{"id":7442,"date":"2025-12-23T11:48:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T17:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/webid2-test-lsweb\/?page_id=7442"},"modified":"2026-05-05T17:12:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T22:12:52","slug":"undergraduate-courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/linguistics\/students\/undergraduate\/undergraduate-courses\/","title":{"rendered":"All Undergraduate Courses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"default\">This is a list of all courses offered in the program. Visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/linguistics\/students\/undergraduate\/undergraduate-courses\/upcoming-undergraduate-courses\/\">Upcoming Courses page<\/a>\u00a0for a list of courses offered for the current and next semester (when available).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\ndd { \n margin-left: 30px;\n  margin-top: 0px;\n\tmargin-bottom: 0px;\n}\n\t\n\tdt {\n\t\tmargin-top: 25px;\n\t}\n<\/style>\n\n<dl><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0100 The Diversity of Human Language<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Survey course on the nature and diversity of human language. Topics include language and society, dialects, language and culture, language acquisition, and language typology.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>Social and Behavioral Science<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2026, UWinteriM 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0105 Linguistic Approaches to AI Literacy<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>This course invites students to interpret and comprehend AI models through the lens of linguistics. Students will develop the technical insight and linguistic literacy needed to navigate the evolving relationship between human language and AI.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0199 Independent Study<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd><\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>2.0 GPA, consent of instructors, and either Linguis 100 or any Linguis course 200 or above.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Fall 2005, Spring 2005.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0210 Power of Words<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Dynamic role of language in interpersonal relations, social attitudes and behavior. Topics include: patterns of culture and language, language as identification; prejudice, politics, and advertisement.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>General Education Requirements: <\/strong>Civics and Perspectives<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Spring 2025.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0211 Origins of Words<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Vocabulary of English from historical origins to the present; how words and word patterns change over time under influences of both internal and external forces.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Fall 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2007.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0212 Language and Gender<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>How patterns of speaking reflect, perpetuate, and create our experience of gender; how gender interacts with race, class, socioeconomic status, age, occupational and social roles.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>none.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Counts as a repeat of Linguis 200 with same topic.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0289 Internship in Linguistics, Lower Division<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-6 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Application of basic principles of linguistics in a business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate setting.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>introductory course in linguistics; 2.25 GPA and consent of supervising faculty member.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>One cr earned for academic work based on 40 hours in internship. May be retaken to 6 cr max.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0297 Study Abroad:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-12 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Designed to enroll students in UWM-sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and\/or in specially prepared program course work.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>acceptance for Study Abroad Program.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2025, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0303 Fifth Semester of an Uncommonly Taught Language:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3-4 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Continuation of FLL\/Linguis 204(Linguis 232). Number of credits earned by student is determined by the credit value assigned to section number.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>FLL\/Linguis 204(Linguis 232)(P) in same language.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken w\/chg in language. FLL 303 & Linguis 303 are jointly offered; w\/same topic, they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0350 Introduction to Linguistics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Introduction to basic linguistic principles and concepts. Elementary analysis of sentence patterns, sound systems and language change.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st or a linguis course.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0355 Language Behavior of AI Models<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Do the language outputs of AI models contain the same structures as human language? Students will investigate this question by directly probing AI models, building skills to connect linguistic theory with practical AI testing.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>LINGUIS\u00a0100(P), LINGUIS\u00a0350(P), or LINGUIS\u00a0440(P).<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0398 Topics in Linguistics:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-6 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Topics in any of several recognized areas of linguistics.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Retakable w\/chg in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2016, Summer 2005.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0398G Topics in Linguistics:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-6 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Topics in any of several recognized areas of linguistics.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Retakable w\/chg in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2016, Summer 2005.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0400 Introduction to English Linguistics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Application of linguistic theory and techniques to modern English. Course is required of all English majors and minors in the College of Community Engagement & Professions' School of Education.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing; and completion of Oral and Written Communication Competency Part A (OWC-A) requirement or ENGLISH\u00a0102(P); or graduate standing.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>ENGLISH\u00a0400 and LINGUIS\u00a0400 are jointly offered and count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2021, Spring 2018.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0400G Introduction to English Linguistics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Application of linguistic theory and techniques to modern English. Course is required of all English majors and minors in the College of Community Engagement & Professions' School of Education.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing; and completion of Oral and Written Communication Competency Part A (OWC-A) requirement or ENGLISH\u00a0102(P); or graduate standing.