LING521

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LING521 - Language Maintenance, Preservation and Revitalization

LinguisticsGraduateUA - UA General

Course ID

019911

Course Description

This course examines potential ways to avert the massive language endangerment and death the world is experiencing. A variety of approaches and methods are considered, including linguistic documentation, teaching language courses, immersion (pre)schools, and the master-apprentice program. The course also covers ethical issues, goals of communities, and the balance between linguists and communities. Graduate-level requirements include 2 additional writing assignments, additional readings, and a longer (25 page) research paper.

Min Units

3

Max Units

3

Repeatable for Credit

No

Grading Basis

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Career

Graduate

Course Attributes

GIDP - AIAR (Applied Intercult. Arts Rsch.), GIDP - SLAT (Sec. Lang. Acquisition & Teach)

Course Requisites

Graduate standing.

May be convened with

LING421

Component

Lecture

Optional Component

No