Department of Linguistics

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Department of Linguistics Course Syllabuses

• Linguistics Courses

• Language Courses

  • American Sign Language (ASL)
  • Arabic
  • Chinese
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Latin
  • Spanish
  • Other Languages (Prefix: LAN)

Linguistics Courses:

• LIN 105 Contrastive Analysis: ASL and English
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• LIN 112 The Birth of a Language
• LIN 185 Language, Mind, and Society: An Introduction to Linguistics
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)
• LIN 186 Introduction to Linguistics: Lab
• LIN 201 Language Acquisition
• LIN 203 Introduction to the Deaf World
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• LIN 211 Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech and Hearing Mechanism
• LIN 212 Speech Science
• LIN 213 Introduction to Audiology
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• LIN 232 Introduction to Educational Interpreting
• LIN 310 Signs of Language in the Brain
• LIN 311 Phonetics
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)
• LIN 312 Phonology and Morphology
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• LIN 313 Syntax
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• LIN 316 Language Variation
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)
• LIN 317 Two Languages, One Mind: Introduction to Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• LIN 331 ASL/English Interpreting
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)
• LIN 332 Consecutive Interpreting and Deaf/Hearing Interpreter Teams
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• LIN 333 Interpreting: Source Language ASL
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• LIN 334 Interpreting: Source Language English 
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• LIN 410 Ethical Decision Making in ASL/English Interpreting
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)
• LIN 423 Seminar in Syntax
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)
• LIN 431 Medical Interpreting I: The Essential Piece
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• LIN 432 Medical Interpreting II: Interpreting Medical Terminology and Body Systems
• LIN 433 Medical Interpreting III: Hands-on Observation and Experience in Medical Contexts
• LIN 434 Advanced Interpreting and Research
• LIN 435 Advanced Interpreting and Practicum I
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)
• LIN 490 Introduction to Language Research
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)

Language Courses:

American Sign Language (ASL):

• ASL 101 Beginning American Sign Language I
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)
• ASL 102 Beginning American Sign Language II
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)
• ASL 201 Intermediate American Sign Language I
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• ASL 202 Intermediate American Sign Language II
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)
• ASL 401 Advanced American Sign Language I
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• ASL 402 Advanced American Sign Language II
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)
• ASL 415 ASL Literature in ASL
• ASL 416 ASL Linguistics in ASL
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)
• ASL 417 Deaf Art, Film, and Theatre in ASL
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)

Arabic:

• ARA 101 Beginning Arabic I
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• ARA 102 Beginning Arabic II
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)
• ARA 201 Beginning Arabic I
  
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)

Chinese:

• CHI 101 Beginning Chinese I
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• CHI 102 Beginning Chinese II
  
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)
• CHI 201 Intermediate Chinese I
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• CHI 202 Intermediate Chinese II
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)
• CHI 301 Practical Chinese I
  
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• CHI 302 Practical Chinese II
  
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)

French:

• FRE 101 Beginning French I
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• FRE 102 Beginning French II
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)
• FRE 201 Intermediate French I
  
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• FRE 202 Intermediate French II
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)
• FRE 300 Conversational French
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)
• FRE 301 Practical French I
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• FRE 302 Practical French II
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)
• FRE 416 The Linguistic Structure of French
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)

German:

• GER 101 Beginning German I
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• GER 102 Beginning German II
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)
• GER 201 Intermediate German I
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• GER 202 Intermediate German II
• GER 300 Conversational German
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)

Italian:

• ITA 101 Beginning Italian I
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• ITA 102 Beginning Italian II
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)

Latin:

• LAT 101 Beginning Latin I
• LAT 102 Beginning Latin II
• LAT 201 Intermediate Latin I

Spanish:

• SPA 101 Beginning Spanish I
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• SPA 102 Beginning Spanish II
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)
• SPA 201 Intermediate Spanish I
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• SPA 202 Intermediate Spanish II
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)
• SPA 300 Conversational Spanish
• SPA 301 Practical Spanish I
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• SPA 302 Practical Spanish II
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)
• SPA 416 The Linguistic Structure of Spanish
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Spring 2021)

Other Languages:

• LAN 101 Beginning Abenaki I
• LAN 101 Beginning Irish I
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• LAN 101 Beginning Passamaquoddy/Wolastoqey I
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• LAN 101 Beginning Somali I
  • Online/Synchronous due to COVID (Fall 2020)
• LAN 102 Beginning Abenaki II
• LAN 102 Beginning Somali II