Degree Requirements
Courses
The following course descriptions are available. Please check the Class Schedule for course availability for each semester (direct link for program courses only):
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General
- A&HL 4000 Introduction to Linguistics
Survey of cognitive and social approaches to the study of language, language acquisition, language systems, 20th century movements in linguistics, language varieties and attitudes, forms and functions of language in the classroom. For non-majors only. Special fee: $20
Instructor: John Purdy - A&HL 4001 Sociolinguistics & Education
Language variation based on social class, race, ethnicity, age, and gender; cross-cultural pragmatics, interactional sociolinguistics, code-switching, language planning, and World Englishes. Pedagogical implications. Materials fee: $25.
Instructor: Leslie Beebe - A&HL 4003 Schools of linguistic analysis
Prerequisite: A&HL 4085. A comparative examination of major approaches to linguistic analysis, specifically systemic and transformational, with particular reference to pedagogical applications. Special fee: $20.
Instructor: Howard Williams - A&HL 4005 Semantic systems and the lexicon
A comparative examination of lexical semantic systems of English and other languages, with particular reference to the teaching and learning of vocabulary. Special fee: $20.
Instructor: Franklin Horowitz - A&HL 4014 Gender, Language, and Education
An exploration of gender-based differences in both the structure and use of the English language (summers only). Special fee: $20. - A&HL 4085 Pedagogical English grammar
A systematic, in-depth examination of English grammar with particular reference to the teaching and learning of grammar. Special fee: $20.
Instructor: Terry Royce - A&HL 4087 Introduction to second language acquisition
Prerequisite: A&HL 4085. Survey of models and basic principles of second language acquisition and examination of how language acquisition research can inform language teaching, learning and policy. Offered in fall and spring only. Special fee: $20.
Instructor: ZhaoHong Han - A&HL 4088 Second language assessment
Prerequisite: A&HL 4085, A&HL 4087 or permission of instructor. Priority given to M.A. AppliedLinguistics/TESOL students in their last semester. Introduction to language assessment practices including test design, construction, scoring, analysis and reporting; introduction to measurement concepts and basic statistics; and use of SPSS. Special fee: $20.
Instructor: Hyun-Joo Kim - A&HL 4101 Phonetics and phonology
An examination of the sound and orthographic systems of English, with reference to other languages and problems of learning and teaching English. Lab fee: $25.
Instructor: Hansun Waring - A&HL 4104 Discourse analysis
Introduction to spoken and written discourse analysis with an overview of various approaches. Development of transcription skills with application of teaching and research. Materials fee:$20.
Instructor: Leslie Beebe - A&HL 4106 Discourse analysis: Text and textuality
Permission of instructor. Explores various viewpoints on the production and comprehension of connected discourse, both written and oral, with reference to co-hesive devices, rhetorical structures, and the general pragmatics of communication, with attention to pedagogical applications. Offered spring semester only. Special fee: $20.
Instructor: Howard Williams - A&HL 5008 Interlanguage analysis
Corequisite: A&HL 4087. Investigates processes underlying second language development/non-development. Guided by the instructor, students will examine empirical SLA studies and be introduced to ways of conducting interlanguage analysis. Special fee: $20.
Instructor: ZhaoHong Han - A&HL 5085 Advanced syntax
Prerequisite: A&HL 4085. Survey of gen-erative syntax. Materials fee: $20.
Instructor: Howard Williams - A&HL 5152 Academic writing I
Permission of instructor required. An introduction to the theory and teaching of various genres of academic writing for native and non-native writers. Teachers are given opportunities to develop their academic writing skills. - A&HL 5153 Academic writing II
Permission of instructor required. An advanced course in the theory and teaching of expository writing. Students will work systematically on a major writing project. - A&HL 5519 Instructed second language acquisition and assessment
- A&HL 6087 Advanced second language acquisition
Prerequisite: A&HL 4087. Examines theoretical and empirical issues in SLA research. Reading and discussion of selected state-of-the-art articles that address, critically and substantively, topics that are of fundamental interest to SLA researchers.
Instructor: ZhaoHong Han
Research Seminars
- A&HL 5512 History of Language Testing Research
Prerequisite: A&HL 4088 or by permission of instructor. Examines the major issues and debates in language testing research since the 1960s. Explores controversies related to the nature of language ability, test authenticity, test score generality, performance assessment, and test validation. Discussion of problems and future directions of language testing. Special fee: $20.
