Linguistics and ESL

Catalog description

This course is will introduce teacher candidates interested in ESL instruction to the study of language and principles of linguistics. Emphasis is placed on understanding the role of phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, sociolinguistics, pragmatics, second language acquisition, pedagogy, and applied linguistics in the learning English as a second language. This course is open to all undergraduate students interested in working with students for whom English is a second language.