EDME 520 Applied Linguistics: Grammar and Phonology in TESOL

This course introduces students to the study of linguistics and investigates why it is relevant to the teaching of English as a second language. Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of the sound system in English (phonetics and phonology), the way that meaningful units in the language combine to form words (morphology), the sentence system (syntax), the elements of grammar that are relevant in the ESL classroom (pedagogical grammar), the role of language in society (sociolinguistics), and the use of language in communicative situations (discourse analysis). Throughout the course, an emphasis will be placed on authentic issues and concerns in teaching English learners in diverse contexts. Students will develop grammar teaching skills and strategies integrated into communicative language teaching methodologies, and will gain practice planning and teaching lessons which focus on elements of structure and phonology.