Linguistics
and
Teaching English as a Second Language
at
East Carolina University

The Department of English at East Carolina University offers a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in linguistics and teaching English as a second language (TESL).  At the graduate level, the Department offers an M.A. in English with a concentration in linguistics or TESL, as well as an add-on certificate in TESL for North Carolina public school teachers.

The following list identifies courses currently offered in linguistics and in teaching English as a second language.  Links are provided to those courses with on-line materials.

2700 Introduction to Language Studies

2710 English Grammar

2730 Functional Grammar

3710 Advanced English Grammar

3750 Introductory Linguistics

3760 Linguistic Theory for Speech and Hearing Clinicians

5500 Linguistic and Cultural History of the English Language

5501 The Structure of English: Phonology and Morphology

5502 The Structure of English: Syntax and Semantics

5503 Teaching English as a Second Language: Theories and Principles

5504 Applied Linguistics for Language Teachers

6520 Applied Linguistics for Language Teachers

6530 Descriptive Linguistics

6540 Internship in Teaching English as a Second Language

6541 Internship in Teaching English as a Second Language

Linguistics Resources

The American Dialect Society

Applied Linguistics Virtual Library

Center for Applied Linguistics

Dictionary of American Regional English

Dictionary Society of North America

ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics

LingNet

Linguistic Atlas of the Mid and South Atlantic States

Phonological Atlas of North America

Chao Yuen Ren Center for Chinese Linguistics
 

For more information regarding linguistics courses or ESL certification at East Carolina University contact:

Bruce Southard, Chair
Department of English
General Classroom Building
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
southardo@mail.ecu.edu
(252) 328-6780
(252) 328-4889 fax