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>ENGLISH\u00a0400 and LINGUIS\u00a0400 are jointly offered and count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2021, Spring 2018.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0406 Advanced English Grammar<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Continuation of English 403 with emphasis on the analysis of complex sentences and discourse syntax.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; English 403(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>English 406 & Linguis 406 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0406G Advanced English Grammar<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Continuation of English 403 with emphasis on the analysis of complex sentences and discourse syntax.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; satisfaction of GER English Composition competency req; English 403(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>English 406 & Linguis 406 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0415 First Language Acquisition<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Examination of research on what individuals know about their first language at different ages and the kinds of theories offered to explain these data.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2021, Fall 2020.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0415G First Language Acquisition<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Examination of research on what individuals know about their first language at different ages and the kinds of theories offered to explain these data.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2021, Fall 2020.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0420 Introduction to Second Language Acquisition<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Principles and methods of describing and comparing the structure of two or more languages with emphasis on the implications of this comparison for language learning.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; Linguis 350(P) or equiv.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2025, Fall 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0420G Introduction to Second Language Acquisition<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Principles and methods of describing and comparing the structure of two or more languages with emphasis on the implications of this comparison for language learning.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; Linguis 350(P) or equiv.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2025, Fall 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0430 Language and Society<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>The influence of society on language and of language on society. Language as social interaction, speech styles, social dialects; effects on language change.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 350(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0430G Language and Society<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>The influence of society on language and of language on society. Language as social interaction, speech styles, social dialects; effects on language change.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 350(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0432 Urban Dialects<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Study of language variation in urban areas. Structure of black English vernacular and its relation to other dialects. Social and educational implications of dialect variation.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Lingus 100 or 350.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0432G Urban Dialects<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Study of language variation in urban areas. Structure of black English vernacular and its relation to other dialects. Social and educational implications of dialect variation.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Lingus 100 or 350.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0440 Psycholinguistics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>A survey of the history, goals, methods, and findings of psycholinguistics. Principal topics: phonetic perception, speech production, syntactic processing, linguistic memory, meaning, and language acquisition.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; Linguis 350(R) or Psych 101(R); or grad st & cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2026.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0440G Psycholinguistics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>A survey of the history, goals, methods, and findings of psycholinguistics. Principal topics: phonetic perception, speech production, syntactic processing, linguistic memory, meaning, and language acquisition.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; Linguis 350(R) or Psych 101(R); or grad st & cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2026.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0441 Introduction to TESOL Methods<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Overview of the various approaches to teaching English as a second language (TESOL) to adult\/university-level learners.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing or consent of instructor.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Previously LINGUIS 565.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0450 Introduction to Phonetics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Introduction to phonetics, the basics of speech production and speech acoustics.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0455 Semantics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>The study of meaning in language; its role in grammatical description. Basic concepts used in semantic analysis and discussion of their place in grammatical theory.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & LINGUIS\u00a0350(P) or PHILOS\u00a0211(P), cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Previously LINGUIS 466.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0461 Introduction to Phonology<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Basic properties of sounds, sound patterns, and sound processes of spoken language.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & LINGUIS\u00a0350(P); or cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Previously LINGUIS 460.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0464 Introduction to Syntax<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Study of word and sentence formation in languages. Practice in analysis and argumentation using data from various languages.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2025, Fall 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0464G Introduction to Syntax<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Study of word and sentence formation in languages. Practice in analysis and argumentation using data from various languages.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2025, Fall 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0468 Language in its Various Forms:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Analysis and description of various language types. Topics may include language change, language development, dialectology, and language typology.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and LINGUIS\u00a0350(P); or graduate standing; or consent of instructor.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2026, Fall 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0468G Language in its Various Forms:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Analysis and description of various language types. Topics may include language change, language development, dialectology, and language typology.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and LINGUIS\u00a0350(P); or graduate standing; or consent of instructor.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2026, Fall 2024.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0470 Historical\/Comparative Linguistics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>The study of language change; introduction to internal reconstruction and the comparative method; generative approaches to historical change.