Course Schedule

LING 581 – Advanced Computational Linguistics

This course provides a hands-on project-based approach to particular problems and issues in computational linguistics.

SPAN 581B – Heritage Language Pedagogy

This course serves as an introduction to the main theories and practices in the field of Spanish as a Heritage Language (SHL) education. The course will begin by defining the field and SHL learners and will address issues related to the goals of SHL instruction and methods available for its teaching, sociolinguistics processes common in SHL students' Spanish and the sociopolitical position of Spanish in the US. This course incorporates a practical component of classroom observation and lesson and activity planning to prepare future teachers for effective SHL teaching practices.

SPAN 581A – Foreign Language Teaching Theory and Methodology

The goal of this course is to systematically examine methods, approaches, techniques and activities for the teaching of foreign languages and its use in the classroom. It will include an overview of learner strategies and cooperative learning, the use and adaptation of textbooks, and some of the journals available in the field. Participants will be introduced to second language acquisition theories, course design, lesson planning and testing, and have experience creating a cohesive instructional unit.

LING 581 – Advanced Computational Linguistics

This course provides a hands-on project-based approach to particular problems and issues in computational linguistics.

RSSS 581 – Russian Phonology and Morphology

Synchronic study of the phonology and morphology of modern Russian.