Spring 2006

SPN 364L • APPLIED LINGUISTICS

Course Description

The goal of this course is for students to develop a knowledge of basic linguistic concepts and principles as applied to teaching Spanish. The course presents an overview of the morphological, syntactic, and semantic systems of Spanish with a focus on areas of greatest difficulty for English speakers. In addition, students will explore a variety of sociolinguistic aspects of language learning, characteristics of the heritage speaker, and foreign language teaching methodologies.

Grading Policy

Exam 1 25% Exam 2 25% Final Exam 25% Presentation-Class Visit 5% Participation and Preparation 20%

Texts

Lingüistica aplicada: Adquisicion del espanol como segunda lengua. Koike & Klee Can be purchased at the University Co-op You will receive copies of all articles.

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