On successful completion of this course, students will be able to

*use linguistic terms and concepts appropriately where/when necessary

*define and explain what sub-brunches of linguistics such as phonetics, phonology, morphology, and syntax deal with

*discuss the basic theories and terms put forward in the areas of phonetics, phonology, morphology and syntax

*analyse linguistic data

*formulate linguistic rules

*explain why some structures are ungrammatical/unacceptable in English (and Turkish)