Language and Culture

M.A. in Linguistics - Option in LANGUAGE AND CULTURE [code: LINGMA03]

The Option in Language and Culture allows students to take courses both in Linguistics and Anthropology that deal with theory, research, and applications in the area of language study from a cultural/anthropological point of view.

Core Courses

15 units, see here

Language and Culture Specialization

12 units for thesis or 18 units for comprehensives

  1. LING 533--Ethnography of Communication
  2. LING 540--Sociolinguistics
  3. ANTH 630--Seminar in Anthropological Linguistics
  4. APPROVED SELECTIONS FROM AMONG:
    • LING 413--Language and Culture
    • LING 423--Semantics
    • LING 425--Education Across Cultures
    • LING 470--Language and Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
    • LING 575--Literacy and Linguistics
    • LING 650--Bilingualism
    • ANTH 560--Ethnographic Research Methods
    • ANTH 597--Directed Readings in Anthropology
  5. CULMINATING EXPERIENCES:
    • LING 697?Directed Research (1 unit; for 34 unit program), or
    • LING 698?Thesis (6 units; for 33 unit program)