Introduction to the scientific study of language; topics include language and linguistics, philology, phonology, morphology, and syntax with emphasis on the linguistic features of English.

A study of language in society: its social settings, and its speech communities. Topics include dialects, language variation, and bilingualism.

A course designed to give methods and techniques for teaching English as a Second Language, English as a Second Dialect and English as a Foreign Language. The primary focus is the linguistic discovery of individual differences in language learning, language aptitude, and the natural and unnatural methods of language teaching. (Restricted Elective).

A course that demonstrates the role of linguistics and language in education. A variety of topics are analyzed and discussed to determine the best approaches to the development of skills in the language arts. There is a brief survey of general linguistics and of the nature and functions of language. (Restricted Elective).

A study of the forms of dialect and their expressive power in the literature of America and other regions where blacks adapt the dialect to standard language. [Cross reference: FR 551, FR 552].