Linguistics

Expand your knowledge of language structure and use. This program of study provides an excellent foundation in linguistic theory and application.

A minor in Linguistics (ENG) requires satisfactory completion of the following requirements:

  • Satisfactory progress toward completion of the baccalaureate degree in the student’s home school
  • Completion of 15 credit hours, with a minimum grade of C in each course
  • At least 9 credit hours must be at the 300-400 level
  • No more than 6 credit hours can be from departments other than English.

Required:

  • ENG–Z 205 Introduction to the English Language (3 cr.)

Electives:

Choose 12 credit hours from the following courses:

Anthropology

  • ANTH–L 300 Language and Culture (3 cr.)
  • ANTH–L 401 Language, Power, and Gender (3 cr.)

American Sign Language/ Interpretation

  • ASL–L 340 Discourse Analysis: English (3 cr.)
  • ASL–L 342 Disclosure Analysis: ASL (3 cr.)

Philosophy

  • PHIL–P 265 Introduction to Symbolic Logic (3 cr.)
  • PHIL–P 368 Philosophy of Language (3 cr.)

English

  • ENG-Z 205: Introduction to the English Language (Core course) (3 cr.)
  • ENG-Z 206: Introduction to Language Use (3 cr.)
  • ENG-Z 301: History of the English Language (3 cr.)
  • ENG-Z 302: Understanding Language Structure: Syntax (3 cr.)
  • ENG-Z 303: Understanding Language Meaning: Semantics (3 cr.)
  • ENG-Z 310: Language in Context: Sociolinguistics (3 cr.)
  • ENG-Z 400: Teaching English for Specific Purposes (3 cr.)
  • ENG-Z 405: Topics in the Study of Language (Topics may vary each semester) (3 cr.)
  • ENG-Z 432: Second Language Acquisition (3 cr.)
  • ENG-Z 434: Introduction to Teaching English as a Second Language (3 cr.)
  • ENG-Z 441 Materials Preparation for ESL Instruction (3 cr.)
  • ENG-W 310 Language and the Study of Writing (3 cr.)

World Languages and Cultures

  • FREN-F 402: Introduction to French linguistics (3 cr.)
  • FREN-F 421: Fourth- Year French (3 cr.)
  • FREN-F 423: The Craft of Translation (3 cr.)
  • GER-G 340: German language and Society: Past and Present (3 cr.)
  • GER-G 465: The Structure of German (3 cr.)
  • GER-G 333: German translation Practice (3 cr.)
  • GER-G 423: The Craft of Translation (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 323: Introduction to Translation Spanish and English (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 326: Introduction to Spanish Linguistics (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 409: Hispanic Sociolinguistics (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 410: The Acquisition of Spanish (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 423: the Craft of Translation (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 425: Spanish Phonetics (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 427: the Structure of Spanish (3 cr.)
  • SPAN-S 428: Applied Spanish Linguistics (3 cr.)
  • WLAC-F 350: Introduction to Translation Studies and Interpreting (3 cr.)
  • WLAC-F 330: Introduction to Translating French and English (3 cr.)
  • WLAC-F 450: Computers in Translation (3 cr.)

In consultation with an advisor, advanced students may request permission to take a graduate course in linguistics in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the minor.

For more information, contact:

Professor Fred DiCamilla
Director of Linguistics Undergraduate Program
fdicamil@iu.edu
(317) 274-04804
Cavanaugh Hall (CA), 501T