ENGL 5020 - Introduction to the Study of Language for Teachers

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This course is designed for English teaching majors and minors. It introduces students to the nature of language and linguistics. It also reviews the elements of traditional grammar. This course surveys prescribed applications for prospective secondary school English teachers, including language variation, contemporary alternatives to traditional grammar, the history of English, and linguistics and composition. This course is designed for students who have been admitted to WSU’s MA program in English but have no upper-division undergraduate coursework in linguistics.