diff --git a/src/emitters/SemiAsyncEmitter.test.ts b/src/emitters/SemiAsyncEmitter.test.ts
index 28dc886..26180df 100644
--- a/src/emitters/SemiAsyncEmitter.test.ts
+++ b/src/emitters/SemiAsyncEmitter.test.ts
@@ -41,4 +41,27 @@ describe('SemiAsyncEmitter', () => {
     expect(listener).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
     expect(listener).toHaveBeenCalledWith(84);
   });
+
+  describe('unhappy paths', () => {
+    describe('invalid type', () => {
+      test.each([['on'], ['once'], ['emit'], ['off']])('in emitter.%s(...)', (method) =>
+        // @ts-expect-error TS7053
+        expect(() => emitter[method]()).toThrow(/type must be a string/),
+      );
+    });
+
+    describe('invalid listener', () => {
+      test.each([['on'], ['once'], ['off']])('in emitter.%s(...)', (method) =>
+        // @ts-expect-error TS7053
+        expect(() => emitter[method]('*')).toThrow(/listener must be a function/),
+      );
+    });
+
+    describe('invalid order', () => {
+      test.each([['on'], ['once']])('in emitter.%s(...)', (method) =>
+        // @ts-expect-error TS7053
+        expect(() => emitter[method]('*', () => {}, '')).toThrow(/order must be a number/),
+      );
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/emitters/SemiAsyncEmitter.ts b/src/emitters/SemiAsyncEmitter.ts
index bdc3314..aa403f2 100644
--- a/src/emitters/SemiAsyncEmitter.ts
+++ b/src/emitters/SemiAsyncEmitter.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { assertFunction, assertNumber, assertString } from '../utils';
 import type { ReadonlyAsyncEmitter } from './AsyncEmitter';
 import type { ReadonlyEmitter } from './Emitter';
 import { SerialAsyncEmitter } from './SerialAsyncEmitter';
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@ export class SemiAsyncEmitter<AsyncMap, SyncMap>
     listener: (event: any) => unknown,
     order?: number,
   ): this {
+    assertString(type, 'type');
+    assertFunction(listener, 'listener');
+    order !== undefined && assertNumber(order, 'order');
+
     return this.#invoke('on', type, listener, order);
   }
 
@@ -52,6 +57,10 @@ export class SemiAsyncEmitter<AsyncMap, SyncMap>
     listener: (event: any) => unknown,
     order?: number,
   ): this {
+    assertString(type, 'type');
+    assertFunction(listener, 'listener');
+    order !== undefined && assertNumber(order, 'order');
+
     return this.#invoke('once', type, listener, order);
   }
 
@@ -61,12 +70,17 @@ export class SemiAsyncEmitter<AsyncMap, SyncMap>
     type: K | '*',
     listener: (event: any) => unknown,
   ): this {
+    assertString(type, 'type');
+    assertFunction(listener, 'listener');
+
     return this.#invoke('off', type, listener);
   }
 
   emit<K extends keyof SyncMap>(type: K, event: SyncMap[K]): void;
   emit<K extends keyof AsyncMap>(type: K, event: AsyncMap[K]): Promise<void>;
   emit<K extends keyof (AsyncMap & SyncMap)>(type: K, event: any): void | Promise<void> {
+    assertString(type, 'type');
+
     return this.#syncEvents.has(type as keyof SyncMap)
       ? this.#syncEmitter.emit(type as keyof SyncMap, event)
       : this.#asyncEmitter.emit(type as keyof AsyncMap, event);
diff --git a/src/utils/assertions.test.ts b/src/utils/assertions.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac7aa1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/assertions.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { assertString, assertFunction, assertNumber } from './assertions';
+
+describe('Tests assert functions', () => {
+  test('successfully validates a string', () => {
+    const testValue = 'test';
+    expect(() => assertString(testValue, 'testValue')).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  test('throws error for non-string', () => {
+    const testValue = 123;
+    expect(() => assertString(testValue, 'testValue')).toThrow(TypeError);
+  });
+
+  test('successfully validates a function', () => {
+    const testValue = () => {}; // dummy function
+    expect(() => assertFunction(testValue, 'testValue')).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  test('throws error for non-function', () => {
+    const testValue: any = 123;
+    expect(() => assertFunction(testValue, 'testValue')).toThrow(TypeError);
+  });
+
+  test('successfully validates a number', () => {
+    const testValue = 123;
+    expect(() => assertNumber(testValue, 'testValue')).not.toThrow();
+  });
+
+  test('throws error for non-number', () => {
+    const testValue: any = 'test';
+    expect(() => assertNumber(testValue, 'testValue')).toThrow(TypeError);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/utils/assertions.ts b/src/utils/assertions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6859c8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/assertions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+export function assertString(
+  value: string | number | symbol,
+  name: string,
+): asserts value is string {
+  assertType('string', value, name);
+}
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-types
+export function assertFunction(value: Function, name: string): asserts value is Function {
+  assertType('function', value, name);
+}
+
+export function assertNumber(value: number, name: string): asserts value is number {
+  assertType('number', value, name);
+}
+
+function assertType(type: 'string' | 'function' | 'number', value: unknown, name: string) {
+  if (typeof value !== type) {
+    throw new TypeError(`${name} must be a ${type}`);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/index.ts b/src/utils/index.ts
index 4dc2546..9defaca 100644
--- a/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+export * from './assertions';
 export * from './getHierarchy';
 export * from './iterateSorted';
 export { makeDeferred, Deferred } from './makeDeferred';