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| Anthropology | |
| ANTH 1401 | Your Heritage Language (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course introduces students to the fields of structural linguistics, social approaches to the study of language, and language policy through a focus on the traditional languages or heritage languages spoken more or less actively within students¿ own families and home communities, either at present or in recent generations. |
| ANTH 2400 | Language and Culture (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces the interrelationships of linguistic, cultural, and social phenomena with emphasis on the importance of these interrelationships in interpreting human behavior. No prior knowledge of linguistics is required. |
| ANTH 2420 | Language and Gender (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Studies how differences in pronunciation, vocabulary choice, non-verbal communication, and/or communicative style serve as social markers of gender identity and differentiation in Western and non-Western cultures. Includes critical analysis of theory and methodology of social science research on gender and language. |
| ANTH 3480 | Language and Prehistory (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course covers the basic principles of diachronic linguistics and discusses the uses of linguistic data in the reconstruction of prehistory. |
| ANTH 3541 | Topics in Linguistics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Topics to be announced prior to each semester, dealing with linguistics. Course was offered Spring 2012 |
| ANTH 5420 | Theories of Language (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Survey of modern schools of linguistics, both American and European, discussing each approach in terms of historical and intellectual context, analytical goals, assumptions about the nature of language, and relation between theory and methodology. |
| ANTH 5490 | Speech Play and Verbal Art (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This graduate-level seminar seeks to understand variation in language (and its significance for social relations and social hierarchies) by focusing on forms of language that are aesthetically valued (whether as powerful or as poetic) in particular communities. The course assumes some familiarity both with technical analysis of language and anthropological perspectives on social formations. |
| ANTH 7480 | Language and Prehistory (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course covers the basic principles of diachronic linguistics (the study of how languages change over time) and the uses of linguistic data in the reconstruction of prehistory. Considered is the use of linguistic evidence in tracing prehistoric population movements in demonstrating contact among prehistoric groups and in the reconstruction of daily life. To the extent that the literature permits, examples and case studies will be drawn from the Mayan language area of Central America, and will include discussion of the pre-Columbian Mayan writing system and its ongoing decipherment. Fulfills the comparative-historical requirement for Linguistics graduate students. |
| ANTH 7541 | Topics in Sociolinguistics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Analyzes particular aspects of the social use of language. Topics vary from year to year. |
| Education-Human Services | |
| EDHS 8090 | Disorders of Language I (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Coverage includes language differences, language delays, language deviancies, and specific language impairment with topics ranging from language sampling to linguistic analysis, to intervention and counseling. Topical coverage also include linguistic diversity, bilingualism, early intervention, literacy acquisition, dyslexia and hyperlexia. Prerequisite: Language development course or instructor permission. |
| Education-Curriculum, Instruction, & Special Ed | |
| EDIS 5480 | Second Language Acquisition and Modern Language Teaching Methods: PreK-12 (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Considers theory and research in second language acquisition; classroom instructional procedures that follow the National Standards, which incorporate interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes and foster successful communication in foreign languages; and selection of appropriate materials, realia, visuals, and media for instructional purposes. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. |
| Latin | |
| LATI 5559 | New Course in Latin (1.00 - 4.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | New course in the subject of Latin. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/classics/. |
| Linguistics | |
| LING 3400 | Structure of English (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces students to the descriptive grammar of English and methods of reasoning about linguistic structure. Covers units of sound and phonemic transcriptions, word building and inflectional forms, lexical categories, basic sentence types, common phrase and clause patterns, and syntactic transformations. Course was offered Fall 2011 |
| LING 7400 | Structure of English (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course provides students with a foundation in the grammar of the English language. Topics include phonology, morphology, syntax, with a focus on structural analysis. Students will gain confidence in discussing the form, function, & usage of linguistic structures. These topics will also be related to the teaching & tutoring of English as a second language including error correction & feedback which will be reflected in advanced final papers. |
| General Linguistics | |
| LNGS 3250 | Introduction to Linguistic Theory and Analysis (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Introduces sign systems, language as a sign system, and approaches to linguistics description. Emphasizes the application of descriptive techniques to data. For more details on this class, please visit the department website at: http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/slavic/courses.html. |
| LNGS 7010 | Linguistic Theory and Analysis (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Linguistic Theory and Analysis |
| Philosophy | |
| PHIL 7450 | Topics in the Philosophy of Language (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | For more details on this class, please visit the department website at http://www.virginia.edu/philosophy/. |
| Psychology | |
| PSYC 5310 | Developmental Psycholinguistics (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | Examines current research and theoretical models of children's language acquisition. Topics include normal children's acquisition of spoken language skills, and the development of communication skills in deaf, autistic, and other groups of language-handicapped children. Prerequisite: Upper-level psychology major or linguistics student, or graduate student in Arts and Sciences or Education. |
| Spanish | |
| SPAN 4559 | New Course in Spanish (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics within the subject of Spanish. |
| SPAN 7220 | History of the Language (3.00) |
| Offered Fall 2012 | The development of the Spanish language from its origins. |