Certificates in Linguistics
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In this certificate program, students will study principles of language structure (pronunciation, grammar, and meaning), and they may then diversify, choosing from a variety of approaches to the scientific study of language. These may include the study of language families and their role in tracing human history; or the acquisition of language by children and by adults; or the ways in which languages may differ from each other; or the relationships of language to other mental processes, to social roles, and to identity.
Linguistics is a natural adjunct to many courses of study. Students majoring in languages, in literature, in anthropology, communication, psychology, education, law, marketing, and many other fields can gain important insights through the study of language. Even for students in unrelated fields, linguistics has a special interest in a community like Hawai`i, where many languages are spoken and where language issues and questions often arise in day-to-day life.
Requirements
- The certificate will require 15 credit hours of course work (5 courses) at the 200-level or above.
- The five courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Required courses
Students must take the following:
- LING 320 General Linguistics
Students must also take two of the following:
- LING 410 Articulatory Phonetics
- LING 421 Introduction to phonological analysis (Pre: 410)
- LING 420 Morphology (Pre 320 or consent)
- LING 422 Introduction to grammatical analysis
Elective courses
Students must take two further courses from the following list (or from the list above):
- LING 331 Computer applications
- LING 344 Languages of the World
- LING 346 The Philippine Language Family
- LING 347 Pidgin and Creole Languages
- LING 412 Psycholinguistics
- LING 414 Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology (Pre: consent)
- LING 415 Language and Gender
- LING 416 Language as a Public Concern
- LING 423 Cognitive Linguistics
- LING 431 Computational modeling
- LING 440 Semantics
- LING 441 Metaphor
- LING 445 The Polynesian Language Family
- LING 451-452 Induction of Linguistic Structure
- LING 470 Introduction to Children's Speech
With the advisor's approval, one course from another department may count as one of the two electives. These may include, for example:
- SLS 302 Second Language Learning
- SLS 430 Pidgin & Creole English in Hawai‘i
- JPN 350 Introduction to Japanese Linguistics
- KOR 451 Structure of Korean
- FR 306 Structure of French
- HAW 452 Structure of Hawaiian
Certificate in Language and Cognition
This certificate provides a systematic program of study for students interested in the cognitive processes that take place when speaking and understanding language.
The focus on language can make this a beneficial program for students majoring in psychology.
The focus on cognitive processes involved in using language could broaden the education of students interested in such areas as language teaching, translation, creative writing, philosophy of language, speech communication, speech pathology, education, law, and marketing.
The courses included in the certificate focus on topics such as the frequency of ambiguity in speech and writing, and the cognitive processes we undergo in attempting to recover the intended meaning of a sentence or discourse passage. Therefore, the certificate program might be beneficial to anyone concerned with clear and effective use of language, or anyone interested in better understanding the human mind.
Requirements
- The certificate will require 15 credit hours of course work (5 courses) at the 200-level or above
- The five courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Required courses
Students must take each of the following:
- LING 320 General Linguistics
- LING 412 Psycholinguistics
- LING 423 Cognitive Linguistics
Elective courses
Students must take two of the following:
- ICS 464 Introduction to Cognitive Science
- LING 431 Computational Modeling
- LING 441 Metaphor
- LING 470 Children's Speech
- PSY 325 Cognitive Psychology
Certificate in Human Language and Computers
This certificate provides undergraduates with a coherent course of study in
- the use of computers in the scientific study of human language, and
- computational language applications
Students gain both theoretical and hands-on experience in computational systems used to document and analyze human languages, and work with tools relevant to the quickly growing field of language technologies.
The certificate in Human Language and Computers is designed for students majoring in any discipline. It is of special interest to students in Computer Science and Library and Information Sciences, students in language departments, and Psychology students, but it may be useful to any students in the humanities and social sciences interested in gaining first-hand technical experience using computers for research and in technological applications, as well as to students in the physical sciences interested in applying their technical expertise to questions of language.
Requirements
- The certificate will require 15 credit hours of course work (5 courses) at the 300-level or above.
- These will be comprised of three required courses and two electives.
- The five courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Required courses
Students must take each of the following:
- LING 320 General Linguistics
- LING 331 Computer Data Methods
- LING 431 Computational modeling
Elective courses
Students must take two of the following:
- ICS 461 Artificial Intelligence
- ICS 463 Human computer interaction
- LING 410 Articulatory Phonetics
- LING 412 Psycholinguistics
- LING 420 Morphology
- LING 421 Introduction to phonological analysis
- LING 422 Introduction to grammatical analysis
- LING 423 Cognitive linguistics
- LING 440 Semantics
- LING 441 Metaphor
- LING 470 Children's speech
Certificate in Language Acquisition
This certificate provides a systematic program of study for students interested in how children learn language. The courses focus on how children learn language and how this is affected by cognitive development, social interaction, and cultural differences. The focus on language would be of benefit for students interested in speech pathology and audiology, or bi-/multilingualism. The focus on cognitive development is relevant to students in developmental psychology. The focus on language learning will be of special interest to students focusing on early childhood education or special education.
Requirements
- The certificate will require 15 credit hours of course work (5 courses) at the 200-level or above.
- These will be comprised of three required courses and two electives.
- The five courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Required courses
Students must take each of the following:
- LING 320 General Linguistics
- LING 414 Introduction to linguistic anthropology (Pre: consent)
- LING 470 Introduction to children's speech
Elective courses
Students must take two of the following:
- LING 412 Psycholinguistics
- LING 423 Cognitive linguistics
- LING 421 Introduction to phonological analysis (Pre: LING 410 or concurrent)
- LING 422 Introduction to grammatical analysis
- PSY 240 Developmental psychology (Pre: PSY 100)
- PSY 341 Social development of children (Pre: PSY 100 and PSY 240)
Certificate in Languages of Hawai‘i and the Pacific
This certificate provides a systematic study for students interested in the languages of Hawai‘i and the Pacific. This program does not focus on a specific language, but rather on various languages spoken in the Pacific region. The topics covered in the program include not only linguistic characteristics of the languages, but also other related issues such as history, education, and language planning. It is particularly beneficial to those students who major in Hawaiian or other Indo-Pacific languages in that it provides a broader view that supplements the more specific approach taken in the language studies. It is also be beneficial to the students whose major interests are ethnology, anthropology and sociology of the Pacific region.
Requirements
- The certificate will require 15 credit hours of course work (5 courses) at the 300-level or above.
- These will be comprised of two required courses and three electives.
- The five courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Required courses
Students must take each of the following:
- LING 320 General Linguistics
- LING 345 Polynesian language family
Elective courses
Students must take three of the following:
- LING 344 Languages of the world
- LING 346 Philippine language family
- LING 347 Pidgin and Creole linguistics
- LING 414 Introduction to linguistic anthropology (also listed as ANTH 414)
- ANTH 350 Pacific island cultures
- ANTH 447 Polynesian cultures
- ANTH 448 Micronesian cultures