Date:  Wed, 15 Mar 1995 12:43:22 -0800

From:  THOMAS CLARK <tlc[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]NEVADA.EDU>

Subject: Re: language and society text



On Tue, 14 Mar 1995, Peter L. Patrick wrote:



[snip]

>     I just got a new flyer for Wayne Glowka's and Don Lance's

> "Language Variation in N. American english" from the MLA with a sale

> price for MLA or LSA members of $15.80. Meant to buy it before,

> certainly will now. Who's used this, for what classes, and how has it

> worked out? Looks excellent too! [but why don't ADS members get a

> discount?!]

>     --plp

>



I used Glowka and Lance as an ancillary text for my Development of

American English course (upper-division undergrad course). I assigned

each article to a student and that student made an oral report to the

class and was required to prepare a handout as a study aid. I drew some

questions for the exams from the students' presentations. Was surprised

at the number of students who read many articles NOT assinged to them.



ADS members don't get a discount because MLA has an elitist policy that

allows absolutely no recognition of other societies, even those (like

ADS) which have been around since Moses was a child (1889).

Cheers,

tlc