Fall 2012 Course Offerings / Class Schedules
Undergraduate Courses
SLST - S301 Introduction to Second Language Acquisition (3 cr.) 26307, Case N & M, 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm, MW, BH 208, Sprouse, R., Class open to undergraduates only. Introduces students to contemporary approaches to second language acquisition. Topics include models of second language acquisition, learner variables, the human capacity for language and its availability throughout the life span, developmental stages and effects of instruction. Students will examine samples of learner language and analyze them on their own terms. Prerequisite: At least two years of foreign/second language study (not necessarily at the college level).
SLST - S305 Teaching Second/Foreign Languages to Adults (3 cr.) 29706, 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm, MW, WY 115, Staff, Course open to undergraduates only. Through this survey of methods and techniques for teaching second and foreign languages to adults, students will explore underlying assumptions and investigate how teaching practices may reflect teacher and learner goals, social and cultural settings, and individual learner differences. Students will develop guiding principles for teaching adult language learners in specific contexts. Prerequisite: At least two years of foreign/second language study (not necessarily at the college level).
SLST - S319 Special Topics in Second Language Studies (3 cr.) 29807, 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm, TR, BH 540, Darcy, I., Class open to undergraduates only. Topics dealing with cognitive, social, or educational dimensions of second language acquisition or multilingualism. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 6 credit hours. Prerequisite: At least two years of foreign/second language study (not necessarily at the college level). TOPIC: New Sounds: Pronunciation and Foreign Accents in a Second Language.
SLST - T 125 Academic Language and Culture (3 cr.) 33223, (4:00 pm - 5:15 pm, MWF, BH 103), (4:00 pm - 5:15 pm, TR, M0 007), T 125: P - Completion of SLST-T 101, if required. Class is for international students only. Class meets first eight weeks only. Class open to undergraduates only.
Graduate Courses
SLST - S532 Second Language Acquisition (3 cr.) 22455 PERM, 11:15 am - 12:30 pm, TR, BH 149, Stringer, D., Open to graduate students only. S532: P - SLST - T510 or S511, LING - L543 or equivalent. Obtain on-line authorization for class from instructor. Introduces students to second language acquisition research. Critically examines major hypotheses about the ways in which second languages develop. Discussions will include a range of languages. Models include a variety of approaches: corpora-based, functionalist, generative, processing-based, socio-cultural, and universals of language. TOPIC: Foundations of Second Language Acquisition.
SLST - S533 Second Language Acquisition Research Design (3 cr.) 22918, 9:30 am - 10:45 am, MW, KH 203, Bardovi-Harlig, K., S533: P - SLST - S532. Class open to graduate students only. S533: Request permission from instructor. Examines a variety of research designs, elicitation tasks, and experimental formats in second language acquisition research appropriate to studies of production, processing, perception, structure, and pragmatics. Students will gain experience in designing and carrying out studies.
SLST - S536 Research in Second Language Pedagogical Contexts (3 cr.), 29814, 11:15 am - 12:30 pm, MW, SY 103, Class open to graduate students only. Surveys current issues and research areas in adult second language pedagogy. Considers social, cultural, political and linguistic aspects of language teaching and learning; emphasizes the substantive topics that are addressed; the range of institutional, national, and educational contexts of research; and the theoretical lenses that frame the research.
SLST - S600 Topics in Second Language Studies (3 cr.), 32722, PERM, 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm, MW, SW 221, Shin, SY., Class open to graduate students only. Class requires permission from instructor. May vary with topic. Intensive study and analysis of selected issues and problems in Second Language Studies. Topics in this course are of particular interest to the second-language practitioner. May be taken more than once with different topics. TOPIC: Issues in Quantitative Research for Language Study.
SLST - S605 Second Language Processing (3 cr.), 29821, 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm, MW, WY 101, Dekydtspotter, L., Class open to graduate students only. Class requires permission from instructor. Investigates how second language users assign representations to utterances of the target language. Surveys research on the human sentence processing mechanism, its relation to acquisition of grammars, and processing issues as they impact L2 acquisition. Students will become familiar with theoretical issues, empirical studies, and various research methodologies. TOPIC: Second Language Processing.
SLST - S622 World Englishes (3 cr.) 29830, 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm, TR, AC C116, Stringer, D., Class open to graduate students only. Examines both standard and non-standard varieties of English in countries where English is spoken as a first language, as an official language, and as an influential foreign language. Selected studies of sociolinguistic variables, language change, code-switching, and universal grammar will inform discussion of such variation as found in Afro-American English, Indian English, British dialects, and English-based creoles.
