Students desiring the minor/ certificate must complete a departmental application, usually after completing the course listed below. A TOEFL score of 600 paper / 250 computer / 100 internet or the equivalent, plus demonstrated oral and written proficiency, is required for non-native speakers of English.
Introduction to Sociolinguistics 3 Overview of the relationship between language and society. Topics covered include language and culture, language and social change, ethnicity, language contact, language policy, ethnography of communication, and social aspects of conversation. Prerequisites: 300 or equivalent.
INAL 446
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Field Methods in Linguistics
3
INAL 452
Extensive working with speakers of non-Indo-European languages, with special emphasis on collecting and analyzing language data leading to descriptions of phonology and syntax. Prerequisites: INAL 300, 301, 403, 405. Notes: Fee: $100. 3 An introduction to the principles and problems of cross- language and cross-cultural communication with special emphasis on translating the Bible into indigenous languages. Introduction to Bible Translation Field Methods in Second Language & Culture Learning 3 Overview of language and culture learning theories and skills. Topics covered include working with a cross-cultural partner, language learning styles, cultural bias, language and culture data management skills and comparison of cultural bias with biblical principles. 1-3 Independent study in various areas. Each student assigned to a faculty member for guidance and evaluation. Prerequisites: junior and senior standing and consent of instructor. Directed Research Topics in Applied Linguistics 1-3 Topics are listed in the class schedule each semester. Courses may be repeated for credit with a different topic. Prerequisite: 300 and consent of instructor. 1-3 Topics are listed in the class schedule each semester. Courses may be repeated for credit with a different topic. Prerequisite: 300 and consent of instructor. Topics in Applied Linguistics English Pronunciation & Grammar for TESOL 3 Study of major features of standard American English pronunciation and structure, with applications for ESL/EFL teachers. Prerequisite: junior or senior level standing. Essentials of TESOL 5 A practical course giving the skills and knowledge needed to gain foundational competence in teaching the English language. Includes methods and techniques, English pronunciation and grammar, teaching materials, culture, communicating values and practice teaching. Notes: Does not count toward the TESOL minor program. Principles of Second Language Acquisition 3 This course provides a comprehensive introduction to second language acquisition. How people learn second languages will be approached from several perspectives including the research evidence, the learner’s program, and the learning environment. This is an integrative theory course. Prerequisites: 300 and 421, or the equivalent. Introduction to TESOL: Adult 3 Basic concepts, methods and techniques of teaching English (ESL or EFL) to speakers of other languages. Introduces principles of second language learning along with techniques for teaching both separate and integrated skills to adult or post-secondary students. Cross-listed: English 353.
Certificate in TESOL
To recognize the significance of the training received, a certificate is granted to those who complete 19 units of prescribed TESOL coursework. Sixteen of these units must be completed at Biola University. While the Biola undergraduate certificate I TESOL does not have the same coverage as the graduate certificate, it should be noted that it requires much more than the typical entry level certificate and, as such, qualifies its holders for work in many institutions in the United States and abroad.
INAL 453
INAL 454
INAL 480
Courses
Applied Linguistics (INAL) INAL 300
Introduction to Language & Linguistics 3 Introduction to the basic concepts in the scientific study of language, major areas of linguistic analysis, and several subareas of the field, including language in society. Material from English and a variety of other languages is used to provide a broad perspective. Cross-listed: English 351 and INCS 310. 3 The study of the articulation, classification, discrimination, production, and transcription of speech sounds. The focus is on a wide range of sounds found in the world’s languages. General Articulatory Phonetics Phonetics & Phonology of English 3 The study of the auditory discrimination, physical description, and systematic transcription of speech sounds, both standard and disordered, used in English and how these sounds are structured, organized and used. Some sounds from other languages are also included for comparison. Language & Culture Learning 3 Techniques and activities to help a person be a more successful independent learner of a spoken language and the culture within which it is used. Practical experience in language and culture learning in a foreign-speaking community. Notes: Fee: $125. Cross-listed: (See Intercultural Studies 313.)
INAL 481
INAL 482
INAL 301
INTE 309
INAL 302
TESOL (INTE) INTE 310
INAL 313
INTE 410
Introduction to Phonology
3
INAL 403
Introduction to the systematic arrangements and rules by which languages organize and alter their speech sounds. Prerequisite: 301 or 302.
Introduction to Syntax 3 Introduction to the patterns, regularities, and rule-governed alternations in grammar whereby words are organized into phrases, clauses, and sentences. Prerequisite: 300.
INAL 405
INTE 421
Introduction to Literacy
3
INAL 437
An overview of literacy in neoliterate societies, including motivation, local authorship, orthography design, reading methodology, strategies for literacy programs and the relationship of literacy to social context.
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