Graduate Courses

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500-Level Courses

LING 507: Field Work in Applied Linguistics (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Field work providing working experience in language-teaching program or educational research organization. Notes: Contact the department one semester prior to enrollment. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.

Recommended Prerequisite: LING 326, 520, 521, or 582.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 520: Introduction to Linguistics (3 Credits)

Scheduled for Fall 2021

Introduces terminology and methodology of modern linguistic science, and detailed structural analysis of English phonology, morphology, and syntax. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 521: Applied Linguistics: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) (3 Credits)

Scheduled for Fall 2021

Theories and basic principles of teaching a second language, especially as they relate to English language. Introduces students to methods of teaching English to speakers of other languages. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Prerequisite: LING 690 or LING 687

Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: (LING 520^B- or 520^XS).
^B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
^XS Requires minimum grade of XS.

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 522: English Grammar and Pedagogy (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Overview of structure of modern English, and of principles of grammar pedagogy. Begins with word classes and ends with analyses of complex sentences. Students learn to tap intuitions about English for analysis of grammatical structure, and to evaluate pedagogical strategies for teaching English. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Prerequisite: One linguistics course or permission of instructor.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 523: English Pronunciation and Pedagogy (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Description and analysis of sound system of modern English, and principles and strategies for teaching speaking and listening. Topics include segmental phonetics, syllable structure, connected speech, and prosodic phenomena. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: (LING 520^B- or 520^XS).
^B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
^XS Requires minimum grade of XS.

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 525: Practicum in ESL (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Involves preparation and presentation of lessons to adult English as second language (ESL) learners under guidance of mentor teacher and practicum professor. Field experience consists of observation and teaching in assigned ESL classroom. Equivalent to LING 625.

Recommended Prerequisite: LING 521.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Internship

Grading:
This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale.

LING 534: Historical Studies of the English Language (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Either a chronological survey of development of English from Old and Middle English to Modern English and American English, taking into account historical changes in phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 570: Computational and Quantitative Methods (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Introduces programming and quantitative language data analysis. Builds fundamental skills in computational tools such as Python and R. Notes: This course assumes no background in coding. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Prerequisite: LING 520 or equivalent

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 580: First Language Acquisition (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Examines first language acquisition from a linguistic perspective. Covers the development of a first phonology, syntax, and semantics. Methodology in studying child language is discussed. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Prerequisite: LING 520 or one of the following: LING 690, 786, 785 or permission of instructor.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 581: Psycholinguistics (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Study of the psychological aspects of human language. Explores the processes that allow humans to produce and comprehend language, including speech, sign, and writing. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Prerequisite: LING 520, 690, or 786; or permission of instructor.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 582: Second Language Acquisition (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Examines second language (L2) acquisition from linguistic perspective. Compares first and second language acquisition. Explores factors contributing to L2 variation, including linguistic universals, transfer, age, input, and affective considerations. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Prerequisite: LING 306, 520, 690, or 786; or permission of instructor.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

600-Level Courses

LING 625: Practicum in TESOL (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Involves preparation and presentation of lessons to adult English learners under guidance of mentor teacher and practicum professor. Field experience consists of observation and teaching in assigned classroom. Equivalent to LING 525.

Recommended Prerequisite: LING 522, LING 523

Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: LING 521^B- or 521^XS.
^B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
^XS Requires minimum grade of XS.

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Internship

Grading:
This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale.

LING 650: Introduction to Sociolinguistics (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

An overview of the study of language variation and change. Topics to be covered include the interaction between language and social factors (age, sex, social class), dialects of English, speech communities, language contact, and language and gender. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Prerequisite: LING 520, 523, or 690.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 675: Computational Linguistics I (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Introduction to the central questions and techniques of Natural Language Processing and Computational Linguistics. Topics include language modeling, part of speech tagging, estimating linguistic complexity, and comparison of human and machine learning. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: (LING 570^B- or 570^XS).
^B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
^XS Requires minimum grade of XS.

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 685: Typology (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Overview of typological traditions describing the scope of diversity and similarity across languages. Topics include classical and contemporary approaches to human language typology and the place of human language in the broader typology of communication systems. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Prerequisite: LING 689 and LING 687

Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: (LING 520^B- or 520^XS).
^B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
^XS Requires minimum grade of XS.

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 686: Special Topics in Linguistics (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Detailed advanced study of selected area of linguistics. Notes: Content varies. May be repeated for credit with permission of department. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 12 credits.

Specialized Designation: Topic Varies

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 687: Syntax I (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Introduction to the nature and form of syntactic theory including major concepts, phenomena, and techniques for analysis. Examines and analyzes properties of natural language syntactic structures. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: (LING 520^B- or 520^XS).
^B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
^XS Requires minimum grade of XS.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 688: Semantics and Pragmatics I (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Developments in theoretical linguistics that explore how language form relates to meaning and context. Topics include reference, lexical semantics, logic, quantification, truth conditions and sentential meaning, presuppositions, and speech acts. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Prerequisite: LING 520, LING 690, or LING 687; or permission of instructor.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 689: Morphology (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Explores word-level patterns of variation in language. Overview of current approaches to morphology, morphological variation in world languages, and the dominant descriptive and theoretical models of this variation. Connections to typology, psycholinguistics, and computational approaches are discussed. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: (LING 520^B- or 520^XS).
^B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
^XS Requires minimum grade of XS.

