repeated once for cred it with a dif ferent copic. T itles offered include: a. T he L in g uisti cs of Bi bli ca l Languages b. Historica l Linguistics SAL 685-686 Topics in Applied Linguistics (1-3) T o pi cs are list ed in th e c las s schedul e each semester. Courses may be repea ted once for c redit with a different to pi c . T itl e s offered incl ude: a. Literacy and Economics b. Monolingual and B ilin gua l Dictionaries c. E nglish as a World Language cl . Computers and Language Acquisition SAL 690 Independent Study (1-3) Individua l work , di rected read in g , or s pec ia l problems in applied lin g ui st ics. S uc h wo rk mu se be clone with t he ap p roval and supervision of a facu Icy pro fessor of record . SAL 695 Research Seminar (1) G ui da nce in the development of a th es is or researc h paper. Stu dents produce a preliminary the s is statement, proposal , outline, and working bibliograph y. Pre requisites: permi ssion of in struc tor and no mo re than six units of coursework remaining. SAL 696 Research Paper (1) A paper based o n c lassroom research, liceracure rev iew, or the design of a syllabus or appropri ate teaching mate ri als. Prerequi s ite: SAL 695 or eq ui va lent. SAL 697 Comprehensive Examination (0) An exa min a tion cove rin g the major knowl edge areas of the field. No rmall y taken after a ll SAL/STE coursewor k has been compl eted. Srnd e ncs permitted co wri re a thesis w i 11 not be required co ca ke a compre hens ive examination. SAL 699 M.A. Thesis (3) Research for an d wri t in g of an M.A. thesis. Scudents permicced to w ri ce a ch esis wi 11 not be required co ca ke a compre he ns ive examination. Prerequisite: SAL 69.'i or equivalent and consent o f M.A. committee. SAL 799 Research Continuous Registration (0) Swd ents who are not re gis te red for a ny ocher co urses and who need extra time are req uire d co re g iste r for chis co urs e eac h semester co maintain th ei r degree starns. Fee: $ 100.
lexi cograph y, literacy , orthogra phy design, social dialects and education and translation. SAL 520 Introduction to Language and Linguistics (3) Introduction to basic concepts in th e scientific swdy of language, major areas of linguistic analysis, and several sub-areas of the field, in c ludin g lang uage in society. Material from English and a va riety of ocher languages is used to pro vide a broad perspective. Prerequi site for graduate courses in Applied Linguistics for program majors. SAL 521 General Articulatory Phonetics (3) The st ud y of the arcic u lac io n, classification. discrimination, pro d uccion , and tr a nscripti o n of speech sounds. The focus is on a wide ran ge of sounds found in the wor ld 's languages. SAL 522 Phonetics of English (3) T he srn d y of the articulation , classi fi cat ion. discrimination , pro d uccion. and transcription of speech sounds. Although the focus is on Eng li sh, sounds from oc he r languages are also included . SAL 523 Introduction to Phonology (3) lncrodu c cion co th e sys tema tic arra ngements and rules by whi ch languages organize and alter their speech sounds. Prerequisite: 521. SAL 525 Introduction to Syntax (3) Inc rod uccion co the patterns, regu lar iti es, and rul e-governed alter ations in grammar whereby words are organized in to phrases, clauses, and sentences. Prerequisite: 520. SAL 529 Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics (3) Srnd y of meaning systems in lan guage and how meanin g is co n veyed in lingu ist ic and soc ial con texts . Pre requisite: 520. SAL 535 Introduction to Bible Translation (3) An in trod uction co the principles and problems of cross-language and crossculwral communication with special emphas is on translating the Bible into indigenous languages. SAL 537 Introduction to Literacy (3) An overview of literacy in neoliter ace socie ties, including motivation, loca l a u t hor s hip , o rthogra ph y desi gn , read in g methodology, strategies for literacy programs, and the rel ationship of literacy co social co ntext. Does not count coward the concentration in literacy.
