This hands-on seminar is designed for students who wish to broaden their understanding of language from an interdisciplinary and cross-linguistic perspective. Participants will work with linguistic data and explore the system and structures that underlie individual languages as well as Language more broadly. Through guided activities, they will examine patterns across languages and develop an appreciation of linguistic diversity and universals.
The seminar will also introduce key principles of pedagogical linguistics, highlighting the interface between linguistic theory and language teaching. Students will explore how linguistic insights can inform classroom practices in both first and additional language contexts. This component aims to equip participants with the ability to translate theoretical linguistic knowledge into pedagogically meaningful descriptions, fostering reflective and research-informed approaches to language education.
