Department of Anthropology-Linguistics
Associate Professor: M. Kraft
OBJECTIVES: By taking courses in Anthro-Linguistics the student will better understand man in culture; increase understanding of linguistic and cultural diversity; relate more meaningfully to peoples with different linguistic and cultural background ; be encouraged to analyze and understand cross-cultural problems; and develop Christian perspectives towards these behavioral sciences. 300 GENERAL CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3) Nature of culture; cultural growth and history; the range of cultural phonemena, including material culture, social organization , religion , language, and related topics. 303 ETHNOLOGY (3) Principal culture types and their distribution; discussion of ethnological problems; techniques of analyzing a culture. Prerequisite: 300. 311 GENERAL LINGUISTICS (3) Descriptive and historical study of language; linguistic analysis, language classification , language in its cultural and social settings. 312 PHONETICS (3) The science of the articulate sounds of human speech; the classification, reproduction, and proper recording of speech sounds; principles of phonetic change. 315 GENERAL PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3) Origin and antiquity of man; criteria of race and racial classification; current racial theories and race problems. 316 APPLIED LINGUISTICS (3) Application of Linguistics in learning to speak a second language. Focus on the language learner, techniques for language learning, evaluation of materials, organization of materials, evaluation of progress. Practical experience with a non-European language. Prerequisite: 311 or 312. 320 PEOPLES OF THE WORLD (3) Specific area studies with emphasis on customs, arts, history, religion, social structures. One or more sections offered every year in areas such as: Africa, Asia, the Americas, the South Pacific, Europe. May be repeated with different course content. 411 PHONOLOGY (3) Properties of phonological systems; feature and component analysis; emphasis on methods of reducing non-Indo-European languages to writing. Prerequisite: 311 , 312. 415, 416 MORPHOLOGY AND SYNTAX (3, 3) Several forms of grammars; principles of word and sentence formation. 421 RELIGION IN ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE (3) Religion (emphasis on non-Western) from an anthropological perspective. Prerequisite: 300, 303, or 320. 422 ETHNOLINGUISTICS (3) Areas of common concern for anthropology and linguistics. Folklore, bilingualism, translation , language and logic, indigenous music. Prerequisite: 300 and 311. 431 CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION (3) Influence of culture on communication and principles for effectively communicating from one culture to another. 432 CHRISTIANITY AND CULTURE (3) Inter-relationships between supracultural Christianity and human cultures. Prerequisite: 300. 441 APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY (3) Application of anthropological insights to cross-cultural problems. Emphasis on: marriage customs, leadership patterns, political relations, indigenous movements, culture change, world view, etc. Prerequisite: 320 or consent. 453 METHODS IN ANTHROPOLOGY OR LINGUISTICS (3) How to obtain and arrange anthropological and/or linguistic data gathered on the field . Prerequisite: 6 units from 300-320 or consent. May be repeated on different topics. 470 SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGY OR LINGUISTICS (1-3) Advanced seminaron a specialized topic in anthropology or linguistics. May be repeated on different topic. Offered on sufficient demand. 480 DIRECTED RESEARCH (1-3) Directed Research in either Anthropology or Linguistics. Prerequisite: consent of Instructor. May be repeated for credit on different topics to a maximum of six units.
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