Course Description
Students engage in an exploration of issues of language and literacy that present challenges to middle school and high school English teachers. Students explore linguistic diversity, varieties of English, English as an additional language, and teaching grammar in context.
Athena Title
Lang and Lit in Sec Eng Ed
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in LLED 7430
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught more than 95% online.
Semester Course Offered
Offered summer semester every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students will be able to: -Describe key points in the history of English language -Explore issues of linguistic diversity -Discuss the varieties of English used by different groups within society -Analyze the structure of English -Explore issues of teaching English as an additional language -Write autobiography of self as language user
Topical Outline
-History of English language -Linguistic diversity -Varieties of English -English as an ADDITIONAL Language -Structure, semantics, and lexicography -Power of language to construct the world -Examination of self as language user
Syllabus
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