- extra credit

Sociological Perspective

Pre-course discussionIs human behavior so predictable that ALL aspects are researchable?

Sociology 1101Nature vs. Nurture?The Caveman or Community?Randy Thornhill, a biologists wrote that in antiquity the biggest and strongest men raped women at will and thus had more offspring.In turn the male children were encoded with DNA that providing larger stature physically and men psychologically predisposed to aggression.Scientific writer, Sharon Begley, agrees that modern human behavior, ranging from rape to mate choice to warfare, has its origins in Stone Age evolutionary adaptations. However she argues the answer lies in environmental psychology.

Sociology 1101DataResearchLanguage of discussion

*Social vs. Academic Language Social Language Academic Content Language

GlobalizationTechnology driving force of social changeBreakdown of National BarriersTV, affordable travel and the Internet Globalization and Your Life

Globalization of Capitalism- QVC to Amazon

Culture ActivityBring Yourself in a Bag or on a Plate

Chapter 1

Class next ThursdayRead Chapter 1Post a response to the blog by Saturdayhttp://drtlpsoc.blogspot.com/Questions

**Social language may take 2-3 years to develop, while Cognitive Academic Language may take 5-7 years to develop. Many teachers make the logical mistake of trying to push their ELLs into more advanced classes. Because the ELLs have a good command of English proficiency (and the younger they are, the more native-like they may sound), teachers are under the impression that the students know more English than they actually do. Although they might be accomplished speakers and sound native-like, academically they might be years behind the native English speaker.