SLST - S690 Independent Readings Second Language Studies (1-4 cr.) 28040, PERM, ARR, ARR, ARR, Bardovi-Harlig, K.. Obtain on-line authorization for class from instructor. Class open to graduate students only. Class requires permission of instructor willing to supervise readings.
SLST - S800 Dissertation Research in Second Language Studies, (1-12 cr.) 24318, PERM, ARR, ARR, ARR, Bardovi-Harlig, K., Obtain on-line authorization for above class from instructor. Class open to graduates only. Class graded on S/F basis only.
SLST - T500 Topics in TESOL/Applied Linguistics (1-3 cr.) VT: Teach English-Academic Purposes. 33345 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm, MW, ED 1084, Class open to graduate students only. Class is for departmental instructors only.
SLST - T501 English for International Grad Students (3 cr.) Designed to improve spoken or written skills for graduate school. Sections on academic writing (research papers, references, reviews, and critical syntheses) and academic speaking (presentations, discussions, and group work) address a range of academic writing and speaking styles. May be taken more than once if topic is different. Credit hours, though counting toward full-time student status, do not count toward the completion of a graduate degree.
VT: Academic Writing, 22681 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm, TR, JH A107, Lewis, T., Class open for International graduate students only.
VT: L2 Improving Comprehensibility, 22682, 5:45 pm - 7:35 pm, MW, SB 140, Abe, L., Class meets first 8 weeks only. Class for International graduate students only.
VT: Academic Speaking, 22683, 5:45 pm - 7:35 pm, MW, SB 131, Abe, L., Class meets second eight weeks only. Class for International graduate students only.
SLST - T501 English for International Grad Students (3 cr.) VT: Academic Writing 28687 5:45 pm - 7:00 pm, TR, JH A107, Lewis, T., Class open to International graduate students only.
SLST - T502 Communication Skills International A. I. (3 cr.) Communication Skills for International AIs. This course will help you and any students scoring C3 or NC4 on the TEPAIC. Improve classroom pronunciation and presentation skills. Learn to compensate in the classroom for accented speech. Learn vocabulary to lead a class. Practice teaching and receive feedback. Lead classroom discussions, questioning, responding and receive feedback. Learn about the academic and cultural background of undergraduates enrolled at Indiana University. (How are they different from undergrads in your country? What do they expect from you? What should you expect from them?) Receive individual tutorials for specific communication problems or be observed in your own classroom.
18002 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm, MW, BH 217, Merceron, E., Topic: Communication Skills for International Associate Instructors. P: SLST-T 101 or SLST-T 501 (if required as a result of Indiana English Proficiency Examination). Class open to graduate students only.
18003 4:00 - 6:00 pm, TR, SE 010, Merceron, E., TOPIC: Communication Skills for International Associate Instructors. P: SLST-T 101 or SLST-T 501 (if required as a result of Indiana English Proficiency Examination). Class open to graduate students only.
SLST - T510 Modern English Grammar (3 cr.) 18848, 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm, MW, AC C114, Lesourd, P., Class open to graduate students only. An examination of the principal features of the grammar of English. The course draws upon traditional, structural, functional, and transformational accounts of the structure of English, with an emphasis on the pedagogical application of these accounts in the teaching of English as a second language.
SLST - T514 English Phonology for Language Learning and Teaching (3 cr.) 18849, 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm, TR, HP 019, Darcy, I., Class cannot be used to satisfy the Phonology requirement of the Ph.D. in Linguistics. Class open to graduate students only.
SLST - T538 L2 Reading and Writing (3 cr.), 30408, 5:30 pm - 6:45 pm, MW, ED 1084, Class open to graduate students only. P: S532 or consent of the instructor. Examines the relationship of second-language reading and writing development to second-language acquisition, composition theory, reading and writing research, and second-language teaching. Topics include theories of second-language composition, second-language writing processes, reading as input for writing, academic literacy development, learning environments, and individual differences.
SLST - T695 M.A. Thesis Research in TESOL and Applied Linguistics (1-4 cr.), 18852, PERM, ARR, ARR, ARR, Bardovi-Harlig, K. Class requires permission of instructor willing to supervise thesis. Obtain on-line authorization for class from instructor. Class open to graduate students only.
SLST - G901 Advanced Research (6 cr.), 25739, PERM, ARR, ARR, ARR, Bardovi-Harlig, K., Class requires permission of Department. Class graded on S/F basis only.