LING 1020 - Languages of the World
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Spring 2022
Explores the issue of human diversity by examining how languages vary around the world. Outlines historical, geographic, and typological classifications of languages across human societies, and the criteria used by linguists for grouping them into language families. Theorizes the relationship between linguistic and cognitive diversity, and considers the impact of language death on humanity. No formal training in linguistics is required.
LING 3220 - American Indigenous Languages in their Social and Cultural Context
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Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
A sampling of the many indigenous languages and cultures found in America. Emphasizes the United States, but also gives attention to the languages of Canada and Latin America. Recommended restriction: students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
LING 4630 - TESOL and Second Language Acquisition: Principles and Practices
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Fall 2022
Provides an overview of methods and materials for teaching English as an additional language, along with opportunities for students to observe, discuss and analyze these in relation to language teaching principles, second language acquisition, linguistic considerations, and global and local contexts. Aimed primarily at the teaching of English to non-native speaking adults, the course also addresses second and foreign language teaching.
LING 4830 - Honors Thesis
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Fall 2022
Required for students who elect departmental honors. Students write an honors thesis based on independent research under the direction of a faculty member. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
LING 4920 - Speakers and the Structure of their Languages
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Summer 2024
This is a summer intensive course that introduces various areas of Linguistics (specifically phonology, morphology, and syntax) at the same time that highlights the importance of language documentation, description and revitalization. The target language for Summer 2024 is Zapotec. 50% of this course is designed so that students can get a basic knowledge of this language as a second language and be able to interact with the community of speakers. Same as LING 5920.
LING 5630 - TESOL and Second Language Acquisition: Principles and Practices
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Fall 2022
Provides an overview of methods and materials for teaching English as an additional language, along with opportunities for students to observe, discuss and analyze these in relation to language teaching principles, linguistic considerations, and global and local contexts. Aimed primarily at the teaching of English to nonnative speaking adults, the course also addresses second and foreign language teaching generally. Recommended prerequisite: LING 5610 or LING 5620. Same as LING 4630.
LING 5920 - Speakers and the Structure of their Languages
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Summer 2024
This is a summer intensive course that introduces various areas of Linguistics (specifically phonology, morphology, and syntax) at the same time that highlights the importance of language documentation, description and revitalization. The target language for Summer 2024 is Zapotec. 50% of this course is designed so that students can get a basic knowledge of an indigenous language as a second language and be able to interact with the community of speakers. Same as LING 4920.
LING 7100 - Field Methods 1
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Spring 2023
Introduces the process of discovering structure of a language from data obtained directly from its speakers. Emphasizes effectiveness in the field context, rapid recognition of structural features,and preliminary formulation using computational tools. Recommended prerequisites: LING 5410 and LING 5420.
LING 7420 - Syntactic Theory
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Spring 2022
Covers various topics in syntactic theory. May be repeated up to 9 total credit hours with instructor consent. Recommended prerequisite: LING 5420.
LING 7800 - Open Topics in Linguistics
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Spring 2023
Various topics not normally covered in the curriculum; offered intermittently depending on student demand and availability of instructors. Contact the department office for information.
