ENG 320: Introduction to Linguistics
Course content:
Instructor: Richard Veit . Office: 133 Morton. E-mail: veit@uncw.edu
. Office phone : 962-
3324. I encourage you to visit me in my office, send me e-mail, or phone at any time.
Conceptual Framework: This course supports the key components of the College of Arts and Sciences Mission Statement. The College of Arts and Sciences is committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship and artistic achievement, and service. The college supports the university's mission by providing quality undergraduate and graduate programs taught by student-centered, professional faculty who consider their scholarly practice, research, and creative activities essential complements of effective teaching.
Course Objectives:
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Students have an extensive knowledge of the structure and components of the English language as a system of communication.
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Students understand how to use their knowledge of the English language to facilitate the
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English acquisition of others.
Students are able to use their knowledge of the English language to compare and contrast linguistic features in order to facilitate second language acquisition
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Students are able to reflect on their own practices to improve the academic outcomes of
English language learners.
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Students are able to assess and implement the most useful technologies to facilitate educational opportunities and achievement of English language learners.
Course web pages: On the web I have posted copies of this handout, study guides, and practice tests. You can access my ENG 320 pages at people.uncw.edu/veit/eng320 .
Text: Curzan and Adams, How English Works (Pearson, ISBN 0-321-12188-0). You should have the book by the second class.
NC ESL Standards and Indicators:
Standard 1: Teachers demonstrate a high level of competence as an English language model and an understanding of language as a system. They are prepared to help limited English proficient students acquire and use English for social and academic purposes.
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Indicator 1: Teachers demonstrate oral and written proficiency in social and academic
English.
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Indicator 2: Teacher understand elements of phonetics and phonology, describe similarities and differences between the phonology of English and other languages, and recognize the nature of sound-symbol correspondence with respect to literacy development.
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Indicator 3: Teachers understand how morphemes are combined to form words in English, describe similarities and differences between the morphology of English and other languages, and recognize the role of morphology in literacy.

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Indicator 4: Teachers identify the major syntactic structures and the semantic system of
English and understand how these rule-governed structures fit together to determine meaning.
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Indicator 5: Teachers understand how context affects oral and written language and recognize language variation in terms of a variety of pragmatic factors (e.g. politeness expressions, nonverbal communication, colloquial usages, and the styles, organizations, and conventions of text).
Assignments: Assigned work for the following class is posted on the assignments page . In order for you to contribute to and profit from lectures and discussions, it is essential that you have read the assignments with care. Quizzes on assigned readings will be a factor in your final grade since they reflect the seriousness of your participation in the course.
Continuous studying and keeping up are essential; this is not a course in which students can wait until exam-time to begin serious studying.
Exams: Four exams will be given. They will cover lectures, class discussion, and readings. Failure to take any of the exams at the assigned time will result in a failing grade for the course. Make-up exams will not be given, except for an emergency. Mark your calendar for the final exam time posted on the daily assignments page. See the exams page for study guides and practice exams.
Course grade: Your final grade will be based on the exams, one written assignment, and the reading quizzes. A student who fails more than one of the exams will receive a failing grade for the course. Grades on the four exams (each counts for 2/9 of your course grade) and on the quizzes and the written assignment (the other 1/9) will determine your final course grade. The course grade will be determined strictly by calculation based on your performance.
Attendance policy: You should not miss any class meetings. However, if you should be absent from one or two classes, I will assume that you do so for a good reason, and no excuse is needed. However, additional absences, unless excused by a reason I consider valid, will each result in a full letter-grade reduction of your course grade. Anyone missing more than four meetings for any reason will have missed too much of the course to receive a passing grade. Absent students must check the assignments page and be prepared for the next class.
Seating: At our second meeting, please take the seat you wish to keep throughout the semester. Also at the second meeting, we will take a class photo, which I will post on the class web page.
Honor code: You have the opportunity to subscribe to a code of personal integrity in this course.
Classroom courtesy: Please observe the following courtesies:
 Late arrival: Be in the classroom before class begins. Late arrival is disruptive and is a discourtesy to your classmates and instructor. Three late arrivals will be counted as equivalent to one absence for attendance purposes. Commuters by car: there is no guarantee that you will be able to park close to Morton Hall. It is your responsibility to plan your schedule accordingly and to make whatever time allowances are needed so that you arrive in class on time. A student who arrives

after attendance is taken is responsible for notifying the instructor after class to avoid being marked absent for the day.
 Early departure: Do not pack up to leave before the scheduled end of class. Except in an emergency, a student who needs to leave early should notify me before class
 and sit near the door.
Personal breaks: Students may not leave the classroom to take phone calls.
Students should take restroom breaks before class; during class students should leave class only for an emergency.
 Cell phones: Turn off your cell phone before class. Do not send or receive text messages during class. Notify me before class if you are expecting an emergency call.