Undergraduate Courses

230. Language, Mind, and the World. (3:3:0)

Broad overview of language as the medium that makes thinking, understanding, communications, and teaching possible.

299R. Academic Internship: English Language Teaching. (1–9:0:0 ea.) F, W, Sp, Su Prerequisite: Ling 377R.

Students with focused training teach specific English skills to speakers of other languages in the U.S. or abroad.

330. Introduction to Linguistics (Modern). (3:3:0)

Basic understanding of linguistic systems. Phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.

377R. Basic Training in TESOL. (1–3:Arr.:Arr. ea.) Prerequisite: planned participation in IAS- or U.S.-based English teaching experience.

Basic preparation to teach English to speakers of other languages in particular settings. Especially for international service volunteers who plan to teach ESL or EFL.

399R. Academic Internship: Linguistics. (1–9:0:0 ea.) Prerequisite: program coordinator's consent.

On-the-job experience and education related to linguistics.

420. Phonetics. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Ling 330.

General inventory of speech sounds possible in language, from both an acoustic and articulatory point of view.

427. Phonology and Morphology. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Ling 330 or ELang 223.

Introduction to phonology and morphology in the world's languages, emphasizing the analysis of English.

430. Theoretical Syntax. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: ELang 223 or Ling 330.

Theoretical comparison and contrast of different sentence types. Methods of argument to develop and critique generative theories of lexical categories, grammatical roles, and syntactic structure.

440. Understanding Language Acquisition K–12. (2:2:0) Prerequisite: ELang 223 or Ling 230; El Ed 450 or Sc Ed 450.

Processes and variables in native- and second-language development. How teachers can foster efficient acquisition of language, cognitive, and academic skills in second-language environments.

441. Language Acquisition in TESOL. (2:2:0) Prerequisite: ELang 223.

Understanding fundamental theories and processes of first and second language acquisition. How teachers can enhance language learning in English as a second or foreign language.

450. Introduction to Historical-Comparative Linguistics. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Ling 330 or ELang 223.

Theory and method of language change via comparison of daughter languages and reconstruction of their ancestral language: phonological, morphological, semantic, and lexical.

460. Assessment for Linguistically Diverse Students K–12. (2:2:0) Prerequisite: ELang 223 or Ling 230; El Ed 450 or Sc Ed 450.

Fundamental concepts in testing, use/interpretation of current instruments for language/academic assessment, appropriate placement of linguistically diverse students, and developing classroom language assessments.

461. Language Assessment in TESOL. (2:2:0) Prerequisite: ELang 223.

Understanding key issues in language testing, writing good language tests and test items, and completing basic test and item analyses.

472. Developing Second-Language Literacy K–12. (2:2:0.5 2:2:0) Prerequisite: ELang 223 or Ling 230; El Ed 450 or Sc Ed 450.

Instructional strategies, methodologies, and materials for developing reading and writing skills in a second language. Developing cognitive academic language proficiency and integrating multiple cultural perspectives.

473. Literacy Development in TESOL. (2:2:0.5) Prerequisite: ELang 223.

Understanding basic processes of literacy development in English as a second or foreign language. How knowledge of these processes informs classroom literacy instruction and practices.

476. Integrating Content and Language Instruction K–12. (2:2:0.5 2:2:0) Prerequisite: ELang 223 or Ling 230; El Ed 450 or Sc Ed 450.

Instructional methods, strategies, and materials for integrating curriculum content and language instruction. Teaching, creating, and adapting lesson materials in a multicultural context.

477. Methods and Strategies in TESOL. (3:3:0.5) Prerequisite: ELang 223.

Instructional methods and strategies for teaching English as a second or foreign language. Overview of curriculum development for teaching listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

478. Language Teaching Methods: MTC (3:3:0) Prerequisite: ELang 223.

Instructional methods and strategies for teaching second and foreign languages at the Missionary Training Center (MTC).

480. Problems in Translation. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: proficiency in a second language.

History, theory, and practice of human and machine translation.

