TESL 630 - Applied Linguistics I

TESL 630

Discussion boards are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to create a thread in response to the provided prompt for each forum. Each thread must be at least 400 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge and graduate-level writing with regard to content and style. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 2 other classmates’ threads. Each reply must be 150 words. Current APA must be used for bibliographical entries and in-text citations.

The student will analyze various activities that focus on a specific aspect of language, such as phrenology, psycholinguistics, syntax, and sociolinguistics.

Students will develop a paper that investigates one of the sub-fields of linguistics covered in the course and investigate how that sub-field can impact teaching English to speakers of other languages (e.g. how can sociolinguistics information– or some idea in sociolinguistics - be used to teach English to second language learners or enable them to learn language more successfully.

TESL 630 Initial Draft

The student will construct an initial draft of his/her final paper. The draft must be in current APA format and include all components of the final draft.

TESL 630 Final

The student will revise and submit a final draft. The 15–20-page paper should focus on some field in linguistics that interests the student and that will be valuable to their future endeavors.

The quizzes will cover the Reading & Study material for the assigned modules/weeks. The quizzes will be open-book/open-notes, contain 5–13 questions, and have a 20-minute time limit.

The Mid-Term will cover the Reading & Study material for Modules/Weeks 1–4. The midterm will be open-book/open-notes, contain 27 multiple-choice, true/false, short-answer, multiple-answer, matching, and essay questions and have a 1-hour and 30-minute time limit.

The Final is cumulative and will cover the Reading & Study material for Modules/Weeks 1–8. The final will be open-book/open-notes, contain 27 multiple-choice, short-answer, fill-in-the-blank, and essay questions, and have a 1-hour and 30-minute time limit.