Those who complete the course will gain an understanding of the structures and the ability to explain grammatical systems in a classroom setting. 415 Linguistic Structures I. 4 Hours. 556 Second Language Learning. An introduction to research methods and findings in the field of second language acquisition. The focus is on basic questions regarding the process of language learning, rather than on explicitly pedagogical issues.
All students engage in original research.
The goal is to help new teachers to question assumptions and begin to formalize their own ideas about what goes on in the classroom and in second language learning in general. Fundamentals of semantics and syntax within the broad frameworks of generative and functional linguistics to the theories and methods of syntactic analysis. Observation and feedback are provided. Same as Anthro. Topic changes each year.