Linguistics courses are taught through a cooperative program between UND and SIL International during a nine-week summer session. Introductory courses are at the undergraduate level, and advanced courses are at the graduate level. While the University currently has no undergraduate degree program in linguistics, it is possible for students to have a concentration in languages and linguistics as English majors, and an undergraduate minor in linguistics is in the process of being developed (contact SIL or the English department for its current status).
Students wishing to take SIL courses should apply directly to
SIL, preferably by April 15 (April 1 for non-U.S. citizens). Application and other information is available at: http://www.und.nodak.edu/dept/linguistics/, or call 1-800-292-1621. The chair of the linguistics program is Albert Bickford, SIL-UND, 16131 N. Vernon Dr., Tucson, AZ 85739 (director_silund@sil.org). During the summer, further information is available from the SIL office on campus (777-0575).
Other departments also offer undergraduate courses relevant to linguistics, especially CSD, English and Languages. Courses
450. Articulatory Phonetics. 2 credits. Introduction to the theory and practice of articulatory phonetics. SS
451. Phonology I. 3 credits. Prerequisite or corequisite: Ling 450. Introduction to phonological analysis; intensive practice in applying theoretical principles to problem solving and to field techniques. SS
452. Syntax and Morphology I. 3 credits. Fundamentals of analyzing the grammatical and morphological structures of languages; analytical skills developed through graded problems based on a wide variety of languages. SS
460. Ethnographic Methods in Field Linguistics. 3 credits. Orientation on cultural anthropology and ethnographic research methods for the field linguist, with special attention to the interaction between language and culture. SS
470. Introduction to Sociolinguistics. 2 credits. Introduction to language as a social phenomenon dependent on age, gender, social class, status, setting, and topic, with special attention to multilingual societies. SS
480. Second Language Acquisition Theory and Practice. 3 credits. Equips the student for success in self-directed learning of language and culture through working one-on-one with a native speaker of another language. Includes individual mentoring, and discussion of strategies, theoretical principles, and the second language acquisition literature. SS |