485. Corpus Linguistics. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Ling 330, ELang 223 or 273.

Using large collections of texts for teaching and particularly for research, including many types of linguistic variation.

490. Senior Seminar. (2:2:0) Prerequisite: Ling 330.

Reading and discussing major issues in linguistics.

496R. Academic Internship: TESOL. (1–9:0:0 ea.) Prerequisite: ELang 223, Ling 441; Ling 473 or 477.

Individualized work or volunteer experience in a domestic or international setting. International internships must be coordinated through Study Abroad. All internships require prior departmental approval.

Graduate Courses

500. Introduction to Research in TESOL. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: admission to TESOL graduate certificate or language acquisition MA program.

Research questions in language teaching and learning, literature review, research design, data collection, and interpretation. Understanding research methods as used in others' studies.

521. Phonology. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Ling 330.

Distinctive values of speech sounds: their function in the communicative process. Analysis of phonological data via postulation of underlying forms and derivational rules.

535. Semantics. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Ling 330.

Theory and practice of semantic analysis with special emphasis on Jakobsonian and Peircean semiotics.

540. Language Acquisition. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Ling 330 or equivalent.

First- and second-language acquisition viewed in light of psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics.

545. Psycholinguistics. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: ELang 223 or Ling 330 or equivalent.

How the mind interprets, stores, retrieves, and produces language. Anatomical structures and physiological processes of the brain dealing with language.

550. (Ling-Anthr) Sociolinguistics. (3:3:0)

Research and theory in anthropological linguistics and sociolinguistics.

551. (Ling-Anthr) Anthropological Linguistics. (3:3:0)

Language in culture and society: development, typology, and description.

555. Teaching Culture. (3:3:0)

What culture is, how it affects language learners and teachers, and development of U.S. lifestyle patterns.

558. Historical-Comparative Linguistics. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: Ling 450 or equivalent.

Learning theory and method of language change via comparing daughter languages and reconstructing ancestral languages. Language universals and typology.

577. TESOL Methods and Materials. (4:4:1) Prerequisite: ESL 404 or native English speaker.

Foundation course surveying concepts, procedures, and techniques in second/foreign language teaching methodology and materials selection. Includes observing actual classes and participating in a mentored teaching practicum.

579. TESOL Student Teaching. (3:0:8) Prerequisite: Ling 577 and departmental consent.

Sustained and supervised practice teaching at the English Language Center.

580R. Problems in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics. (1–3:3:0 ea.) On dem.

Advanced research in language acquisition, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, linguistics field study, applied linguistics.

581. Natural Language Processing. (3:3:0) Prerequisite: good programming skills in at least one language (preferably LISP, Prolog, C, C++, Perl, or Java) and a knowledge of basic, discrete math. Upper-division linguistics/computers and the humanities students with less programming experience may enroll with instructor's consent.

Intensive overview of natural language processing, including computational techniques, hands-on experience with linguistic technologies and corpora, language modeling approaches, and readings from current research.

590R. Readings in Linguistics. (1–3:Arr.:0 ea.) Prerequisite: instructor's consent.

Individual study of current linguistic literature. Occasional discussion sessions with instructor and other class members. Pass/fail grade only.

595. (Ling-FLang) Research Design in TESOL. (1:2:0) Prerequisite: Ling 500; admission to TESOL MA (thesis option) or language acquisition MA program; preliminary draft of rationale and review of literature for MA thesis.

Research design options for examining language acquisition and teaching. Designing research and writing the third chapter of the MA thesis. Students may enroll concurrently for up to 2 hours of Ling 699R (thesis) credit.

596. Research Design in Linguistics. (1:2:0) Prerequisite: admission to linguistics MA program.

Research options in linguistics. Selecting thesis topic and writing first chapters of MA thesis. Students may enroll concurrently for up to 2 hours of Ling 699R (thesis) credit.

599R. Academic Internship: Linguistics. (1–9:9:0 ea.) On dem.

On-the-job experience under faculty supervision, with department approval.