Oct 12, 2024  
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2010-12 
    
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2010-12 [Archived Catalog]


Linguistics



Return to {$returnto_text} Return to: Ohio University Arts and Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences 
Gordy Hall 383
Phone: 740.593.4564
Fax: 740.593.2967
linguisticsWeb@ohio.edu
http://www.ohio.edu/linguistics 

Christopher Thomas, Chair

Ohio University offers an undergraduate major in Linguistics, the study of how languages are structured, acquired, and used. Consisting of 45 credits, the major can be completed in two years if a student begins the program in the fall of the junior year. (LING 270 , an introductory course in the nature of language, does not count toward the major.) Qualified students can earn a Master of Arts degree in linguistics with one additional year of study beyond the Bachelor of Arts.

A core program of 30 quarter hours is required of all majors; each student must take 15 additional hours of electives in Linguistics. Areas of possible concentration include the teaching of English as a second or foreign language (TESL/TEFL), theoretical linguistics, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and the use of computers in linguistic research or teaching. In addition, the major might be useful to students planning advanced study or careers in speech and hearing sciences, bilingual education, translation and interpretation, cognitive science, anthropology, philosophy, and artificial intelligence.

Unlike other majors in the College of Arts and Sciences , linguistics majors must complete three years of foreign language study and meet all General Education requirements. Elective courses are recommended from the subjects of English, modern or classical languages, psychology, cultural anthropology, international studies, education, and other disciplines.

A typical program of study can be sequenced across the last two years of a student’s college career. Some courses may be taken out of sequence, but prerequisites and descriptions of courses listed in this catalog should be noted carefully. All Linguistics students are required to complete an independent research project (LING 495A  and 495B ), under faculty supervision. A minimum GPA of 2.33 is required in the major, with no grade below C- in the core courses.

A minor in linguistics is also available, requiring a minimum of 24 hours and at least two courses at the 400 level. Areas of specialization include general linguistics, sociolinguistics, and teaching English as a second or foreign language.

Programs

Majors

Linguistics (BA5290) 

Minors

Japanese (ORJAPN) 

Linguistics (OR5290) 

Preservice Teacher Preparation in TEFL

Linguistics also offers a five-course module as preservice teacher preparation in TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language). The courses include LING 351 , 410 , 475 , 480  and 482 . The module can be completed by linguistics majors and nonmajors. Also, Linguistics, in cooperation with Latin American studies, offers coursework toward the TEFL module in Cuenca, Ecuador.

Language and Literature Courses

The Department of Linguistics offers courses in Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian/Malay, Japanese, and Swahili. Additionally, the Department of Linguistics offers the following less commonly taught languages from these geographic areas: Africa: Akan, Wolof, and Somali; Southeast Asia: Khmer, Thai, and Vietnamese. At present, no major in these languages is available. However, if you are working toward an major program in international studies or a certificate in African or Asian studies, you may choose three quarters of an appropriate African or Asian language as part of your course requirements. The Chinese and Japanese language programs offer education abroad programs, which supplement part of the foreign language courses offered at Ohio University.

The Department also offers courses in the literatures of Asia, which might fulfill certain requirements for an international studies certificate or a major in Asian studies. See the Course Descriptions sectionfor the specific language. (Literature courses are listed under International Literature: Linguistics type and have the course prefix of “ILL.”)

Return to {$returnto_text} Return to: Ohio University Arts and Sciences