Summer Session

LIN 101: Human Language

Undergraduate 3 credits

DEC: F SBC: SBS; SNW

An introduction to the fundamental areas and concepts of modern linguistics. Sounds and their structure, word structure, and sentence structure are discussed. Other topics may include historical linguistics (how languages change over time), dialects, writing systems, language and the brain, and psycholinguistics (especially the question of how children acquire a language).

LIN 110: The Anatomy of English Words

Undergraduate 3 credits

DEC: F SBC: SBS

An introduction to the analysis of complex words in English, especially those based on Latin and Greek models that comprise the majority of the vocabulary in the written language. Students will be introduced to Latin and Greek roots and the processes by which complex words are built by affixing material to these roots and modifying their structure. Students will acquire general analytical tools that will allow them to understand complex words that they may not have previously encountered. The course will introduce students to principles of linguistic morphology that extend beyond English to all human languages.

LIN 200: Language in the United States

Undergraduate 3 credits

DEC: K SBC: DIV; SBS; USA

Survey of the languages and language-related issues in the United States. Topics include Native American languages; immigrant languages; dialectal variations (e.g., Black English); the domains in which these languages were and are used; maintenance and loss of minority languages; language contact and its effects; the use of Spanish; language attitudes and politics is including bilingual education; and official language movements. Particular attention is paid to the evolution of American English from colonial times to its present world-wide status; the use and impact of Spanish; language attitudes and politics including bilingual education; and official language movements.

LIN 307: Sociolinguistics

Undergraduate 3 credits

Prerequisite: C or better in LIN 101

DEC: K SBC: ESI; SBS+

An examination of the interaction between language and society, focusing on diversity in American English as it relates to differences in gender, geography, social class, ethnicity, and national origin. Study of the development of dialects including African-American Vernacular English, and pidgins and creoles such as Hawiian Pidgin English and Chinook Trade Jargon, within the context of historical developments in the U.S. from colonial times to the present.

LIN 320: English Grammar

Undergraduate 3 credits

Prerequisite: C or better in LIN 101

This course is a systematic survey of English grammar: its major structures, their interaction, and their use. It will also briefly examine some related areas connected to writing like punctuation and spelling.

LIN 344: Literacy Development

Undergraduate 3 credits

Prerequisite: Admission to a teacher education program

An introduction to the theories of literacy and their application in education. Students acquire knowledge about the complex nature of academic literacy; how literacy skills can be taught and assessed across all disciplines, and how literacy and language skills develop among diverse learners, including students with special needs and English Language Learners. Attention is given to the integration of technology into the development of literacy skills. Not for major credit.

LIN 350: Experimental Phonetics

Undergraduate 3 credits

Prerequisite: C or better in LIN 201

SBC: SBS+; SNW

Introduction to common experimental methods for studying the sounds used in human language. Topics include basic speech acoustics, acoustic analysis, oral and nasal airflow, static palatography, linguography and electroglottography, as well as design of perception experiments. Students will learn the physical processes affecting each experimental variable and common methods of analyzing each kind of data. Students will get hands-on experience with each analysis method and will use two or more types of data to explore a hypothesis about sound structure in English or some other language of interest. Students will learn how to use software for making measurements and analyzing data. Students will learn to assess the validity of claims about language based on their understanding of the scientific method as applied to speech. The course will give students a solid foundation for further courses in laboratory skills relevant to assessment of normal and disordered speech and for pursuing research, either as undergraduate researchers, or in the early stages of graduate work.

LIN 380: Anatomy/Physiology of Speech

Undergraduate 3 credits

Prerequisite: C or better in LIN 101

SBC: STEM+

A study of the anatomy and physiology of the speech, swallowing, and hearing mechanisms, including the phonatory, articulatory, respiratory, and resonatory subsystems and the neural control.

LIN 381: Language and Speech Disorders

Undergraduate 3 credits

Prerequisite: C or better in LIN 101 and LIN 201

SBC: STEM+

Overview of developmental and acquired communication disorders across the lifespan, including language delay, developmental apraxia of speech, phonological disorders, stuttering, acquired aphasia, craniofacial anomalies, and voice disorders.

LIN 382: Audiology

Undergraduate 3 credits

Prerequisite: C or better in LIN 101 and LIN 201

SBC: STEM+

Survey of the field of audiology, including the physics of sound, the physiology of hearing, the nature and causes of hearing impairment.

LIN 405: Writing in Linguistics

Undergraduate 2 credits

Prerequisites: permission of department; major in linguistics; U3 or U4 standing

SBC: ESI; WRTD

Majors in linguistics refine their skills in writing for the discipline by critiquing successive revisions of previously written work. Formerly offered as LIN 300. Not for credit in addition to LIN 300.

LIN 527: Structure of English

Graduate 3 credits

Enrollment in TESOL, CML, or LIN program, or permission of instructor, and co- or pre-requisite of L IN 530

A description of the major sentence elements, subsystems, and productive grammatical processes of English. The justification of grammatical categories, interaction between systems and processes, and notions of standard and correctness are discussed with a view to their application in the ESL classroom. Prerequisite: Enrollment in TESOL or LIN program or permission of instructor

LIN 530: Intro to General Linguistics

Graduate 3 credits

Enrollment in TESOL, CML, or LIN program or permission of instructor

An introduction to modern theoretical and applied linguistics, including phonology, morphology, syntax, language acquisition, historical linguistics, and sociolinguistics. Prerequisite: Enrollment in TESOL or LIN program or permission of instructor

LIN 542: Sociolinguistics

Graduate 3 credits

Enrollment in TESOL, CML, or LIN program, or permission of instructor, and co- or pre-requisite of L IN 530

An introduction to major topics in sociolinguistics, including variation theory, language attitudes, language planning, language change, and pidgins and creoles. Prerequisite: Enrollment in TESOL or LIN program or permission of instructor

LIN 544: Lang Acquisition and Liter Dev

Graduate 3 credits

In-depth exploration of the theories of literacy and language development of native English speakers and students who are English language learners pre-school through grade 12. The development and assessment of literacy skills among children at various stages of learning development and across disciplines will be examined. Attention will also be given to children with special needs and the integration of technology in the development of literacy skills. Prerequisite: Enrollment in a teacher preparation program

LIN 578: Field Experience in Educationa

Graduate 1 credit

Enrollment in MA TESOL Program

Exploration, inquiry, and practice of English language instruction strategies and approaches. Prerequisite: Admission to MA TESOL Teacher Education Program