LINGUISTICS (LING)
Graduate Program Faculty

All members of the graduate faculties of the Departments of English, Classical and Modern Languages, Philosophy, Pan African Studies, and of the Division of Humanities.

Humanities Chair
Elaine O. Wise, Associate Professor, Department of English

Professors

 

Tatjana Soldat-Jaffe, Division of Humanities: Linguistics

Karen Mullen, English Department: Linguistics and ESL

Frank Nuessel, Classical and Modern Languages: Linguistics and Spanish

Robert N. St. Clair, Communications Department: Linguistics

Elizabeth Patton, Division of Humanities: Linguistics

Joy Carew, Pan-African Studies Department

Robert H. Kimball, Philosophy Department

Regina Roebuck, Classical and Modern Languages: Linguistics and Spanish, Program Director

 

 

Lisa Wagner, Classical and Modern Languages: Linguistics and Spanish

Programs

The Humanities Division of the College of Arts and Sciences offers a concentration leading to the degree of Master of Arts. Procedures and standards of admission to the degree program are given in the General Information section of this catalog.

For the concentration in Linguistics and the Humanities, which is a non-thesis option with a focus on the study of language, applicants should have an undergraduate background which includes courses in linguistics.  The second discipline or area of emphasis will be approved by the Graduate Advisor.

Master of Arts in Humanities

Major: HUM
Degree: MA
Unit: GA
A.    Traditional M.A. concentration (thesis option or non-thesis option):        A total minimum of 30 semester hours as follows:

       12-15 semester hours in one of the following areas:
        art history, literature, classical & modern languages, music history, philosophy, theatre arts, religious studies, ancient studies, medieval-renaissance studies, early modern (17th and 18th century) studies, or modern studies;          3 semester hours in methodology ( HUM 609 or 610 or appropriate substitute approved            by the chair);          6 semester hours in Thesis Guidance (HUM 645 A-F) or three semester hours in directed            study project;          9-12 semester hours in second discipline/area

•         A minimum of 15 semester hours must be in courses at the 600 level, excluding thesis                      hours or directed study hours.          Students who do not have one of the Humanities 591-596 sequence in their                      undergraduate record will be required to take one of these as part of their                      electives.           Pass a competency exam in French, German, or an approved alternate foreign                      language.
•           An oral examination covering the content of the thesis.

B.  Master of Arts in Humanities:   Concentration in Linguistics and the Humanities: A Non-Thesis         Option (minimum 30 hours)     15 credit hours of Linguistics coursework, three hours in each of the 5 areas: 15     Area 1. Introduction to Linguistics: Required
         LING 518 Foundations of Language      Area 2. Language and Culture: Choose 1
          ENGL 523 History of the English Language
          LING 621 Sociolinguistics
          LING 623 Culture as the Basis of Foreign Language Teaching
          LING 630 Language and Culture     Area 3. Language and Structure: Choose 1
          ENGL 522 Structure of Modern American English
          LING 535 Applied Linguistics for English Teachers
          LING 603 Syntax
          LING 606 Historical and Comparative Linguistics
          LING 610 Phonetics and Phonology    Area 4. Language and Cognition: Choose 1
          LING 524 Psycholinguistics
          LING 622 Psychology of Second Language Learning and Teaching
          LING 624 Language and Cognition
          LING 641 Recent Philosophy of Language    Area 5.  Any 500-600 level elective course in Linguistics, not already chosen: Choose 1
          LING 521 Teaching Techniques in Foreign Language
          LING 590 Special Topics in Linguistics
          LING 600 Independent Study
          LING 605 Summer Workshop for Foreign Language Teachers
          LING 620 Special Topics in Foreign Language Education
          LING 625 The Teaching of English as a Second Language
          LING 690 Seminar in Linguistics    9 credit hours in a second humanities discipline or area. 9    3 credit hours in interdisciplinary methodology: Humanities 609 (or 610 if appropriate). 3    3 credit hours in Directed Study Project: Humanities 655. 3    Foreign Language Competency   An Oral Examination will cover the contents of the Directed Study Project   A minimum of 15 semester hours must be in courses at the 600 level, excluding HUM 655, The         Directed Study Project.   For students who are pursuing an ESL (English as a Second Language) Endorsement, the above         MA Concentration allows ESL endorsement coursework to count towards the degree. For more         information on the ESL endorsement requirements, see louisville.edu/a-s/iesl/EndorsementPlease contact Professor Elaine Wise, Chair of Humanities, for further information: elaine.wise@louisville.edu 6/10/02
C. Course Descriptions

LING 518 Foundations of Language (3)

Introduction to cognitive the study of language: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and related disciplines.

LING 521 Teaching Techniques in Foreign Languages (3)

Teaching methods in foreign languages. Recommended for those teadching or preparing to teach a foreign language.  

ENG 522 Structure of Modern American English (3)

The structure of English is provided within a contemporary theoretical framework such as government binding theory, optimal grammar theory, or cogntive grammar theory.

LING 605 Summer Workshop for Foreign Language Teachers (3)

This course is envisioned as having different subject matter each time offerred. In intensive two-to-three week workshops, to be held in the summer, a different pedagogical topic will be explored during a six-to-seven hour day. In addition, opttional evening activities will be planned. Cross-listed with Modern Languages 605.  

LING 620 Phonetics and Phonology (3)

Study of the structure of human sound systems: articulatory phonetics, distinctive feature theory, acoustic phonetics, phonological and syllabic systems.  

LING 620 Special Topics in Foreign Language Education (3)

A course with variable subject matter designed for foreign languae teachers and prospective teachers. ENG 621 Sociolingusitics (3)

Introduction to the role language plays within society: code switching, language registers, diglossia, social construction of reality, language planning, language and literacy, dialectology, pidgeon and creole languages.

LING 622 Psychology of Second Language Learning and Teaching (3)

This course will treat psychological variables in the learning and teaching of foreign languages. Special attention will be focused on aptitude, attitude and motivation as they affect learning and teaching languages. This is not a methods of teaching foreign languages course.  

LING 625 The Teaching of English as a Second Language (3)

A theoretical and practical approach to teaching English to students whose native language is not English. The linguistic bases of English will be considdered as well as the application of curriculum principles. Cross-listed with English 625.  

LING 630 Language and Culture (3)

The investigation of the role that language plays in culture: theories and applications of culture through language systems  

LING 603 Syntax (3)

Investigation into the syntactic nature of language from the perspective of contemporary models of language: structuralism, generative grammar, and cognitive grammar.

LING 690 Seminar in Linguistics (3)

Seminar topics vary each semester. Past topics have included social metaphors, structural hermeneutics, discourse analysis, and the sociology of language. This course is cross-listed with English 682 - Seminar in Linguistics  

PHIL 641 Recent Philosophy of Langauge (3)

The role of logical form in linguistics is the focus of this course and include various models of logic with applications to language.