Language and Culture Acquisition

Language and Culture Acquisition   [LING 3023]

Course Description

Practical introduction to language and culture learning for linguists, missionaries, and professionals who find themselves in areas where no formal language instruction is available. Students learn foundational principles of language acquisition and are exposed to a diverse range of language learning methodologies. Students exercise these methodologies in regular sessions where they meet with a speaker of a non-Indo-European language. Students learn how to plan their own language learning, tailoring strategies to their individual learning
styles. Prerequisites: 6 credit hours in LING.

 

Monday through Friday: 8:30am - 4:30pm. 

*Please note: This course is offered off-site at Jarvis St. Baptist Church. 

Part of Tyndale & Wycliffe Summer Institute of Linguistics. 

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