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Language and Linguistics (LAL)


280/380. Internship: see Courses 280/380.

290/390. Individual Project: see Courses 290/390.

308. Language Teaching Methodology
Theoretical and practical issues involved in teaching foreign languages, including human learning, first language acquisition, cognitive variations in language learning, personality and sociocultural factors, linguistic aspects of language learning and testing. Observation and practice in teaching foreign language. Required of all foreign language and ESL teaching majors. Prerequisite: 205 course in a foreign language. Alternate years. Same course as EDU 308.

352. Linguistics
A scientific view of languages, their characteristics and variations. Introduction to the fields of linguistics: syntax, phonology, phonetics, sociolinguistics, semantics, historical linguistics, psycholinguistics, and applied linguistics. Illustrations from English and other languages. Relationships between linguistics and other social sciences, showing research methods, and conveying the view that language permeates both thought and culture. Alternate years.

For each of the following programs, see Urban Education (ACM):

970. Dimensions of Multiculture and Global Awareness (January)

971. Theoretical Foundations of Teaching ESL (summer)

972. Foundations of Bilingual Education (summer)

973. Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL (summer)

974. Assessment: Oral and Literacy Skills Development (summer)

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