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Online Courses for Introduction to Linguistics
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| Author: | Tania Ionin | |
| Submitter Email: | click here to access email | |
| Linguistic LingField(s): |
General Linguistics
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Thank you to the following linguists who have responded to my query
with information about online courses: Jennifer Smith Michael Vermy Emily Nava Kazuko Hiramatsu Andrew Carnie Helaine Marshall Lynne Stallings Wayne Cowart Below is the summary of the relevant information, arranged with institutions, course names, and links. Not all of these classes are offered in the summer, but many are. I am very grateful to everyone who has shared information on this; we now have a good list of online courses to recommend to our entering students. Course information: #1: Institution: UNC Chapel Hill Course (from Jennifer Smith): Introduction to Language, administered through Continuing Education, but the instructors are from the Linguistics Department (typically graduate students with prior in- classroom teaching experience). Textbook: O'Grady et al. "Contemporary Linguistics." 5th edition (2005), ISBN 978-0312451363. Content (as described by Jennifer Smith): equivalent to face-to-face course LING 101/Intro to Language. It covers basic areas of formal linguistics plus some historical, sociolinguistics, and language acquisition. Offered: regularly, each fall, spring, and often even in the summer. It is offered for both Summer 2010 and Fall 2010. Links: http://fridaycenter.unc.edu/cp/cco/ [Continuing Ed main site] http://fridaycenter.unc.edu/cp/cco/linguistics.html#ling101 #2: Institution: UCLA extension Course: Intro to the Study of Language Content (from the website): What is known about human language, its unique nature, structure, universality, diversity, social and cultural setting, and its relation to other aspects of human inquiry and knowledge? Instruction covers the structure of human language, including articulation and interaction of speech sounds (phonetics and phonology), word formation and sources of new words (morphology), structure of sentences (syntax), meaning (semantics), and the origin of English and related languages (historical linguistics). The course may be taken as an introduction to the scientific study of language and also provides the necessary background for higher-level linguistics courses. Offered: June 27 - September 18, 2010 Link: https://www.uclaextension.edu/r/Course.aspx?reg=V7542 #3: Institution: University of Michigan-Flint Course: An online section of English 200/Linguistics 200 (Introduction to Linguistics) (also offered online: Linguistics 244 - Structure of English). Content (from website): Introduction to the study of language. Goals and methodology of linguistics: phonology, morphology, transformational grammar, semantics. Language change and language universals. Relationship of language study to other disciplines: sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, language learning, philosophy of language, animal languages, computers. Offered: Every fall and winter semester and usually one in the spring/summer; offered Summer 2010 Textbook: Finegan, "Language: Its structure and use," 5th edition. Link: http://www.umflint.edu/online/onlinecourses.htm #4: Institution: University of Arizona Course: Intro to Linguistics (Linguistics 201), online section Content (as described by Andrew Carnie): Our Intro Ling covers all the main areas, such as Phonetics, Phonology, Morphology, Syntax, and Semantics, along with touching on Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguistics (and related stuff) and other interface areas. Offered (info from Andrew Carnie): 1. May 15 - June 5 2. June 7 - July 8 3. July 12 - August 11 4. Our regular Fall Semester One important caveat: right now only the last one is open to people outside of the U of A (that is, offered through our "outreach college"). However, if we knew that people wanted to register for the summer ones we could open up "outreach college" sections for any of the ones offered during the summer. But we'd need to know in advance. The one downside - non-Arizona residents have to pay out of state tuition, which isn't cheap. Link: http://www.azun.net/ #5: Institution: Westchester Graduate Campus, Long Island University Course: TED 655 Fundamentals of Linguistics (graduate-level only) Content (as described by Helaine W. Marshall): This course explores the underlying structure of languages as well as the evolution and psychology of language. Phonological, morphological, syntactic and semantic patterns are examined and discussed. Offered: every spring semester Link: http://www.liu.edu/westchester/forms/spring2010_schedule.pdf #6: Institution: Ball State University Course: Introductory Linguistics through Extended Education, English 520 Textbooks used in the past (by Lynne Stallings): Meyer: Introducing English Linguistics; Denham & Lobeck: Language in the Schools. Link: http://cms.bsu.edu/Academics/CollegesandDepartments/Distance/Acad emics/Programs/Graduate/Licenses/EngNewLang.aspx #7: Institution: University of Southern Maine Course: LIN 185J Language, Mind and Society, online Course Description: This course approaches language as a biological and psychological phenomenon central to an adequate understanding of human nature. It deals with linguistic questions concerning the grammars of natural languages and how these may vary across cultures and across time, but also with questions about how the human mind and brain both provide for and constrain linguistic ability. The course also addresses questions about how language develops in the child, how it deteriorates under the influence of disease and injury, how it evolved in the history of the species, and what functions it serves in human life. The course does not assume any background in linguistics or foreign languages. Course examinations will be proctored on the USM Portland campus or at one of the University College sites or Centers. Content (from Wayne Cowart): We cover all the usual areas for an introductory linguistics course, but at a very basic level. We introduce foundational concepts with an emphasis on conveying the distinctive aspects of a scientific approach to language and also try to display some of the more general results of work done in that mode. The course addresses all the major sub-areas (syntax, phonology, morphology, semantics, etc.) as well as language acquisition, processing, neurolinguistics, and the evolution of language. But we do not attempt to 'cover' these topics in the manner of some introductory textbooks. Rather, we choose a small set of issues to pursue in depth within each sub-area and use them as a tool for demonstrating the essential features of the linguistic system. We aim for an appreciation of the notable features of language in each sub-area, and try to disabuse students of common misconceptions. For example, in the syntax unit of LIN 185, we focus on a first look at Binding Theory. We do not expect that students will remember the details, but rather use the material to show how a scientific approach to language uncovers the properties of language, and reveals the extraordinary subtlety and complexity of ordinary human linguistic competence. Offered: spring, and possibly fall; not offered Summer 2010 Link: http://usm.maine.edu/online/ Other Resources: -MIT open courseware: http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Linguistics-and-Philosophy/index.htm (see 24.900, Introduction to Linguistics) Course materials available, but this is not a for-credit course. |
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| LL Issue: | 21.1975 | |
| Date Posted: | 26-Apr-2010 | |
| Original Query: | Read original query | |
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