Linguistics

This course introduces basic linguistic concepts and vocabulary. Language is analyzed from a linguistic point of view. Students are introduced to the methodology of the science of language.

This course gives students practical experience in developing materials for teaching speaking, listening and pronunciation to English speakers of other languages. Student are also taught how to evaluate textbooks and curricula. An overview of current approaches, issues, and practices in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages will be given. May be taught on the main campus or online.

This course gives students practical experience in developing materials for teaching reading, writing and grammar to English speakers of other languages. Closing the gap between non-native English students and native English student will be addressed. An overview of current approaches, issues, and practices in the teaching of English to speakers of other languages will be given. May be taught on the main campus or online.

This course examines how culture and language are intertwined and influence each other. It will also look at how the culture we live in influences the culture of the classroom. This course wiill also examine specifically how the Anglo culture is reflected in English syntax and semantics. May be taught on the main campus or online.

Students will be introduced to speech sounds and the linguistic methods employed in their description, classification and analysis as elements in language systems, with an emphasis of the phonetics of the English language. Students will also work with acoustic phonetics and the basics of phonology.

This course introduces issues, models and methods in second language acquisition (SLA) research. Students will analyze past theories and present theories. There will be an emphasis on the impact of the theories of second language acquisition on ESL/EFL pedagogy. May be taught on the main campus or online.

Social networks, dialectology and code-switching will be emphasized in this course. Students will engage in linguistic fieldwork.

This course is an intensive study of the structure of modern English syntax. Students will apply knowledge of English syntax to teaching ESL/EFL.

Students will examine fairness in second language learning. They will be given the critical tools needed to critique examinations as well as to write their own effective exams. Both traditional and alternative assessment will be discussed and developed. May be taught on the main campus or online.

This course examines in detail the principal methods of analyzing written and oral discourse. The students will be introduced to linguistic devices in conversation. Students will apply the knowledge gained in this course to analyzing a speech event of their choosing.

Students will compare and contrast another language with English. Students will also learn to analyze ESL learners errors in production and be able to teach ESL/EFL using the knowledge of error analysis.

The student will work independently with guidance from a TESOL faculty member on the writing of their exit research paper. The student will write on a topic of their choosing concerning teaching English to speakers of other languages. The research must further the field of TESOL. Prerequisites: Student must complete at least 18 hours in TSL courses at 500 level or higher before registering for this course.

The student will be required to write under the guidance of a TESOL faculty member. The student will then defend the thesis before a panel of TESOL faculty and their peers. A topic of research that furthers the field of TESOL must be chosen. Prerequisite: Student must complete at least 18 hours of TSL courses at the 500 level or higher before registering for this course.

A study of a specific topic of selected interest. It may not be the same topic each time it is offered. This course may be used to substitute for the following courses only: TSL 640, 650, 670, and 680.

Creative research or reading project devised by the student and pursued under the direction of an approrpriate instructor. Prerequisites: Student must complete 18 hours of TSL courses at the 500 level or higher before registering for this course. Offered any session with consent of Instructor, Division chair, and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Practical experience of teaching one or more ESL courses, depending on the student's aim and the availability of positions. Each student must keep a reflection journal based on their teaching experiences. They must also meet with an assigned director once a month to discuss the journal and their progress as a teacher. May be repeated for a total of six hours. Prerequisite: Student must complete all courses at the 500 level.