TESOL Endorsement - Course Descriptions  Linguistics & Language
Arts (3 credit hours)  This is a foundation course in
linguistics with a focus on pedagogical implications for second
language learners. Fundamental concepts in the core of
linguistics, including morphology, syntax, semantics, phonetics,
phonology, and pragmatics, and other fields of linguistics, such
as sociolinguistics, are covered in lectures and structured
linguistic exercises with both English and other languages for
contrastive analyses. Students apply the linguistic knowledge
and analytic tools learned in this class to analyze linguistic
data and to make connections between linguistics and their
professional and personal lives.  Techniques for Teaching
English as a Second Language (3 credit hours)  This course
surveys methods and materials for teaching listening, speaking,
reading, and writing to English language learners in grades
K-12. It also examines factors that impact language learning,
such as attitudes, motivation, and sociocultura