EDU 255 - Educational Linguistics (=ENG 255)

This course will introduce students to fundamental concepts in linguistics and tools for analyzing language in school-based and other instructional settings. Topics will include the structure of human languages, the development of communication, home-school literacy connections, classroom discourse, language diversity in education, language teaching and learning, academic literacy, and educational language policy. Students will complete problem sets, a short analytical paper, and a final research project.