ESL 1200 - Academic ESL Through Linguistics

ESL 1200 is a content-based ESL course that focuses on integrating language, content, and learning strategies in the acquisition of academic English. ESL 1200 will use text about linguistics and language as the basis for developing academic language skills. The course will provide opportunities for students to be exposed to topics in language and linguistics in a variety of ways - working with text and materials about language topics, attending LING 1200 lectures, viewing video tapes of actual lectures in LING 1200, listening to guest speakers on topics in linguistics and language, viewing lectures and listening to audio tapes on topics in linguistics and language from commercially available materials, participating in discussions on topics in linguistics and language with their classroom peers and ESL instructor, and completing written assignments in response to the text being used.