CIED 59203Acquisition of English as Another Language

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A study of factors influencing language acquisition and literacy development, including the foundations of linguistics, the social and academic functions of language, English syntax, the conventions of written English, rhetorical patterns and ranges of genres in written English, and pragmatics and sociolinguistics. An introduction to the International Phonetic Alphabetic Alphabet (IPA). Field assignments required. May be taken concurrently with EDU 4543/5543 (CIED 45403/51303) Exploring Perspectives of Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Learners