Engaged Learning and Interdisciplinary Programs 69 • ENGL 3050 - Grammar, Style, and Usage for Advanced Writing Credits: (3) • FL 3220 - Phonetics and Phonology Credits: (3) • FL 3360 - Advanced Grammar Credits: (3) • PHIL 2200 - Deductive Logic Credits: (3) 3. Sub-Disciplines and Applications of Linguistics Courses (6-7 credit hours) Select two of the following ANTH 1040 HU/DV - Language and Culture Credits: (3) CS 4500 - Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks Credits: (4) COMM 3000 - Communication Theory Credits: (3) COMM 3080 - Intercultural Communication Credits: (3) COMM 3090 - Gender and Communication Credits: (3) EDUC 4250 - Second Language Acquisition: Theories and Implementation Credits: (3) EDUC 4270 - Literacy Strategies for Teaching English Language Learners Credits: (3) ENGL 3040 - History of the English Language Credits: (3) ENGL 4410 - Strategies and Methodology of Teaching ESL/Bilingual Credits: (3) ENGL 4420 - English Phonology and Syntax for ESL/Bilingual Teachers Credits: (3) ENGL 4450 - ESL/Bilingual Assessment: Theory, Methods, and Practices Credits: (3) FL 3320 - Applied Language Studies Credits: (1-3) * FL 4340 - Foreign Language Acquisition and Teaching for Proficiency Credits: (3) PSY 3450 - Psychology of Language Credits: (3) * "Applied Language Studies"shall be understood to include any version ofFL 3320 whose linguistic content is at least 50%. The coordinator of the minor will make that determination in consultation with the chair of Foreign Languages and the Linguistics Minor Committee. 4. Electives (4-9 credit hours)* Select either courses from the preceding areas 2 and 3 not counted for those areas, or in combination with (either or both of) the following LING courses: • LING 4830 - Directed Readings in Linguistics Credits: (1-3) • LING 4900 - Variable Topics in Linguistics Credits: (1-3) Other courses (seminars, etc.) may be accepted in the Electives group on an individual basis, as approved by the coordinator for the minor. * Students should select elective courses as appropriate to meet the 21 credit hour requirement. Nine hours of elective credit will be necessary if a student has substituted courses in a second or foreign language in the Language Structures requirement. 5. Capstone Course (3 credit hours) • LING 4830 - Directed Readings in Linguistics Credits: (1-3) (3 credit hours required) or • LING 4990 - Centering Experience Credits: (3) Up to three hours requiredfor a student's major or another minor (excluding strands in the BIS degree) may be counted toward the 21 hours requiredfor the linguistics minor, consistent with the policies and requirements of the department, minor or program in question. Students may take no more than eight hours with the same prefix (beyond the Foundations course). Course Descriptions - LING Linguistics Minor Program LING 4830 - Directed Readings in Linguistics Credits: (1-3) Directed readings may be undertaken in the general area of linguistics, whether theoretical or applied. Specific topics are to be selected in consultation with the instructor and the linguistics minor program coordinator. The amount of material to be read, and any written assignments based on the reading, will be at the discretion of the instructor; it will be based on the level of the topic and the degree of difficulty of the reading, consistent with existing departmental or university guidelines. Prerequisite: ENGL 3010 Introduction to Linguistics is a prerequisite for this course. The prerequisite may be waived or replaced by an equivalent at the discretion of the instructor in consultation with the linguistics minor program coordinator. May be repeated twice with a maximum of 3 credit hours. LING 4900 - Variable Topics in Linguistics Credits: (1-3) This course will offer opportunities for classroom study beyond those available in the regular course offerings for the linguistics minor. Topics will vary according to the interests of students and the expertise of the instructor; for example, advanced syntax, sociolinguistics, language typology, language and the law, artificial intelligence, neurolinguistics, and language death. The course may be taken more than once with different content. Prerequisite: ENGL 3010 Introduction to Linguistics is a prerequisite for this course. The prerequisite may be waived or replaced by an equivalent at the discretion of the instructor in consultation with the linguistics minor program coordinator. May be repeated twice with a maximum of 3 credit hours. LING 4990 - Centering Experience Credits: (3) The Centering Experience is a capstone/synthesis requirement to be completed by reading texts from a list prepared by members of the Linguistics Minor Advisory Committee. The texts must be central to at least two of the disciplines represented in the minor. The reading will be done either as a directed reading or, enrollment permitting, a seminar, either of which may be team taught. Assessment in LING 4990 will be tailored to the students' interests, and might take the form of a practicum, a project, or a thesis (especially suitable for BIS or Honors students). Weber State University 2015-2016 Catalog