Introduction to Linguistics Online Course

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What will I learn?

Open your eyes to the world of language study with our Introduction to Linguistics Online Course, made special for people in South Sudan who work with words and language. You will learn how to break down and understand language, the basics of how sounds are made (phonetics), and how sentences are put together (syntax). We will also look at what words and sentences really mean (semantics), and how to do proper research about language. You'll also get a good understanding of morphology, which is about the smallest parts of words (morphemes) and how words are formed. This course will give you useful skills to help you do well in your job.

Develop skills

Enhance the practical skills listed below

Get good at language analysis: Improve how you compare and describe different languages or ways of speaking.

Understand phonetics well: Learn how to write down sounds (transcription) and how they are made and heard (acoustic and articulatory phonetics).

Understand how sentences are built (syntax): Learn to draw diagrams to show how phrases and sentences are put together.

Explore what words and sentences mean (semantics): Learn about the hidden meanings of words and how people use language in real life (pragmatics).

Do research properly: Learn how to use both words and numbers to do good language research (qualitative and quantitative methods).

Suggested summary

Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

Before beginning, feel free to change the chapters and the workload.

  • Choose which chapter to start with
  • Add or remove chapters
  • Increase or decrease the course workload

Examples of chapters you can add

You will be able to generate more chapters like the examples below

This is a free course focused on personal and professional development. It is not akin to a technical, undergraduate, or postgraduate course, but offers practical and relevant knowledge for your professional journey.