ENGL 6904 Applied Linguistics in the Teaching of English as a Second Language
Analysis of the applications of the disciplines of linguistics, psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics in the process of teaching a first and second language. The course includes the study of contributions these fields have made to the understanding of how language functions in the classroom setting and how language develops in children. Emphasis on the study of the non-English speaker’s linguistic behavior. Development of a curricular segment. Course designed for students in the Master of Education in Curriculum and Teaching of English as a Second Language.