Elective courses that focus on Language Development:
AL707 Language Research Methods [3 credits]
AL708 Ethno Arts Applied Linguistic Methods[3 credits]
AL732 Principles of Literacy [3 credits]
AL733 Language Development Methods (Prerequisite: Sociolinguistics) [3 credits]
AL734 Orthography Development [3 credits]
AL735 Seminar on Language Planning and Language Policy [3 credits]
AL736 Literacy Program Planning and Materials[3 credits]
AL741 Anthropological Linguistics [3 credits].
AL742 Language Survey (Prerequisite: Sociolinguistics) [3 credits]
AL754 Selected Topics in Language Development [3 credits]
NOTE: The electives above may not all 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 Language Development.
Language Development Sample 3-Year Course Plan for Independent Study (IS)
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
AL707 Language Research Methods (Required) [3 credits].
Elective course #1 [3 credits].
Elective course #2 [3 credits]
Summer Semester: June - 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
Elective course #4 [3 credits]
Elective course #5 [3 credits]
Elective course #6 [3 credits]
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
AL797 or AL799 continued: analyze data and write an Independent Study or Thesis
Independent Study Oral Comprehensive Exam
Semester 6: January – May
AL797 or AL799 continued:defend Independent Study/Thesis