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Linguistics Minor

Hours — 18-19 Credit Hours
Effective Jul. 2010
Last Revision 9/16/2022
Holokai Category: Arts & Humanities
Sponsoring Program: Linguistics
Faculty Unit Assignment: Faculty of Education & Social Work

Program Requirements


Required — 3 Credits

C+ or better grade required in LING 210

Course Number Title Semesters Offered Credit Hours Prerequisite
LING 210 Introduction to Linguistics F, W, S 3.0 ENGL 101


Electives — 15-16 Credits

In addition to LING 210, the Linguistics minor must choose five additional classes from the following list:

Course Number Title Semesters Offered Credit Hours Prerequisite
LING 260 Phonology F, W 3.0 LING 210 w/C+ or better
LING 321 OR English Syntax W 3.0 LING 210 - see advisor to register
ENGL 321 English Grammars F, W 3.0 ENGL 101
LING 331 Sociolinguistics W, S 3.0 LING 210 w/C+ or better
LING 383 Peace Linguistics W 3.0 LING 210 w/C+ or better
LING 423 Language Acquisition F 3.0 TESOL 310, should be taken during senior year
ENGL 421 History of the English Language S 3.0 ENGL 101
PSYC 205 Applied Social Statistics F, W 3.0 PSYC 111 and MATH 107 or equivalent or MATH 110 or equivalent


Additional Program Requirements

*The linguistics minor is not available to TESOL or TESOL ED majors.

**No more than 6 credit hours allowed between linguistics minor and TESOL minor/certificate.**

All passing grades will be accepted in fulfilling minor or certificate requirements.


Program Learning Outcomes


The purpose of the TESOL Program is to prepare students to confidently teach English to speakers of other languages within a variety of settings (e.g. ESL, EFL, school, business) and to a variety of student populations (e.g. children, adolescents, adults). In order to accomplish this, we believe students need training in three broad areas: knowledge, experience, and professional identity. The TESOL program learning outcomes clarify these areas:

Knowledge
Students can articulate a knowledge of human language and how it is learned and taught.

Experience
Students demonstrate they can apply what they have learned within a teaching situation.

Professional Identity

  • Students demonstrate a sense of professionalism through improving personal language proficiency.
  • Students participate in TESOL professional communities and utilize TESOL resources.
  • Students display a sense of self-awareness and efficacy by demonstrating an understanding of what strengths and weaknesses they bring to the TESOL professions and how they can capitalize on their strengths and improve upon their weaknesses.