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LIN 577	LIN 577 Language Ecology: Sociolinguistics Course Credits: 3 An exploration of the language ecology of speech communities around the world. Students engage with both theory and practice related to topics such as multilingualism, language shift, language reclamation, language advocacy, and language policy. Students will conduct sociolinguistic research, communicate research findings, and make practical applications to the language-use goals of speech communities.
LIN 580	LIN 580 Field Methods: Data Management & Analysis Course Credits: 3 Practical methodology for managing, analyzing and describing language data. Working with a native speaker of a non-Indo-European language, students gain experience in the ethics of fieldwork, techniques of data collection and recording, analysis using the scientific method and the use of linguistic software.
LIN 581	LIN 581 Anthropological Ling: Ethnography Course Credits: 3 This course introduces crucial concepts in anthropology and ethnography to linguists. It focuses on cross-cultural communication with an emphasis on participant observation as an effective methodology for such research. Students collect and analyze data related to topics such as oral traditions, kinship, and social structure. They are introduced to various tools for ethno-semantic analysis, including analysis of cultural themes and worldview, semantic domain analysis, and taxonomic analysis.
LIN 582	LIN 582 Issues in Community Literacy Course Credits: 3 The issues in community literacy work that are covered in this course include various program issues such as introducing literacy in an oral community, motivation for literacy, capacity-building and sustainability, training of personnel and evaluation of the program, and using participatory approaches in all aspects of the program.
LIN 583	LIN 583 Language Programs Design & Management Course Credits: 3 This course investigates the sociolinguistic and background factors upon which a language development program for speakers of vernacular languages may be based. Students learn to work with local people and agencies in designing and implementing a program to effectively meet the needs of specific language groups.
LIN 584	LIN 584 Principles of Literacy Course Credits: 3 An introduction to literacy work in ethnolinguistic minority groups. This course includes an overview of the elements of a literacy program, including literacy materials development, pre- and post- literacy considerations, learning and reading theory, and instructional methodologies. Prerequisite(s): LING 210, 230/310, 330.
LIN 585	LIN 585 Principles of Translation Course Credits: 3 This course covers the process of translating from a source language to a target language. Students will develop skill in understanding a message as originally communicated in one language and cultural setting and in communicating essentially that message in a very different language and culture. Discussion includes source language, target language, and cross-language transfer, with particular attention to the translation of Scripture
LIN 586	LIN 586 Advanced Phonological Analysis Course Credits: 3 This course introduces students to advanced concepts of phonological theory. Employing the theoretical models they are learning, students develop a clearer understanding of the typological behaviour of phonological systems by analyzing data from a variety of languages. Cross-listed: LING 586
LIN 587	LIN 587 Lexicography Course Credits: 3 Provides a theoretical and practical basis for analyzing the semantics of the lexicon, managing a lexical database and producing dictionaries for a variety of audiences including the local community, translators and linguists.

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