SPAN 425
Contrastive Analysis of the Structures of Spanish and English
Spanish and Portuguese
College of Humanities
Course Description
Contrastive analysis of phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics of Spanish and English.
When Taught
Winter
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Min
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Title
Solving Linguistic Problems
Learning Outcome
Be able to solve linguistic problems in the teaching and learning of a second language.
Title
Assumptions in Modern Linguistics
Learning Outcome
Learn what the assumptions of modern linguistics are (e.g., natural language is based on the use of signs; language is a social phenomenon; oral language takes precedence over written language; linguistics is descriptive, not prescriptive; variation is intrinsic to language; language is highly structured; there are linguistic universals; etc.)
Title
Basic Principles of Linguistics
Learning Outcome
Students will learn the basic principles of the major fields of linguistics; i.e., phonetics, phonology, morphology, semantics, syntax, pragmatics, and sociolinguisitics.
Title
Contrasting English and Spanish
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to explain the chief differences and similarities between the linguistic structures of the English and Spanish languages.
