Linguistics Minor
This program is available at the following location:
- Corvallis
The minor in Linguistics provides students with a basis for the scientific study of human languages. A Linguistics minor offers students who have an interest in language diversity, language documentation, preservation and revitalization the opportunity and skills to deepen their knowledge of the structure and power of languages. By analyzing linguistic structure and identifying patterns of language use from around the world, students develop an understanding of how languages change, how they are used by communities, how they express identity, how linguistic ideologies affect language varieties, and how languages are acquired/learned.
A minor in Linguistics offers a timely accompaniment for any students whose course of study engages with multilingualism and multiculturalism globally, internationally, and/or locally.
Minor Code: A026
Upon successful completion of the program, students will meet the following learning outcomes:
- Apply linguistic analysis to recognize and analyze systematic patterns in languages.
- Apply linguistic problem solving to real world language problems.
- Synthesize knowledge of linguistic categories, terminology, and theories with lived experiences with language.
- Analyze the diversity of languages and how the languages are influenced by sociolinguistic variation, language development, and multilingualism.
- Evaluate concepts, theories, and methodologies used by linguists in qualitative and quantitative analyses of linguistic structure, patterns of language use, and the role of language in social identities.
- Articulate relationships between language and culture with respect to ideologies, identities and the production and reproduction of power, privilege and oppression.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| LING 201 | +INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE, LINGUISTICS AND POWER | 4 |
| LING 311 | THE SOUNDS OF LANGUAGE: PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY | 3 |
| LING 312 | WORDS AND PHRASES: MORPHOSYNTAX | 3 |
| LING 313 | MEANING IN LANGUAGE: SEMANTICS, PRAGMATICS, AND DISCOURSE | 3 |
| Electives | ||
| Select 14 credits from the following courses: 1,2 | 14 | |
| *LANGUAGE, RACE AND RACISM IN THE US: AN INTRODUCTION | ||
| +LANGUAGE, CULTURE AND SOCIETY | ||
| +*LANGUAGE IN THE USA | ||
| LANGUAGE, RACE AND RACISM IN THE U.S.: ADVANCED STUDY | ||
| MULTILINGUAL LINGUISTICS | ||
| HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE | ||
| LINGUISTICS FOR TEACHERS | ||
| SELECTED TOPICS IN GERMAN CULTURE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GERMAN LINGUISTICS | ||
| GERMAN PRONUNCIATION AND PHONETICS | ||
| MASTER/APPRENTICE STUDY OF A LESS COMMONLY TAUGHT LANGUAGE | ||
| MASTER/APPRENTICE STUDY OF A LESS COMMONLY TAUGHT LANGUAGE | ||
| MASTER/APPRENTICE STUDY OF A LESS COMMONLY TAUGHT LANGUAGE | ||
| *LANGUAGES OF OREGON | ||
| PHONETICS AND PRONUNCIATION | ||
| HISPANIC LINGUISTICS | ||
| +SPANISH IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO WORLD LANGUAGE AND CULTURE STUDIES | ||
| Total Credits | 27 | |
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Baccalaureate Core course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in a catalog year up to 2024-2025
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Core Education course. Applies to general education requirements for undergraduate students in catalog year 2025-2026 and beyond
- 1
A minimum of 3 credits must be upper-division
- 2
Students may select other appropriate electives with advisor approval
Minor Code: A026