Jar and sacred texts within their social or liter ar y co ntexts. Offered in even-numbered yea rs. SAL 652 Field Methods in Second Language and Culture Learning (3) Field expe ri e nce in indepe ndent lang uage learnin g and c ulcural inves ti ga tion , usin g s cudenc developed la ng uage texts and
SAL 543 Literacy in Social Context (3)
An exploration of vernacular and bilingual literac ies within their social setting. including such factors as social environment , economy, and reli gion. Attention is given co the impact of social and linguistic factors on literacy program design, impl emencacion, and management. SAL 544 Literacy Methods and Materials (3) Exam ination of different theories and methods used co teach liter acy and co pre pa re primers and ocher reading materi als in minor ity languages. SAL 546 Reading and Literacy Theory (3) A survey of both read ing theory (cognitive and psycholinguistic) an d literacy th eory (ve rn ac ul ar, functional , and nat io na l), with emphasis given co the develop ment of integra ted lite racy edu cat ion programs. SAL 622 Phonological Theory (3) Special probl ems in phonolog ica l analysis from va riou s langua ges. Includes abstract phonology. Pre requisite: 523. SAL 624 Syntactic Theory (3) Study o f several current models of syntax with appli ca tion co the ana lys is and description of vari o us languages . Prerequisite: 525. SAL 626 Approaches to Translation (3) Study of the theory and pract ice of translation, including secul a r a nd sacred texts, pro se and poe try. Prereq ui site: 529. SAL 641 Language Surveys (3) I ncrodu c cion co the principles and methods of collect ing, quan tifying, and interpre ting data on ling ui st ic s imil ar ity, incelli g ibil icy, language att itud es, bilingual ism, and language change. P re req u isi ces: .'i2 1 & 646. A cap e recorder will be needed. SAL 646 Sociolinguistics (3) Ove rvie w of the rel at io n s hip between lang uage and societ y. Topi cs covered include language and cu lture . language and social change , et hni cit y, language con tact, language policy, and ethnog raphy of co mmuni cat ion. Offe red in odd-numbered yea rs. SAL 648 Discourse and Text Analysis (3) Examination of language beyond the sentence leve l. Covers the analys is of oral and wriccen secu-
e thnographi c inte rviewing. SAL 654 Field Methods in Linguistics (3)
Ex ten s ive working with speake rs of non-lndo-European languages, with special emphasis on collect ing and ana lyzing language data lead ing co descriptions of phonol ogy and syntax. Prerequisites: 523, 525. SAL 655 Practicum in Language and Culture Learning (3) App lying the theory and practice o f the LAMP method in a field sicuacion in order co learn co speak another language in its cul tural context. Fee: $ 100. SAL 656 Practicum in Literacy (3) Fie ld ex p e ri e nce w ithin the broad area of literacy. C redit for co urse may be ea rned , in some fi e ld-based situations, by portfo lio assessment. SAL 657 Practicum in Applied Linguistics (3) F ield experie nce in va riou s areas of appli ed lingui st ics, such as lex icograph y, orthography design and translati on. Ma y be repeated for credit wit h a different topi c. SAL 658 Practicum in Linguis tics (3) Fieldwork in th e a na lys is a nd description of language systems or language use , such as phonol ogy, syntax. and sociolinguistics. Ma y be repeated for c red it with a diffe re nt focus. SAL 668 Seminar in Applied Linguistics (3) In-d e pth exa mination of some main areas of appli ed linguistics. Topi cs va ry, depending on class interests . SAL 679 Planning, Evaluation, and Research in Applied Lin guistics (3) I n-d epch tre atment of program planning a nd evaluation, usin g appropri ate qualitati ve and quan ti ta tive assessme nt instruments. Case stud ies of applied lingu istic research will also be examined . SAL 683-684 Topics in Linguistics (1-3) Topics are listed in the class sched ule each semester. Courses may be
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