Teaching reading and writing to second language students; research and theory; connections to first language/literacy models, techniques, materials and tasks that facilitate the acquisition of second language literacy.
- Teacher: Azeem Alphonce
Awareness of the sound system of languages with particular emphasis on English; speech-sounds and how they differ; pattern-formation, changes in sounds according to context, stress and intonation affecting meaning; introduction to the system of phonetic t
- Teacher: Alvina Wasim
Theoretical concepts and empirical findings of modern linguistics on a non-technical level; highlights of the connection between linguistics and other disciplines; study of language, understanding of related disciplines.
- Teacher: Fahad Aftab
Theoretical concepts and empirical findings of modern linguistics on a non-technical level; highlights of the connection between linguistics and other disciplines; study of language, understanding of related disciplines.
- Teacher: Jacqoline Austin
Built around the notion of 'all languages change over time', this course surveys the development of English language from its Germanic origins in the Anglo-Saxon period till today; emphasis on tracking some of the linguistic changes English has undergone
This course covers the basic concepts of morphology and syntax. Though an overview of other approaches is provided, this course takes a functional approach in the analysis of the structure of words, phrases, and sentences. Morpho-syntactic structures, suc