This course provides an introduction to the study of language and society. Students will evaluate questions such as: How does language shape reality and societal norms? What is the relationship between our language(s) and our identities? How do we us...

Language is the 'operating system' of human beings, shaping our history, culture and technological achievements. This course introduces students to the scientific understanding of how language is designed, how it evolved, how it is learnt and cogniti...

This course provides a foundational understanding of how various generative AI (e.g. text-based, image-based) technologies function and how to use them- functionally and ethically. Weekly one-hour lectures will introduce a facet of AI that will then ...

The course explores the key features and patterns of English vocabulary and grammar from the perspective of the challenges they present to learners and teachers. It examines the implications for planning teaching and assessing learning. Students will...

This course introduces fundamental natural language processing concepts including pre-processing, text analytics, lexical annotation, and language models in order to understand how language is represented computationally. Students will learn how to u...

This course examines the cognitive and social processes involved in the learning of first and second/additional languages, including the study of bilingualism and multilingualism, and focusing on the implications for language learners and teachers.

This advanced linguistics course investigates the core of syntax, morphology, phonology, and phonetics with a typological emphasis, focusing on uniformity and variation across different language families. You will explore universal language principle...