Honours Bachelor of Arts in Applied Linguistics/Teaching English as a Subsequent Language
ObjectivesThis program provides background in theories and methodologies relevant to the learning and teaching of English as a subsequent language.
Academic titleHonours Bachelor of Arts in Applied Linguistics/Teaching English as a Subsequent Language
Course descriptionThis program is recognized by TESL Ontario for professional accreditation as an Instructor of adult non-credit ESL in Ontario. Responsibility for maintaining appropriate documentation and applying for TESL Ontario certification rests with each student.
Year 1
- LING 1F94, 1P92 and 1P93
- one Science context credit
- one language credit (LING 1P00 and 1P01 strongly recommended; see language requirement)
- one elective credit
Year 2
- LING 2P10, 2P50, 2P53 and 2P72
- one Humanities context credit
- two elective credits (LING 2P99 strongly recommended)
Year 3
- LING 3P61, 3P71, 3P91, 3P94, 3P95 and 3Q91
- one credit from LING 3P51, 3P93, 3V80-3V99
- one elective credit
Year 4
- One of LING 3P93, 4P25, 4P41, 4P45, 4P99, 4V80-4V86
- LING 4P10 or 4P41
- LING 4P40, 4P82 and 4P83
- LING 4P80 or 4P81
- two elective credits
LING 1F25
The Study of Language
Readings and discussion regarding language study past and present, including the study of language and its relation to thought. Form, meaning, and use of language as examined variously from one time and place to another. Role of language study in the discussion of a range of social phenomena and issues.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: major credit will not be granted to Department of Applied Linguistics majors.
LING 1F94
Introduction to General Linguistics
Phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics, their evidence in language use, classification of human languages, language and society. Analysis of language data.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course is 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.
LING 1P00
American Sign Language I
Basic signing vocabulary and grammar, including a brief history of sign language. Focus on basic finger spelling, ASL terminology, expressive and receptive vocabulary, sentence structure, and conversational signs. Examination of issues in deaf culture. Introduces the Direct Experience method.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to APLI (single or combined), HEAR, SPLS (single and combined), and CODC, HESC, SLSC and TESC Certificate students until date specified in Registration guide.
LING 1P01
American Sign Language II
Advanced structures, including the manual alphabet, finger spelling, and American Sign Language vocabulary and grammar. Emphasis on mastery of advanced expressive and receptive vocabulary. Ongoing debates in deaf culture.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to APLI (single or combined), HEAR, SPLS (single and combined), and CODC, HESC, SLSC and TESC Certificate students until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: LING 1P00.
Note: conducted entirely in ASL.
LING 1P92
Introduction to the Psychology of Language
Contemporary theories of psycholinguistics. Critical appraisal of the defining features of 'language', research on linguistics and the brain, theories of socio-cultural influences on language and of typical language acquisition.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: This course is of interest to students in education, behavioural and social sciences, health sciences and to students intending to pursue subsequent professional training in speech-language pathology or audiology.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in LING 1F91.
LING 1P93
Introduction to Communication Disorders
Critical appraisal of contemporary theories and research concerning atypical speech, language and hearing development and of acquired disorders of speech, language and hearing. Topics include differentiation of communication disorder from communication difference, articulation and phonological disorders, language disorders of children and adults, stuttering and hearing loss.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: LING 1P92 or permission of the Chair.
Note: this course is of interest to students in education, behavioural and social sciences, health sciences and to students intending to pursue subsequent professional training in speech-language pathology or audiology.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in LING 1F91.
LING 2P01
American Sign Language III
Further development of conversational fluency and comprehension in American Sign Language and continued examination of deaf culture.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to APLI (single or combined), HEAR, SPLS (single and combined), and CODC, HESC, SLSC and TESC Certificate students until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: LING 1P01.
Note: conducted entirely in ASL.
LING 2P02
American Sign Language IV
Advanced American Sign Language vocabulary and grammar, emphasizing mastery of advanced expressive and receptive vocabulary. Ongoing debates in deaf culture.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to APLI (single or combined), HEAR, SPLS (single and combined), and CODC, HESC, SLSC and TESC Certificate students until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite: LING 2P01.
Note: conducted entirely in ASL.
LING 2P10
Fundamentals of English Grammar
Introductory description of English grammar focusing on basic principles and terminology.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this course is relevant to the needs of those embarking on the linguistic study of English and to current or prospective teachers or teaching assistants and foreign language students.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in LING 1P95 and 2P61.
