It aims to help students gain a better and effective understanding of English vocabulary from various aspects, improve their methods of analyzing English words, and enrich their knowledge of vocabulary elements by studying words, their definitions, and their etymologies from assigned vocabulary lists. This course is an introduction to linguistics and presents students the nature of English and other languages in terms of their sounds, sound systems, forms, and structures. It also aims to help students understand English as both a grammatical system and a tool of communication. Introduction to the theory and practice of human communication from Aristotle to modern mass media. Examination of social and cultural differences in communications used for group and interpersonal interactions.
Emphasis is on the role of mass media as a source and purveyor of culture.
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