Enrollment by petition only. A continuation of LING 401a. Not available for major or minor credit. Not available for graduate credit. Writing of the honors thesis.
Registration is restricted to honors students.
Introduction to theories of second language acquisition and their implications for formal language learning. Practicum in university level second-language teaching to accompany supervised teaching in the American Language Institute. Graduate assistant award at ALI or departmental approval. Original literature, focusing whenever possible on issues in comparative syntax and their implications for universal grammar. Course complements LING 530.