Whether you want to jump on the fast track to graduation, reduce next year’s course load, satisfy a program requirement or pick up an elective, Brock’s Department of Applied Linguistics is offering Spring courses to help you advance your area of study and explore topics of interest.

Course Spotlight: Introduction to General Linguistics I (LING 1P94)

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Language is vital for human communication, helping us share ideas and establish relationships. Learn more about something you use everyday, in all kinds of ways. In this course, you’ll explore the nature and structure of language, including the relationships between sounds, words, sentences, and the meaning we as humans convey to them.

• Gain a deeper understanding of phonetics (the sounds we use in language), phonology (how we organize those sounds), morphology (the structure of words), syntax (the structure of sentences) and semantics (how we associate meaning to sentences).
• Develop the basic tools to engage with ongoing discussions regarding Indigenous language revitalization by explaining what a language is and how that impacts the process of revitalizing it.
• Learn more about the components that go into acquiring a first and second language.

Prerequisite(s): none

Required for all students within Applied Linguistics or students who are interested in switching to any Applied Linguistics program, those declaring a Minor in Applied Linguistics and for students entering the Speech Language and Hearing Sciences Certificate.

Recommended for prospective Speech-Language Pathology students seeking an Intro Linguistics ½ credit.

Restriction(s): Open to Applied Linguistics majors, CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA Honours/BEd (Primary/Junior), Applied Linguistics Certificate students until date specified in Registration guide. Opens to non-Major per the restriction list on the timetable on March 19.

This course may also be of interest to students in Psychology, Child and Youth Studies, English Language and Literature, Education, and Modern Languages, Literatures and Culture. Relevant to students interested in the structure and meaning of English and other languages, and particularly to those contemplating careers in language teaching, literary studies, translation, psycholinguistics, speech-language pathology and audiology.

Other Spring LING Courses

• LING 1P00: American Sign Language I

Learn more about our Spring courses.

Registration opens March 5!

For more information or to register for Brock’s Spring/Summer courses, visit brocku.ca/springsummer