LING 2P50
Phonetics
Further study of human speech sounds, including their articulatory, auditory, and acoustic properties. Laboratory exercises in transcription, production and auditory discrimination.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: LING 1F94 or permission of the Chair.
LING 2P53
Phonology
Further study of sounds and how they pattern in languages, focusing on the analysis of data from a wide variety of languages.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites: LING 1F94 and 2P50.
*LING 2P72
Sociolinguistics
(also offered as INTC 2P72)
Language in its social context: bilingualism and linguistic variation; social factors that interact with language; cultural implications of language learning and language behaviour.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: LING 1F94 or permission of the Chair.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in LING 3P92 and INTL 2P72.
LING 2P90
Anatomy and Physiology of Speech Production
Structural and functional bases of respiration, phonation and articulation for the production of speech and voice. Introduction to physiological measurement and theories of speech breathing and phonation.
Lectures, 3 hours per week; lab, 2 hours per week.
Restriction: open to APLI (single or combined), HEAR, SPLS (single and combined), and CODC, HESC, SLSC and TESC Certificate students until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisites: LING 1P92 and 1P93 (1F91).
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in LING 3P98.
LING 2P91
Acoustic and Physiological Phonetics
Acoustic, physiological and perceptual characteristics of speech. Simple and complex waveforms, acoustic phonetic features of vowels, semi-vowels and consonants, source-filter theory, airflow, air pressure and other physiological measurements of speech and voice production. Theories and models of speech motor control and speech perception.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites: LING 1F94 and 2P90.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in LING 3P99.
#LING 2P94
Comparative Analysis of Romance Linguistics
(also offered as MLLC 2P94)
Romance languages; their structures, related concepts, differences and mutual influences.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: given in English. May be counted as part of a major program in French, Italian or Spanish.
*LING 2P99
Literacy in Childhood and Youth
(also offered as CHYS 2P99)
Exploration of selected issues in literacy development. Topics may include reading, writing, the impact of information technology on literacy development in the Canadian or global context.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: LING 1F94 or PSYC 1F90.
LING 3P51
Clinical Phonetics
Techniques for the analysis of speech sound production Application of phonetic transcription skills to the description and analysis of speech sounds produced by a variety of speakers, including subsequent language speakers, young children and phonologically impaired speakers of first and subsequent languages.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: LING 2P50.
*LING 3P61
Child Language Acquisition: Early Stages
(also offered as CHYS 3P61 and PSYC 3P61)
Theories, research and methods in early language development. Linguistic stages in the development of child language at the level of grammar and meaning (phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics). Discourse as an indicator of the socialization process. Effects of interaction with care givers. Early bilingualism.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites: LING 1P92 and 1P93 (1F91), or PSYC 1F90
Note: LING 1F94 strongly recommended.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in LING (CHYS/PSYC) 2P98.
LING 3P71
Syntax
Syntactic analysis focusing on the description of English, including basic concepts, categories, rules and principles and relevant analytical techniques.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites: LING 1F94 and 2P10 or permission of the Chair.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in LING 2P61.
LING 3P90
Language Disorders in Children and Youth
Theories and methods of assessment and intervention concerning developmental and acquired disorders of language in children and youth.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: LING 3P61 or permission of the Chair.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in LING 2P96.
LING 3P91
Materials and Curriculum Design
Theoretical foundations, development and/or adaptation of subsequent language syllabi; planning, managing, and delivering subsequent language instruction in various methodological frameworks, including materials assessment, needs analysis and practical classroom experience.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to TESL majors and TESC Certificate students.
Prerequisites: LING 1F94 and 3Q91.
Note: LING 1F94 and 3Q91 may be taken concurrently.
*LING 3P93
Gender and Language
(also offered as WISE 3P93)
Role of language in the construction and maintenance of contemporary masculinities and femininities.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
LING 3P94
Semantics and Pragmatics
Linguistic meaning and speaker meaning examined through comparison of major theoretical frameworks and application of analytic techniques to relevant data.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: LING 1F94 or permission of the Chair.
