Intro to Linguistics for Bilingual & TESOL Education

Catalog description

This course will provide an introduction to the scientific study of language, with a specific emphasis on areas relevant for bilingual and TESOL education. These areas will include phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics. Topics in linguistics related to issues of first and second language acquisition and language development and teaching will receive special emphasis. Theoretical and applied linguistic issues will be discussed through the analysis of English language output. Candidates will identify core elements of selected linguistic theories, to describe common components of selected language systems and to relate this knowledge to the linguistic characteristics they encounter in the second language classroom. 10 hours field observation and experience are required and integrated into the course.