ENGL 208 - Applied Linguistics

3 Credits; 3 Class Hours
ENGL 208 is an introductory course to linguistics. Its primary focus is the application of linguistic theories illustrated by the broad use and application of linguistic knowledge in a variety of fields: education, politics and diplomacy, law, business, gender issues, and culture. The course focuses primarily on readings in the following linguistic categories: the relationship between language and thought, culture and gender, oral history and literacy, form and meaning, discourse analysis, and the nature of the various linguistic semiotic systems. Students are introduced to technical vocabulary and linguistic inquiry methodology.

Pre-requisite: ENGL 150

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