Superior

Prior to enrolling in courses at this language level, students must have completed or tested out of a minimum of 2 upper-division college-level Spanish courses at their home university in the U.S.

The objective of this course is to provide a a basic foundation in Applied Linguistics and touches upon methods of teaching foreign languages. The following topics will be covered: concepts and definitions of applied linguistics, the teaching of foreign languages: formal and functional components of languages, similarities and differences of first and second language acquisition, teaching methodology.