Language Study for Educators

3 credits · Graduate

This course will introduce students to the broad areas of language study and explore the implications of such study for teaching and learning. Among course topics are: the nature of language, the meanings of "grammar," the varieties of English, the development of language in the preschool and school years. This course will be required for all Ed.D. students and recommended as an introductory course to all students who have had no formal coursework in linguistics.