Linguistic Fieldwork Abroad
This course will provide a unique opportunity to conduct real linguistic fieldwork with endangered languages. Students delve into the fascinating and urgent task of studying and preserving languages that are often spoken by marginalized communities that are rapidly disappearing, taking with them millennia of human history, culture, and knowledge. Students will work with language consultants on a one-on-one basis and in groups to document unique aspects of their languages with the goal of learning the skills needed to aid in their preservation, reclamation, and revitalization.
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite(s): LING 111.3 or LING 114.3; and LING 243.3 or LING 340.3; and permission of the instructor. Note: Costs in addition to tuition will apply to this course. Students may take this course more than once for credit, provided that the location is sufficiently different each time. Students must consult the department to ensure that the location is sufficiently different. Students in this course may be required to have a conversational level of proficiency in the language used in the destination location. In order to be granted permission to register, students will have to prove this level of proficiency to the instructor. Students must also have a minimum of 30 cu and an overall average no lower than 65%.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027