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0470G Historical\/Comparative Linguistics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>The study of language change; introduction to internal reconstruction and the comparative method; generative approaches to historical change.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2025, Fall 2023.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0474 Language Typology and Language Universals<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Comparison of phonetic, syntactic, and lexical patterns of different languages, with emphasis on deriving statements about properties of all languages or of significant subclasses of languages.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Fall 2021.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0474G Language Typology and Language Universals<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Comparison of phonetic, syntactic, and lexical patterns of different languages, with emphasis on deriving statements about properties of all languages or of significant subclasses of languages.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Fall 2021.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0489 Internship in Linguistics, Upper Division<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-6 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Application of advanced principles of linguistics in a business, organizational, educational, political, or other appropriate setting.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing; 300-level or above course in linguistics; 2.25 GPA and consent of supervising faculty member.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>One cr earned for academic work based on 40 hrs in internship. May be retaken to 6 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2010, Fall 2005, Spring 2005, Spring 1998.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0490 Field Methods<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Work with a native speaker of a foreign language. Gathering and collation of data. Evaluation of possible phonemic and grammatical analyses.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2014, Fall 1995.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0490G Field Methods<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Work with a native speaker of a foreign language. Gathering and collation of data. Evaluation of possible phonemic and grammatical analyses.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 350(P); or grad st & cons instr.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2014, Fall 1995.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0497 Study Abroad:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-12 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and\/or in specially prepared program course work.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and acceptance for Study Abroad Program.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Fall 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0497G Study Abroad:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>1-12 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Designed to enroll students in UWM sponsored program before course work level, content and credits are determined and\/or in specially prepared program course work.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and acceptance for Study Abroad Program.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken with change in topic.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Fall 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0510 Methodologies in English Language Teaching<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Students develop comprehensive understanding of sound methodological approaches that can be used in teaching of reading, writing, grammar, and listening\/speaking to ESL\/EFL learners.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing or above and LINGUIS\u00a0441(P) (previously LINGUIS 565).<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Previously LINGUIS 410.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0520 Advanced Second Language Acquisition:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Readings, discussions, and analyses of current issues in second-language acquisition theory.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; Linguis 420(P) or equiv.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken w\/chg in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2023, Fall 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0520G Advanced Second Language Acquisition:<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Readings, discussions, and analyses of current issues in second-language acquisition theory.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st; Linguis 420(P) or equiv.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>May be retaken w\/chg in topic to 9 cr max.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2023, Fall 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0550 Advanced Phonetics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Auditory phonetics; issues in speech production and speech acoustics; quantitative study of speech sounds in linguistic contexts; independent experimental research on topic selected by student.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and LINGUIS\u00a0450(P) or consent of instructor.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2026, Spring 2023, Spring 2021, Spring 2020.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0555 Advanced Semantics<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Readings, discussion, and analysis of current issues in formal semantics for natural language.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and LINGUIS 466(P) or equivalent.<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Previously LINGUIS 566.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2022, Fall 2019, Fall 2018.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0561 Advanced Phonology<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Fundamental issues in generative phonology; emphasis on comparing alternative models of phonological description.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing and LINGUIS 460(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>Previously LINGUIS 560.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0564 Advanced Syntax<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Continuation of Linguis 464, with greater emphasis on the evaluation and justification of competing solutions and competing models of grammar.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 464(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2023, Spring 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0564G Advanced Syntax<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate\/Graduate.<\/dd><dd>Continuation of Linguis 464, with greater emphasis on the evaluation and justification of competing solutions and competing models of grammar.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>jr st & Linguis 464(P).<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Spring 2023, Spring 2022.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0567 Materials and Curriculum for TESOL<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. Undergraduate.<\/dd><dd>Designed for prospective ESL\/EFL teachers. Focus on planning and designing courses to meet the needs of specific populations of language learners.<\/dd><dd><strong>Prerequisites: <\/strong>junior standing or above and LINGUIS\u00a0441(P) (previously LINGUIS 565).<\/dd><dd><strong>Course Rules: <\/strong>ENGLISH\u00a0567 and LINGUIS\u00a0567 are jointly offered; they count as repeats of one another.<\/dd><dd><strong>Last Taught: <\/strong>Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Fall 2020.<\/dd><\/dd><dt><strong>LINGUIS\u00a0569 Practicum in Teaching ESL to Adult Learners<\/strong><\/dt><dd>3 cr. 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