Register now and dive into English speech and word structures with LCC’s MA TESOL course in Linguistics. Hurry; registration ends on November 18. The course runs from January 6 through February 23, 2025.

As an English teacher, your goal is to assist students to become better speakers; you need a professional understanding of linguistics. LCC’s MA TESOL fully online, asynchronous course includes topics in the study of languages, not just for the sake of studying language, for but the purpose of teaching English.

Dr. David Broersma expertly unravels the mysteries of phonetics, morphology, semantics, and pragmatics with engaging video lectures that you can watch in the comfort of your home.

You will learn about topics in phonetics and phonology, the systems and the history of speech sounds. Learn how the Great Vowel Shift of 1400-1600 drastically changed the ways that English vowels are pronounced.

Discover the etymology of words. Sandwich comes from the Earl of Sandwich, while the word boycott was coined after Charles Boycott, a British army caption who wanted to evict Irish farmers from their land. Laugh at how English stole words from other languages. Pajamas originated from Persian while stereotype was a French word.

You will learn about word parts like morphemes and allophones. Analyze words for a deep understanding of their meaning. Learn to recognize word roots, headedness, and stress patterns.

Catch Dr. Broersma’s explanation of onomatopoeia. Sizzle sounds like bacon “sizzling” in a pan and gurgle sounds like water “gurgling.”  Be able to explain why the letter “r” changes within certain language environments, making it difficult for some students to pronounce.

Teach your students the peaks and valleys of the rhythms of English. Have patience with your English students when they are baffled by words that native English speakers squeeze together, like “coudya” and “woudya.” 

Learn words in Turkish and Tagalog. Be creative and invent your own language. Then consider how dialects and accents work in a world of multilingualism as you touch on issues in sociolinguistics.

What does all of this have to do with teaching English? Join our course and find out! Registration is now through November 18. The course runs from January 6 through February 23, 2025.

Author: Robin Gingerich, Ph.D., MA TESOL Program Director at LCC International University.