LING 3P95
Discourse Analysis
Textual and contextual analysis of discourse in terms of language variation, cohesion and coherence, topicality and schematic knowledge. Application of discourse theories to such domains as literary analysis and language acquisition. Collection, transcription and analysis of data.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: LING 1F94 or permission of the Undergraduate Co-ordinator, Applied Linguistics and Applied Linguistics/Teaching English as a Subsequent Language.
LING 3P97
Introduction to Audiology
Review of anatomy and physiology of hearing. Hearing disorders from a lifespan perspective (preschool to older adult populations). Approaches to prevention, assessment and treatment.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisites: LING 1P92 and 1P93 (1F91) or permission of the Chair.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in LING 2P97.
*LING 3Q91
Subsequent Language Acquisition and Learning
(also offered as PSYC 3Q91)
Theories of subsequent-language learning. Topics include psychological aspects of language learning (behaviourism, cognitivism, humanism), language and culture, contrastive analysis, error analysis, interlanguage.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
LING 3Q93
Introduction to Neurolinguistics
Introduction to human neuroanatomy. Theories and models of brain-language relationships and approaches to assessment and intervention for aphasia and related adult-onset neurogenic disorders of language processing and production.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite: LING 1P92 and 1P93 (1F91), or PSYC 1F90.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in LING 2P93.
LING 3V80-3V99
Special Issues in Applied Linguistics
Selected issues in the theory and/or practice of linguistics. Topics according to specific areas of instructional expertise.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
LING 4F01
Honours Thesis
Research project carried out with faculty supervision.
Restriction: open to APLI (single or combined), HEAR, SPLS (single and combined) and TESL majors with approval to year 4 (honours).
Note: students must consult the Chair and an adviser before being admitted to the course.
LING 4P10
Topics in Subsequent Language Acquisition and Learning
Critical examination of current theories in subsequent language acquisition and learning and applications to practice worldwide. Topics may include cognitive mechanisms and social factors (e.g., individuals and language identity) in subsequent language acquisition and learning, speech communities, interlanguage, and issues in subsequent language policy and planning.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to APLI (single or combined), HEAR, SPLS (single or combined) and TESL majors with approval to year 4 (honours), and SLSC and TESC Certificate students.
LING 4P18
Assisting in Speech and Language Assessments
Role of supportive personnel in the evaluation of speech and language disorders. Topics include speech, language and hearing screening, the four-handed assessment model, computer-assisted evaluations and computerized and other record-keeping.
Lectures, lab 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CODC Certificate students.
LING 4P20
Evaluation of Speech and Language Disorders
Principles and procedures of clinical evaluation in speech-language pathology from initial referral to report writing. Topics include clinical interviewing, psychometric properties of norm-referenced tests, instrumental and other forms of measurement and ethical and cultural considerations for assessing speech, voice and language disorders across the lifespan.
Lectures, 3 hours per week; lab, 2 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HEAR and SPLS (single or combined) majors with approval to year 4 (honours), HESC and SLSC Certificate students.
LING 4P21
Clinical Observation of Communication Disorders
Directed observation in the evaluation and treatment of speech, language, hearing and/or swallowing disorders. Observation experience may include videotape analyses and visits to off-campus clinical observation sites.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week; clinical observations.
Restriction: open to HEAR and SPLS (single or combined) majors with approval to year 4 (honours), CODC, HESC and SLSC Certificate students.
Note: clinical observation placements are normally arranged by the course instructor. Transportation to placement sites is a student responsibility. Proof of vaccination and satisfactory criminal background check may be required. Hospitals, specialized rehabilitation centres, and school boards often require both of these before students are permitted to observe.
LING 4P25
Research Practicum I
Supervised participation in faculty-directed research projects.
Restriction: open to APLI (single or combined), HEAR, SPLS (single or combined) and TESL majors with approval to year 4 and permission of the Chair.
Note: students must have a faculty adviser who is willing to supervise before they can be admitted to the course. Completion of a learning journal, a reflective paper, data collection or analysis assignments or collaboration in the production of a conference presentation or journal article is required.
LING 4P26
Research Practicum II
Further opportunities to participate in faculty-directed research projects.
Restriction: open to APLI (single or combined), HEAR, SPLS (single or combined) and TESL majors with approval to year 4 and permission of the Chair.
Prerequisite: LING 4P25.
Note: students must have a faculty adviser who is willing to supervise prior to registration.
