LANG 1990. Elective. (1-4 Hours)
Offers elective credit for courses taken at other academic institutions. May be repeated without limit.
LANG 2990. Elective. (1-4 Hours)
Offers elective credit for courses taken at other academic institutions. May be repeated without limit.
LANG 3600. Language Policy. (4 Hours)
Introduces the field of language policy, i.e., government or other institutional/systemic control of language use. Examines the complexity of policies and how they affect and are affected by historical, political, social, economic, ethnic, and many other factors. Covers issues including the economic efficacy of certain languages, language death, linguistic marginalization, language as a tool of nationalism, language policies and access to basic services, language activism, and language conflict scenarios. Offers students an opportunity to pursue their own case study, analyzing a specific local or global region, using both personal observations and research.
Attribute(s): NUpath Societies/Institutions
LANG 4990. Elective. (1-4 Hours)
Offers elective credit for courses taken at other academic institutions. May be repeated without limit.
LANG 4992. Directed Study. (1-4 Hours)
Offers students a way of going beyond work given in the regular curriculum; may also enable students to complete major or minor requirements in certain situations. Priority is given to language majors and to juniors and seniors. May be repeated without limit.