Biola University 2015–16 Catalog
Applied Linguistics A division of Cook School of Intercultural Studies Faculty Dean:
ANTH 430 - Field Excursion: Turkey, Greece and Rome Examines the archaeological, historical and geographic backgrounds of Acts, the Epistles and Revelation. The program visits archaeological sites in Turkey, Greece and Rome including Ephesus, Pisidian Antioch, Corinth, Athens and several others. Anthropology students will examine the archaeological field reports from each of these excavations as part of their preparation. Prerequisite(s): BBST 110. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 4. ANTH 432 - Field Excursion: Israel Examines the archaeological, historical and geographic backgrounds of the Old Testament and the Gospels. The program visits archaeological sites in Israel, and students are able to experience the historical and geographic context of the Old Testament and the gospels. Anthropology students will examine the archaeological field reports from excavations in Israel as part of their preparation. Prerequisite(s): BBST 109. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 435 - Anthropology of Consciousness A survey of theoretical, methodological and ethnographic topics geared toward developing a deeper anthropological understanding of cross- cultural experiences related to both normal and “altered” states of consciousness. We will explore topics including the neurophysiology of spiritual experience; trance; possession, shamanistic and mediumistic states; glossolalia; mystical traditions and a number of other “extraordinary” experiences, as well as develop a thoroughly Christian, cross-culturally valid approach to various ethnophilosophies of mind, soul and spirit. When Offered: Fall. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 440 - Topics in Biological Anthropology Selected topics in biological anthropology. Prerequisite(s): 200, 222. Note(s): May be repeated with different content. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 1–3. ANTH 450 - Internship in Archaeology Students may spend four weeks to a semester in a field learning situation, during which time a student, under supervision, engages in the application of archaeological methods in a current archaeological excavation. Prerequisite(s): 315. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 1–3. ANTH 460 - Topics in Contemporary Anthropological Theory An examination of various approaches to anthropology from 1950 to present. Topics may include neoevolutionist, symbolic, psychological, postmodern, or feminist theoretical approaches. Prerequisite(s): 401. Note(s): May be taken for a total of 6 credits with different content. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 1–3. ANTH 470 - Topics in Social Justice and Human Rights Exploration of the contributions of anthropology and/or other academic disciplines to human rights and/or social justice considerations. Anthropological topics may include critical ethnography, cross-cultural approaches to developing international human rights standards, various forms of trafficking (human, organ, cultural heritage, etc.), genocide and ethnocide, anthropological ethics, representation and subjectivity in human rights and social justice contexts, universalism and relativism, anthropology of post-liberalism and neo-liberalism, cultural legitimacy, narrative approaches to transformational change, etc. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. ANTH 480 - Directed Research in Anthropology Individual directed research in anthropology on a specific topic or problem. Restriction(s): Must be Junior or Senior class. Note(s): May be taken for a total of 6 credits with different content. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 1–3. ANTH 490 - Thesis Research for and writing of a thesis under the supervision and guidance of an anthropology faculty mentor. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 1–6.
Bulus Galadima, Ph.D.
Chair:
John Liang, Ph.D.
Professor(s):
Lessard-Clouston, Purgason
Associate Professor(s):
Liang
Assistant Professor(s):
Barber, Floyd
Courses INAL 300 - Introduction to Language and Linguistics
Introduction to the basic concepts in the scientific study of language, major areas of linguistic analysis, and several subareas of the field, including language in society. Material from English and a variety of other languages is used to provide a broad perspective. Cross-listed: ENGL 351, INCS 310. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. INAL 301 - General Articulatory Phonetics The study of the articulation, classification, discrimination, production, and transcription of speech sounds. The focus is on a wide range of sounds found in the world’s languages. Prerequisite(s): INAL 300 or INCS 310 or ENGL 351 (concurrent registration permitted). Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. INAL 302 - Phonetics and Phonology of English The study of the auditory discrimination, physical description, and systematic transcription of speech sounds, both standard and disordered, used in English and how these sounds are structured, organized and used. Some sounds from other languages are also included for comparison. Prerequisite(s): INAL 300 or INCS 310 or ENGL 351 (concurrent registration permitted). Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. INAL 313 - Language and Culture Learning Techniques and activities to help a person be a more successful independent learner of a spoken language and the culture within which it is used. Practical experience in language and culture learning in a foreign- speaking community. Cross-listed: INCS 313. Fee: $125. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. INAL 403 - Introduction to Phonology Introduction to the systematic arrangements and rules by which languages organize and alter their speech sounds. Prerequisite(s): INAL 301 or 302. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. INAL 405 - Introduction to Syntax Introduction to the patterns, regularities, and rule-governed alternations in grammar whereby words are organized into phrases, clauses, and sentences. Prerequisite(s): INAL 300 or INCS 310 or ENGL 351 (concurrent registration permitted). Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. INAL 437 - Introduction to Literacy An overview of literacy in neoliterate societies, including motivation, local authorship, orthography design, reading methodology, strategies for literacy programs and the relationship of literacy to social context. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. INAL 446 - Introduction to Sociolinguistics Overview of the relationship between language and society. Topics covered include language and culture, language and social change, ethnicity, language contact, language policy, ethnography of communication, and social aspects of conversation. Prerequisite(s): ENGL 351 or INAL 300 or INCS 310. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. INAL 452 - Field Methods in Linguistics Extensive working with speakers of non-Indo-European languages, with special emphasis on collecting and analyzing language data leading to descriptions of phonology and syntax. Prerequisite(s): INAL 300, 301, 403, 405. Fee: $100. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3. INAL 453 - Introduction to Bible Translation An introduction to the principles and problems of cross-language and cross-cultural communication with special emphasis on translating the Bible into indigenous languages. Prerequisite(s): INAL 300 or INCS 310 or ENGL 351. Grade Mode: A. Credit(s): 3.
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