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 690: Phonology I (3 Credits)

Scheduled for Fall 2021

Sound systems of languages from the perspective of phonological theory. Topics include distinctive features, nature of phonological representations and processes, rule interaction, and universal constraints. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Prerequisite: LING 520 or equivalent

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 691: Theories of Language (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Seminar in linguistic metatheory. Examines wide range of theories about language and linguistic theory, including those of Saussure, Bloomfield, Chomsky, and others. Readings from original sources. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Prerequisite: LING 520, 690, or 786; or permission of instructor.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 692: Phonology II (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Recent trends in phonological theory. Topics include stress assignment, tone spreading, and vowel harmony, from within nonlinear framework. Discusses segmental structure and underspecification. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Prerequisite: LING 690.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 693: Phonetics (3 Credits)

Scheduled for Fall 2021

Introduction to phonetic theory and phonetic representation, including articulatory, acoustic and perceptual characteristics of human speech. Students will learn and practice acoustic analysis, perceptual testing, production and transcription of speech sounds from the world’s languages. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Prerequisite: LING 520 or equivalent

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

700-Level Courses

LING 770: Research Methods (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Conceptualizing and conducting second language research, including process of developing research questions, gathering data, obtaining permission from institutional review board, choosing data collection measures, and coding linguistic and nonlinguistic data. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Prerequisite: LING 690 or LING 785 or LING 786, and LING 582, or permission of the instructor.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 775: Computational Linguistics II (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Practical introduction to automated data collection and using linguistic resources for computational and quantitative data analysis. Topics include existing resources, licensing and data sharing issues, ethical considerations, and the speed, consistency and precision issues that arise when collecting linguistic data from a variety of corpora. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Prerequisite: LING 689

Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: (LING 675^B- or 675^XS).
^B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
^XS Requires minimum grade of XS.

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate or Non-Degree.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 782: Second Language Acquisition II (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Advanced course in second-language acquisition theory. Detailed analysis of internal and external constraints. Variation addressed from linguistic, psychological, and environmental perspectives. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Prerequisite: LING 582 or permission of instructor.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 785: Semantics and Pragmatics (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Recommended Prerequisite: LING 520, 690, or 786; or permission of instructor.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 786: Syntax I (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Nature and form of syntactic theory. Examines and analyzes properties of several major natural language syntactic structures. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 787: Syntax II (3 Credits)

Scheduled for Fall 2021

Theoretical treatment of syntactic phenomena that have emerged as standard problems for syntactic analysis. Problems include binding, extraction, and quantification. Extensive reading in primary theoretical literature. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Prerequisite: LING 786.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 788: Semantics and Pragmatics II (3 Credits)

Scheduled for Fall 2021

Advanced course in semantic and pragmatic theory. Study of meaning under truth-conditional, model-theoretic framework explored and related to syntax and pragmatics. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Prerequisite: LING 785 or permission of instructor.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 790: Phonology II (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Recent trends in phonological theory. Topics include laboratory methods, exceptional language sources, and constraint-based theories. May not be repeated for credit.

Recommended Corequisite: LING 690

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 798: Directed Reading and Research (1-3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Reading, research, and writing on specific project under direction of departmental member. Notes: Open only to students who have completed at least 18 credits of LING courses. Prior approval by faculty member required. Written report required. May be repeated with permission of director. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 6 credits.

Recommended Prerequisite: 18 credits of linguistics courses.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Thesis

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Special scale.

LING 799: Thesis (1-6 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Students who take LING 798 to develop thesis topic and then elect thesis option receive 3 credits after completing thesis. Students who do not take LING 798, or who take it to work on project unrelated to thesis, receive up to 6 credits after completing thesis. May be repeated within the degree.

Recommended Prerequisite: Open only to students who have completed at least 18 credits of LING courses.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Thesis

Grading:
This course is graded on the Satisfactory/No Credit scale.

800-Level Courses

LING 882: Seminar in Language Acquisition (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Advanced topics seminar in current language acquisition theory. Notes: Topics vary. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 9 credits.

Recommended Prerequisite: LING 782 or permission of the instructor.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 886: Advanced Syntax Seminar (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Advanced course in current syntactic theory. Notes: Topics vary. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 9 credits.

Recommended Prerequisite: LING 786, LING 787, or permission of instructor.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 887: Advanced Syntax Seminar (3 Credits)

Scheduled for Fall 2021

Advanced course in current syntactic theory. Notes: Topics vary. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 9 credits.

Specialized Designation: Topic Varies

Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: ((LING 786^B- or 786^XS) and (LING 787^B- or 787^XS)).
^B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
^XS Requires minimum grade of XS.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 890: Advanced Phonology Seminar (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Advanced topics seminar in current phonological theory. Notes: Topics vary. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 9 credits.

Recommended Prerequisite: LING 692 or permission of instructor.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 897: Independent study (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Independent reading on a topic agreed on by student and faculty member. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 12 credits.

Recommended Prerequisite: PhD rank or permission of instructor.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Independent Study

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

LING 898: Advanced Qualifying Seminar (3 Credits)

No sections are currently scheduled.

Work on PhD qualifying paper. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 6 credits.

Recommended Prerequisite: Completion of 33 credits of core courses in linguistics.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Schedule Type: Seminar

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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