engage people
Master of Arts in Linguistics with a focus on Language Development
Master of Arts in Linguistics with a focus on Language Development
help language communities discover their amazing God given value and worth
help language communities discover their amazing God given value and worth
equip people to use resources in their own language and culture
equip people to use resources in their own language and culture
encourage the use of their own language and art forms for learning and education, language and culture preservation, and all domains where language is a key to transformation
encourage the use of their own language and art forms for learning and education, language and culture preservation, and all domains where language is a key to transformation
EXAMPLE OF A 3-YEAR COURSE PLAN FOR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, INDEPENDENT STUDY(IS)
EXAMPLE OF A 3-YEAR COURSE PLAN FOR LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, INDEPENDENT STUDY(IS)
Semester 1: August – December
Semester 1: August – December
- AL603 Phonology (Required) [3 credits]. Study the principles and methods of analyzing linguistic sound systems.
- AL605 Grammar (Required) [3 credits]. Study the principles and methods of analyzing grammatical structures.
- AL608 Sociolinguistics (Required) [3 credits]. Study the structure and use of language in its social and cultural contexts, focusing on multilingual situations.
Semester 2: January – May
Semester 2: January – May
- AL707 Language Research Methods (Required) [3 credits].
- Elective course #1 [3 credits].
- Elective course #2 [3 credits]
Summer Semester: July
Summer Semester: July
- Elective course #3 [3 credits]. (AL732 Principles of Literacy is the only elective course offered only in the summer semester.)
Semester 3: August – December
Semester 3: August – December
- Elective course #4 [3 credits]
- Elective course #5 [3 credits]
- Elective course #6 [3 credits]
Semester 4: January – May
Semester 4: January – May
- AL797 Independent Study [6 credits] or AL799 Thesis [12 credits]: Defend Proposal
- AL755 Academic Writing for Linguistics or choose elective course #7 [3 credits]
- Pass Ethics Review for Research and Collect Data
Semester 5: August – December
Semester 5: August – December
- AL797 or AL799 continued: analyze data and write an Independent Study or Thesis
- Independent Study Oral Comprehensive Exam
Semester 6: January – May
Semester 6: January – May
- AL797 or AL799 continued: defend Independent Study/Thesis
ELECTIVE COURSES THAT FOCUS ON LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT:
ELECTIVE COURSES THAT FOCUS ON LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT:
- AL733 Language Development Methods (Prerequisite: Sociolinguistics) [3 credits]
- AL742 Language Survey (Prerequisite: Sociolinguistics) [3 credits]
- AL732 Principles of Literacy [3 credits]
- AL741 Anthropological Linguistics [3 credits]. This course is required for MSEA.
- AL735 Seminar on Language Planning and Language Policy [3 credits]
- AL734 Orthography Development [3 credits]
- AL754 Selected Topics in Language Development [3 credits]
NOTE: All of these courses may not be offered over a 2-year timespan at Payap University. However, there are many more wonderful elective courses to take in addition to these courses about Translation and Language Description.
NOTE: All of these courses may not be offered over a 2-year timespan at Payap University. However, there are many more wonderful elective courses to take in addition to these courses about Translation and Language Description.