TEL 5200 - Linguistic Principles for ESL and Bilingual Education

This course raises students’ awareness of how human language is organized and learned so that they will be better able to understand what and how students gain proficiency in the languages they are learning. Emphasis is placed on the major components of language (phonology, morphology, lexicon, syntax, etc.) and recognizing how they are realized as children and adults learn a language.

Note: Open to upper-level undergraduate and graduate students.

Credits: 3 hours