Online Linguistics Courses Available for Fall 2024

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Three linguistics courses are available online in the fall 2024 semester. Registration opens June 3.

LINGUIST  190D - Data Science for Linguistics

This course presents an overview of the field of data science, with specific attention given to how data science can be applied to language. Participants will learn how to use identify and visualize patterns in data, use statistics to draw reliable conclusions, and make predictions about unobserved data. Emphasis throughout the course will be on students performing hands-on assignments that allow them to practice and demonstrate mastery of the skills covered in class.

LINGUIST  201 - How Language Works: Introduction to Linguistic Theory

Introduction to the basic methodology and results of modern linguistics. Focus on developing, evaluating, and improving hypotheses concerning the structure of the language user's unconscious linguistic knowledge. Investigation of sentence structure (syntax), sound structure (phonology), word structure (morphology), and meaning (semantics).  (Gen.Ed. R2)

LINGUIST  330 - The Structure of English and Language Teaching

This course presents an overview of the linguistic structure of English for the purposes of teaching English as an additional language (EAL). Participants will learn the basic elements that every language teacher should know about English grammar and pronunciation. The emphasis throughout the course will be on implications and techniques for teaching English grammar to EAL learners.

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