Online Graduate Courses  Linguistics/TESL

Summers only:

LING 517 Language Differences and Linguistic Universals -- 3 hours. Study of the sounds and structures of natural languages, focusing on the distinction between language-particular and universal features and on the differences among languages that cause problems for second-language learning.  Laboratory work included.

LING 520 Language Acquisition--3 hours.  Examination of the acquisition of language, whether first language, second, or additional, and the influence of a speaker’s first language on the acquisition of a second language.

LING 601 English Syntax--3 hours.  Study of the linguistic principles of English syntax from the perspective of current theories.

LING 613 Teaching English as a Second Language-3 hours.  Instruction and practice in the theory and skills of teaching English as a second language.  Observing ESL classes; diagnosing language problems; planning lessons and curricula; surveying ESL texts and related research.