Program: Minor in Anthropological Linguistics
Program Description
The minor in Anthropological Linguistics involves a focused study on the relationship between language and culture. It explores how language shapes social life, influences cultural practices, and reflects human cognition, and identity.
A minor in Anthropological Linguistics provides students with an interdisciplinary education that fosters cultural awareness, critical thinking, and communication skills, equipping them to navigate multicultural environments and an interconnected world.
Students are strongly encouraged to meet with the undergraduate student advisor to ensure that all prerequisites and requirements are met for the minor.
Program Requirements
1. Required Courses (12 units)
ANTH 152 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
LING 300 Approaches to Linguistic Analysis (3)
or LING 303 Human Language: Defining Our Biological Identity (3)
ANTH 310 Language in Culture: Anthropological Linguistics (3)
2. Language, Culture, and Identity Electives (6 units)
LING 230 Forbidden Language: Swearing and Taboo Language (3)
LING 240 Language and Music (3)
LING 250 Language(s) in California (3)
LING 314CS Language in Life: Community-Engaged Linguistics (3)
LING 325 Language, Gender, and Identity (3)
LING 309 Language and Social Interaction (3)
LING 408 Semantics and Pragmatics (3)
LING 427 Languages in Contact (3)
LING 441 Sociolinguistics (3)
LING 447 Bilingualism in the U.S. (3)
Total Units in the Minor: 18
Contact
Department of Linguistics/TESL
Chair: Anna Joaquin
Sierra Tower (ST) 805
(818) 677-3453
Program Learning Outcomes
Students receiving a minor in Anthropological Linguistics will be able to:
- Identify language features and explain how they relate to people’s worldviews and identities.
- Discuss how language reflects and influences social issues like race, gender, and power.
- Compare and contrast different linguistic practices across cultures.
- Apply ethnographic research methods to study linguistic phenomena.