The application of the principles of measurement to the assessment of linguistic functioning. The relation of test strategies to validity and reliability. The role of testing in research, schools, and society. Examination of specific language tests. 3 credits LIN 532 Second Language Acquisition Study of the acquisition of a second language by children and adults.
Students conduct an empirical study testing a current hypothesis.
LIN 534 Applied Linguistics A survey of the potential and actual applications of linguistic principles and findings to a variety of human concerns. The implications of linguistics for theories of language learning, syllabus design, error prediction and correction, literary analysis, nonstandard and nonnative varieties of language, language teaching for specific functions, and bilingual functioning. 3 credits LIN 541 Bilingualism Study of the social, linguistic, educational, and psychological aspects of bilingualism. Crosslisted with CEL 541. An introduction to major topics in sociolinguistics, including variation theory, language attitudes, language planning, language change, and pidgins and creoles.