Ling 392 - Nature of Language & Language Acquisition
Course Description
Nature of Language & Language Acquisition introduces the scientific study of language, which includes theoretical concepts (e.g. structural linguistics, sociolinguistics, language development in first and second language acquisition) and application of linguistics in reading and writing development. Students develop a knowledge base in linguistics, phonemic awareness, and syntax, and apply it in real-world educational settings. (May be offered as classroom-based, hybrid or online.)
Course Narrative
In this class I learned about the same concepts as in Span 313, but in English. We learned structural linguistics which is an approach to the study of language with multiple systems or elements. We further learned about sociolinguistics, which is the study of how someone's language can be changed by the people in their surroundings. Sociolinguistics pertains very much to my major in Spanish Language and Hispanic Culture, as many who are bilingual are influenced by either language. For example, many people who speak both English and Spanish will sometimes speak "Spanglish" or a mixture of the both. I personally speak "Spanglish" fairly often. I noticed I do it in situations when I don't know what English word to use in Spanish or on accident when I am just talking fluidly. In rare cases, I also think of a Spanish word and have trouble translating it to English. This section was very interesting as I didn't know exactly what "Spanglish" was to begin with. Then once I knew, I noticed how often I spoke it myself. I also volunteered in a kindergarten class at a Spanish dual-immersion school, there I saw Second language acquisition directly. It was fascinating to watch a class full of 5 and 6 year olds who mainly all spoke English as their maternal language learn Spanish. In this class, I again learned about phonemes, phonology, syntax, morphology, semantics and pragmatics but in English instead of Spanish.
Below is an example of the work I and a partner did on second language acquisition. Our interview was a foreign exchange student from France. It was intriguing to listen to her English as she spoke multiple languages (French, Creole, Spanish and English). This class met MLO 2 of Language Proficiency.
Nature of Language & Language Acquisition introduces the scientific study of language, which includes theoretical concepts (e.g. structural linguistics, sociolinguistics, language development in first and second language acquisition) and application of linguistics in reading and writing development. Students develop a knowledge base in linguistics, phonemic awareness, and syntax, and apply it in real-world educational settings. (May be offered as classroom-based, hybrid or online.)
Course Narrative
In this class I learned about the same concepts as in Span 313, but in English. We learned structural linguistics which is an approach to the study of language with multiple systems or elements. We further learned about sociolinguistics, which is the study of how someone's language can be changed by the people in their surroundings. Sociolinguistics pertains very much to my major in Spanish Language and Hispanic Culture, as many who are bilingual are influenced by either language. For example, many people who speak both English and Spanish will sometimes speak "Spanglish" or a mixture of the both. I personally speak "Spanglish" fairly often. I noticed I do it in situations when I don't know what English word to use in Spanish or on accident when I am just talking fluidly. In rare cases, I also think of a Spanish word and have trouble translating it to English. This section was very interesting as I didn't know exactly what "Spanglish" was to begin with. Then once I knew, I noticed how often I spoke it myself. I also volunteered in a kindergarten class at a Spanish dual-immersion school, there I saw Second language acquisition directly. It was fascinating to watch a class full of 5 and 6 year olds who mainly all spoke English as their maternal language learn Spanish. In this class, I again learned about phonemes, phonology, syntax, morphology, semantics and pragmatics but in English instead of Spanish.
Below is an example of the work I and a partner did on second language acquisition. Our interview was a foreign exchange student from France. It was intriguing to listen to her English as she spoke multiple languages (French, Creole, Spanish and English). This class met MLO 2 of Language Proficiency.
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