LING 4P27
Assistive Listening Devices and Aural Rehabilitation
Acoustics and psychoacoustics of hearing. Review of anatomy and physiology of the ear. Electroacoustic characteristics and maintenance of a variety of assistive listening devices. Principles and methods of aural rehabilitation.
Lectures, seminar/lab, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HEAR and SPLS (single or combined) majors with approval to year 4 (honours), CODC, HESC, and SLSC Certificate students.
Prerequisite: LING 3P97.
Note: Certificate for Communications Disorder Assistant students may participate in clinical practica. Transportation to and from clinical sites is a student responsibility. Proof of vaccination and satisfactory criminal background check may be required. Hospitals, specialized rehabilitation centres and school boards often require both of these before students are permitted direct contact with patients or pupils.
LING 4P31
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Principles and methods of low and high-tech alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) intervention. Psychosocial aspects of severe communication disability and AAC use. Customization of AAC systems to match client goals, needs, and skills, including computer-based approaches.
Lectures, lab/seminar, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HEAR and SPLS (single or combined) majors with approval to year 4 (honours), CODC, HESC and SLSC Certificate students.
Prerequisites: LING 1P92 and 1P93 (1F91) or permission of the Chair.
Note: Certificate for Communications Disorder Assistant students may participate in clinical practica. Transportation to and from clinical sites is a student responsibility. Proof of vaccination and satisfactory criminal background check may be required. Hospitals, specialized rehabilitation centres and school boards often require both of these before students are permitted direct contact with patients or pupils.
LING 4P32
Speech Disorders in Children and Youth
Current therapeutic approaches to common speech disorders. Topics may include treatment approaches for the amelioration of swallowing disorders, articulation/phonological disorders, voice disorders and fluency disorders.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HEAR and SPLS (single or combined) majors with approval to year 4 (honours), CODC, HESC, and SLSC Certificate students.
Prerequisites: LING 2P50 and 3P61 or permission of the Chair.
LING 4P35
Speech and Swallowing Disorders in Adults
Current therapeutic approaches to common speech disorders of adults, especially older adults, including speech motor control disorders, voice disorders (especially laryngectomy) and fluency disorders. Treatment approaches for the amelioration of swallowing disorders common to older adults.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HEAR and SPLS (single or combined) majors with approval to year 4 (honours), CODC, HESC, and SLSC Certificate students.
Prerequisites: LING 2P50 and 2P90 or permission of the Undergraduate Co-ordinator, Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences.
LING 4P40
Language Testing
Theory and practice of language testing in research and teaching. Focus on critical analysis and evaluation of psychometric and pragmatic tests through item analysis and/or latent trait measurement.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to APLI (single or combined) and TESL majors with approval to year 4 (honours), and TESC Certificate students.
Prerequisite: LING 1F94 or permission of the Chair.
LING 4P41
Bilingualism
Linguistic and psycholinguistic aspects of bilingualism. Models of bilingual education, linguistic abilities in bilinguals, constraints on mixing and code-switching, the organization of the bilingual lexicon, language processing in bilinguals, language attrition.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to APLI (single or combined), HEAR, SPLS (single or combined) and TESL majors with approval to year 4 (honours), and TESC Certificate students.
Prerequisite: LING 1F94 or permission of the Undergraduate Co-ordinator, Applied Linguistics and Applied Linguistics/Teaching English as a Subsequent Language.
LING 4P45
Research Issues in Applied Linguistics
Critical examination and application of current linguistic theories. Topics may include the analysis of language in relation to ethnicity, class and power in institutional and other social settings (sociolinguistics), in relation to language teaching or in relation to other applied linguistics domains.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to APLI (single or combined), HEAR, SPLS (single or combined) and TESL majors with approval to year 4 (honours), and SLSC and TESC Certificate students.
Prerequisite: LING 1F94 or permission of the Chair.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in LING 4P50 and 4P61.
LING 4P80
Supervised Teaching
Class observation, including planning, managing and delivering subsequent language instruction. Seminar discussions on current conceptual knowledge (theoretical) and perceptual knowledge (practical) highlighted with reference to the subsequent language teaching and learning context.
Observations and seminars, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: open to TESL majors with approval to year 4 (honours) and TESC Certificate students and permission of the instructor.
LING 4P81
Reflective Practicum
Supervised class observation of lesson planning, teaching and evaluation. Issues related to subsequent language teaching in diverse contexts.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to APLI (single or combined) and TESL majors with approval to year 4 (honours), and TESC Certificate students.
