Linguistics for Grades 9-12
Class experience
US Grade 9 - 12
This course on the science of human language will focus on areas of linguistics that connect to biology, physics, computer science, and brain science. Students will watch videos in which linguistic concepts such as the physics of human language or the biology of sound production are explained carefully and in detail before live classes in which the instructor and students will engage in exploring interesting applications, doing experiments, observing or collecting information, or asking and...
Students will learn 1) what the various fields of linguistics are 2) how spoken language is produced with sound waves 3) how the digestive and respiratory systems double as speech organs 4) how the sounds of human language are categorized 5) how languages systematically change over time 6) what common language disorders are and how studying brain damage helps us understand how language works 7) how children learn their language 8) what the bilingual brain looks like 9) how to use corpora, or large bodies of language data, to ask and answer linguistic questions 10) what we have learned about human language by comparing the brains of people speaking signed and spoken languages
Many courses in linguistics focus on applications of linguistics such as grammar, but few are oriented to the sciences. This course will show students that science concepts are very much needed to understand human language.
Homework Offered
Homework includes exploratory exercises, watching videos, playing with applications, collecting data, and creating linguistic questions and hypotheses.1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Progress is assessed using a participatory rubric during class meetings and via assignments between classes. There are also periodic quizzes and tests.Grades Offered
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
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Group Class
$25
weekly or $198 for 8 classes1x per week, 8 weeks
75 min
Completed by 25 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
1-12 learners per class