Description
This course examines the six branches of linguistics and traces the historical development of language families from a Proto-Indo-European parent language. Within the Historical exploration, there is a focused examination of the development of the English language from the Anglo-Saxon period to the modern. In addition to changes in language over time, the course also Studies such variations in language as registers and dialects. Particular areas of concern for the Language Arts teacher candidate, such as primary and secondary language acquisition, cognitive disability and language, physical disability and language, and neurological disability and language also come into examination.
Prerequisite: ENG 123