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  • 3.00 Credits

    College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: LINGUISTICS Credits: 3.00 Discourse Analysis. Prerequisites: APLN 500. An investigation of the techniques used in discourse analysis, the branch of linguistics which studies how to analyze naturally occurring connected speech. Discourse analysis is the study of the organization of language above the sentence level including the structure of conversations. It considers language in a social context, in particular the language used in verbal interactions. 3 hours lecture.
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    College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: LINGUISTICS Credits: 3.00 Cross-Cultural Discourse Analysis. Prerequisites: APLN 510. A discourse analytic examination and comparison of the verbal practices and communicative strategies of different linguistic, social, and cultural groups. Students will broaden their understanding of discourse analysis by investigating verbal interactions that take place in different languages and within a variety of cultural contexts. 3 hours lecture.
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    College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: LINGUISTICS Credits: 3.00 Forensic Linguistics. Prerequisites: APLN 500. The study of the role of the linguist in the field of law. The course analyzes the difference between "truth" as defined by science and by the law. It describes how linguists can serve as "expert witnesses" in civil cases and in a wide range of criminal investigations. It also explores how dialect study, discourse analysis, lexical analysis, phonetics, pragmatics, etc. can provide linguistic evidence crucial to litigation. 3 hours lecture.
  • 3.00 Credits

    College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: LINGUISTICS Credits: 3.00 Current Theories of Second Language Acquisition. Prerequisites: APLN 500. An in-depth analysis of the processes of child and adult second language acquisition (SLA) and how it differs from first language acquisition and the implications of these theories for the teaching and learning of second languages. The application of sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics to language teaching. 3 hours lecture.
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    College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: LINGUISTICS Credits: 3.00 Sociocultural Theory and Second Language Acquisition/Learning. Prerequisites: APLN 500. An examination of the basic tenets of sociocultural theory of mind and their application to various aspects of second language acquisition/learning. The results of recent studies present evidence that collaborative mental activity carried out through linguistic means promotes second language learning. At the core of this theory is the principle of linguistically mediated cognition; that is, growth in mental abilities is mediated through language working in collaboration with others. 3 hours lecture.
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    College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: LINGUISTICS Credits: 3.00 Advanced Structure of American English. Prerequisites: APLN 500. A detailed analysis of the phonological and grammatical structures of American English; advanced study of the social and stylistic varieties of American English; various theories of English grammar are studied. 3 hours lecture.
  • 3.00 Credits

    College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: LINGUISTICS Credits: 3.00 Methodology of Teaching ESL. Prerequisites: APLN 500. The study of current issues in the teaching of English as a Second Language. Issues may include innovative teaching methodologies, the application of language learning theories to classroom teaching and the adaptation and development of instructional materials. 3 hours lecture.
  • 3.00 Credits

    College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: LINGUISTICS Credits: 3.00 Computer-Assisted Language Instruction. Prerequisites: APLN 500. Special fee. Designed for prospective and experienced foreign language and ESL teachers who are interested in exploring the following areas: the use of network-based computer instruction; authentic interactive language instruction via the World Wide Web; and the use and evaluation of currently available software and CD Roms for teaching second and foreign languages. This course is intended to introduce students to the use of computer-mediated language instruction and to the evaluation and selection of software for language learning. 3 hours lecture.
  • 3.00 Credits

    College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: LINGUISTICS Credits: 3.00 Language Testing and Assessment. Prerequisites: APLN 520 and 525. Basic concepts of testing: reliability, validity, correlation, etc. Statistical concepts: correlation coefficient, standard deviation, etc. Testing individual language skills: listening, reading, writing and oral proficiency. Testing communicative competence. Measuring language dominance in bilingualism. 3 hours lecture.
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    College: COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE Department: LINGUISTICS Credits: 3.00 TESL Practicum. Prerequisites: Completion of other required courses for TESL certification. APLN 525 may be taken as a corequisite. To provide students who are seeking certification in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) as a second teaching field, with an opportunity to teach ESL in a formal classroom setting. Arrangements will be made on an individual basis for each student. 3 hours lecture.
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