The request to establish a Minor in Linguistics

Date: March 26, 2013
To: College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: March 4, 2013
Approved by: Undergraduate Course and Curriculum Committee
Implementation Date: Summer 2013


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An interdisciplinary minor in Linguistics provides students with an opportunity to study linguistics within an interdisciplinary context. This minor recognizes that the academic study of linguistics is linked to other disciplines that focus on particular aspects of language as the object of study. Students participating in this minor will select from a range of courses in English, Philosophy, Computer Sciences, Anthropology, Communication Studies, Cognitive Science, Languages and Cultures, and Teaching English as a Second Language.

The interdisciplinary minor in Linguistics consists of 18 semester hours of coursework at the 2000-level and above. Students must take ENGL 3132 (‘Introduction to Contemporary American English’), and they must select three courses from the following:

ENGL 2161

Grammar for Writing

ENGL 4167

The Mind and Language

ENGL 3162

Language and the Virtual World

ENGL 4168

Multimodality and Text Description

ENGL 3267

Vocabulary, Grammar, and Etymology

ENGL 4260

History of Global Englishes

ENGL 4160

Origins of Language

ENGL 4262

Language and Diversity

ENGL 4061

Approaches to Discourse

ENGL 4263

Linguistics and Language Learning

ENGL 4161

Modern English Grammar

ENGL 4267

Identity, Social Interaction, and Community

ENGL 4165

Multiculturalism and Language

in Digital Spaces

ENGL 4405

Literacy and Language

Other courses that do not appear on the list, especially special topics courses and independent study courses, may be approved by the Applied Linguistics coordinator if they pertain to language study.

For the remaining 6 hours, students will select courses pertaining to language study from the approved distribution list. Listed below are the courses from other departments that are approved for this minor:

ANTH 2161

Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology

PSYC 4316

Cognitive Neuroscience

ANTH 4120

Intercultural Communication

SPAN 4231

Fonética del Español

ITCS 3688

Computers and their Impact on Society

SPAN 4232

Lingüística Española

PHIL 3420

Philosophy of Language

SPAN 4233

Historia de la lengua Española

PHIL 3430

Mind, Cognition, Behavior

TRANS 3401

Introduction to Translation Studies

PHIL 3510

Advanced Logic

TESL 4204

Inclusive Classrooms for Immigrant Children

PSYC 3122

Cognitive Development and Language

TESL 4300

L2 Acquisition in K12 Classrooms

Acquisition

TESL 4600

Literacy and ELL’s

PSYC 3216

Introduction to Cognitive Science

ENGL 4061. Approaches to Discourse. (3) Provides tools to understand and analyze discourse and pragmatics in order to analyze genres belonging to various discourse systems such as theater plays, classroom interaction, religious ritual, courtroom interaction, therapy sessions and service encounters. (On demand)

NOTE: For catalog copy of ENGL 2161, 3162, 3267, 4160, 4168, 4262, and 4267, see Proposal for the Revision of the B.A. in English with new Concentrations, approved by the Department of English on October 29, 2012.