Instructor: James Purpura - A&HL 5515 Advanced topics in applied linguistics I
Permission of instructor required. Research in such areas as (international) sociolinguis-tics, second language acquisition, assessment, and discourse analysis. Materials fee: $20.
Instructor: Leslie Beebe - A&HL 5516 Advanced topics in applied linguistics II
Permission of instructor required. Research in various methods of discourse analysis of talk or text in selected formal and informal contexts. Materials fee: $20.
Instructor: Leslie Beebe - A&HL 5575 Research literacy in applied linguistics and TESOL
Introduction to quantitative and qualitative research methods with discussion of major research paradigms (experimental, ethnographic, introspective, questionnaire, etc.) and critical review of professional literature in applied linguistics and TESOL.
Instructor: James Purpura - A&HL 5581 Topics in second language acquisition: Psycholinguistics and SLA
Prerequisites: A&HL 4087 or A&HL 4104 or permission of instructor. An in-depth examin-ation of various perspectives on second language acquisition. Materials fee: $20 each course. - A&HL 5585 Topics in second language acquisition: Discourse analysis and SLA
Prerequisites: A&HL 4087 or A&HL 4104 or permission of instructor. An in-depth examination of various perspectives on second-language acquisition. Materials fee: $20. - A&HL 5588 Topics in second language acquisition: Trends in SLA research
Prerequisites: A&HL 4087 or A&HL 4104 or permission of instructor. An in-depth examin-ation of various perspectives on second language acquisition. Materials fee: $20 each course. - A&HL 6587 Seminar in second language acquisition: acquisitional and cross-cultural pragmatics
Permission of instructor required. Prerequisite: A&HL 4104 or permission of instructor. Research on acquisitional cross-cultural, interlanguage, pragmatics, Offered in fall and spring only. Special fee: $20.
Instructor: Leslie Beebe
Doctoral Preparation
- A&HL 5501 Research paper: Applied linguistics
Instructor: James Purpura - A&HL 5507 Research paper: TESOL/Applied linguistics
Research paper in TESOL/Applied linguistics
Instructor: Leslie Beebe - A&HL 6501 Doctoral seminar: Applied linguistics
Instructor: James Purpura - A&HL 6507 Doctoral seminar in applied linguistics and TESOL
Instructor: Leslie Beebe - A&HL 7501 Dissertation seminar in applied linguistics
Dissertation seminar in applied linguistics
Instructor: James Purpura - A&HL 7507 Dissertation Seminar in applied linguistics and TESOL
Instructor: Leslie Beebe - A&HL 8901 Dissertation advisement in applied linguistics
Dissertation advisement in applied linguistics
Instructor: Leslie Beebe
Independent Research, Fieldwork and Internships
- A&HL 4901 Research and independent study: Applied linguistics
Permission of instructor required. Research under the direction of a faculty member. Students work individually or with others. Course may be taken more than once.
Instructor: Leslie Beebe - A&HL 4907 Research and independent study: Applied linguistics/TESOL
Permission of instructor. Research under the direction of a faculty member. Students work individually or with others. Course may be taken more than once.
Instructor: Leslie Beebe - A&HL 5201 Fieldwork in applied linguistics
Permission of instructor required. Opportunity for qualified students, Individ-ually or in small groups, to develop and pursue projects, in consultation with an advisor, in schools, communities, and other field settings. Course may be taken more than once.
Instructor: James Purpura - A&HL 5207 Fieldwork in applied linguistics/TESOL
Permission of instructor. Opportunity for qualified students, individually or in small groups, to develop and pursue projects, in consultation with an advisor, in schools, communities, and other field settings. Course may be taken more than once.
Instructor: Leslie Beebe - A&HL 6201 Advanced fieldwork in applied linguistics and TESOL
Permission of instructor required. Opportunity for qualified students, individually or in small groups, to develop and pursue projects, in consultation with an advisor, in schools, communities, and other field settings. Course may be taken more than once.
Instructor: James Purpura - A&HL 6207 Advanced fieldwork in TESOL/Applied Linguistics
Permission of instructor. Opportunity for qualified students, individually or in small groups, to develop and pursue projects, in consultation with an advisor, in schools, communities, and other field settings. Course may be taken more than once.
Instructor: Leslie Beebe