Prerequisite: LING 3Q91.
Note: not approved by TESL Ontario as meeting the supervised teaching requirements for TESL Ontario Certification as an adult ESL instructor. LING 3Q91 may be taken concurrently.
LING 4P82
Teaching Listening and Speaking in a Subsequent Language
Theories of and issues in the development of oral language processing in a subsequent language. Canadian Language Benchmarks. Implications and applications for selected teaching and learning situations.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to APLI (single or combined) and TESL majors with approval to year 4 (honours) and TESC Certificate students.
Prerequisite: LING 1F94 or permission of the Chair.
LING 4P83
Teaching Reading and Writing in a Subsequent Language
Selected theories and models underlying reading and writing ability. Their relationship to the concept of "grammar" and influence on inter-language development. Canadian Language Benchmarks. Implications and applications for selected teaching and learning situations.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to APLI (single or combined) majors and TESL majors with approval to year 4 (honours) and TESC Certificate students.
Prerequisite: LING 1F94 or permission of the Chair.
LING 4P99
Honours Tutorial
Individual topic, directed readings and/or student research chosen in consultation with a faculty member who is willing to supervise the student.
Restriction: open to APLI (single or combined), HEAR, SPLS (single or combined) majors, and TESL majors with a minimum 70 percent major average, approval to year 4 and permission of the Chair.
LING 4V80-4V86
Advanced Topics in Applied Linguistics/Teaching English as a Subsequent Language
Selected topics in applied linguistics/teaching English as a subsequent language. Topics may vary according to specific faculty interest and expertise.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to APLI (single or combined) and TESL majors with approval to year 4 (honours) and TESC Certificate students until date specified in Registration guide.
LING 4V87-4V93
Advanced Topics in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Selected topics in speech, language and hearing sciences related to specific faculty interest and expertise.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to HEAR, SPLS (single and combined) with approval to year 4 (honours), and CODC, HESC and SLSC Certificate students until date specified in Registration guide.
LING 4V94-4V99
Advanced Topics in Applied Linguistics
Selected topics in language acquisition, psycholinguistics or other applied linguistics fields related to specific faculty interest and expertise.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to APLI (single or combined), HEAR, SPLS (single and combined) and TESL majors with approval to year 4 (honours), and CODC, HESC, SLSC and TESC Certificate students until date specified in Registration guide.
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LING 0N30
Field Placement Preparation
Framework for the development of learning objectives by students for field practica, including orientation to the field practicum experience, goal setting for behavioural competencies, orientation to the roles and responsibilities of Communication Disorders Assistants, Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists, contemporary practices in health care delivery and documentation, infection control, resume preparation and interview skills preparation.
Lectures, presentations, site visits, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to CODC Certificate students.
LING 0N31
Field Placement I
First field placement under the supervision of a practicing speech-language pathologist or audiologist. Orientation to the roles and responsibilities of Communication Disorders Assistants, Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists.
Restriction: open to CODC Certificate students.
Prerequisite: LING 0N30.
Note: minimum 240 hours. Some field placement sites may require students to commute to/from their place of residence. Transportation to and from, sites is a student responsibility. Proof of vaccination and satisfactory criminal background check may be required. Hospitals, specialized rehabilitation centres, and school boards often require both of these before students are permitted direct contact with patients or pupils.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in LING 0N01.
LING 0N32
Field Placement II
Second field placement under the supervision of a practicing speech-language pathologist or audiologist. Continued orientation to the roles and responsibilities of Communication Disorders Assistants, Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists.
Restriction: open to CODC Certificate students.
Prerequisite: LING 0N31.
Note: minimum 260 hours. Some field placement sites may require students to commute to/from their place of residence, or may require them to relocate (within Ontario). Transportation to and from, or relocation near, clinical sites is a student responsibility. Proof of vaccination and satisfactory criminal background check may be required. Hospitals, specialized rehabilitation centres, and school boards often require both of these before students are permitted direct contact with patients or pupils.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in LING 0N02.
LING 0N80
Teaching Practicum for Teachers of English as a Subsequent Language
Classroom observation, supervised teaching in adult ESL classroom. Discussions of issues relevant to ESL classroom pedagogy.
Observations, seminar, 4 hours per week.
Restriction: permission of the Chair.
Note: open to individuals needing stand-alone practicum for TESL Ontario Certification.