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Willamette Linguistics Group
Willamette Linguistics Lecture Series - Spring
2005
For the past four years, a group
of professors and scholars from a range of disciplines
(linguistics, rhetoric and media studies, psychology,
computer science, foreign language studies, English as a
Second Language) have met each semester to discuss our
common interest in language and the human experience. We
have unofficially referred to ourselves as the Willamette
Linguistics Group.
During spring semester, 2005, we hope
to offer the Willamette Linguistics Lecture series. The
series will feature three lectures, each one by a scholar
whose disciplines takes her/him into the realm of
language. Planning for these sessions is currently
underway. More details will be announced publicly (and on
this web page) shortly.
Other opportunities for studying linguistics &
language at Willamette:
Below are some courses offered
at Willamette which, to varying degrees, deal with the
study of language. The links will take you to the section
of the CLA catalog listing information about these
courses. Upon connecting to one ot those pages, you may
need to scroll down the page in order to find
them.
It is important to emphasize that
these courses are randomly listed to provide suggestions
to students who may be interested in the study of
language. They are NOT part of any linguistics major
or special linguistics study program. There may be
particular prerequisites or other conditions for taking
these classes. If interested, you are advised to talk to
the professor or department in question.
- ANTH
356 (W) Language and Culture (1)
- This course introduces students to
the major issues and methodologies in the study of
language in its cultural context. In particular, the
course focuses on linguistic questions related to the
following: 1) gender; 2) power; 3) ethnic, racial, and
national identifies; 4) literacy; 5) poetic, verbal
performance; and 6) intercultural communication.
Analysis often centers on video and cassette texts
from films, conversations, and the students' own
fieldwork data. Prerequisite: Previous coursework in
Anthropology recommended. Writing-centered. Every
third semester. Wogan
- ENGL
302 (W) History of the English Language
(1)
- A study of the history of the
English language from its Indo-European origins to the
present day. This writing-centered course makes
extensive use of literature from the early eras:
Beowulf, Chaucer's Tales and Johnson's Dictionary.
Annually. Staff
- FREN
431 Phonetics (1)
- A practical course based on the
study of the French sound system. Phonemic inventory,
physiology of French articulation with emphasis on
sound recognition and reproduction. Transcriptions in
International Phonetic Alphabet, practice with
recorded exercises and individual correction in the
language laboratory. Conducted in French.
Prerequisite: FREN 331 or consent of instructor.
Alternate years. Goeury-Richardson
- FREN
432 Introduction to French Linguistics
(1)
- Examination of the characteristics
of language and language diversity, including
structure, linguistic change and theories of origin.
The second part of the course will concentrate on the
contributions of French linguists (Martinet, Dubois)
to linguistic theory. Practice in applying various
methods of analysis to French sentences. Conducted in
French. Prerequisite: FREN 331 or consent of
instructor. Alternate years.
Goeury-Richardson
- JAPN
240 Japanese Language and Culture (Intercultural
Communication) (1)
- This course explores how Japanese
language and communication styles offer insights which
enhance our understanding of Japanese culture,
society, and the Japanese way of thinking. What are
the key aspects of the structure of Japanese language
and the accompanying communication style which affect
intercultural communication? What does it mean to say
that Japanese is a high-context language or features a
socially oriented mode of communication? Why do some
attempts to communicate between cultures turn out
successfully while others do not? In exploring
Japanese language, this course will draw on examples
of cross-cultural misunderstandings between Japanese
and non-Japanese in social, political, and economic
contexts. Taught in English. Spring.
Fujiwara
- IDS
140 (NW) Introduction to Cognitive Science
(1)
- Cognitive science focuses on how
people, animals and machines come to be intelligent.
It is an interdisciplinary field at the interface of
psychology, linguistics, computer science,
anthropology, philosophy, and neuroscience. This
introductory, lab-based course explores the origins,
methodologies, accomplishments, and current
controversies associated with this rapidly emerging
field, thus challenging students to think critically
yet creatively about this new approach to
investigating mind, brain, and behavior. Understanding
the Natural World. Alternate years.
Stewart
- PSYC
350 Cognitive Processes (1)
- This course will consider the
subjects of attention, concept formation, pattern
recognition, language, memory, artificial
intelligence, creative thinking, problem solving and
other aspects of cognition. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 or
consent of instructor. Spring. Staff
- PHIL
370 (W) Philosophy of Language (1)
- Critical examination of some of
the concepts central to understanding what language is
and the way language works. We will study various
philosophical theories of language such as meaning,
reference, naming, truth, necessity and analyticity
and also look at how the analysis of language applies
to other philosophical problems. Writing-centered.
Prerequisite: PHIL 110. Alternate years, Fall.
Goble
- RHET
355 (US) Gender and Communication (1)
- This course explores the
intersection of three closely related constructs:
gender, communication and power. Students in this
course will consider gender as an investigative
construct, examine the empirical differences in the
ways men and women communicate in the United States
and critique selected genres of women's rhetoric.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Understanding
Society. On demand. Cordova
- RHET
372 (W) Metaphor and Communication (1)
- This course is an exploration of
what the use of metaphor does to and for us. The
course covers two units roughly corresponding to the
theory and criticism of metaphor. The first unit
surveys a variety of scholarly attempts to define
metaphor and explain metaphorical function. The second
unit examines ways that metaphors can be evaluated and
the reasons that they should be evaluated. Class
periods will primarily be devoted to lecture, guided
discussions and reports. Writing-centered.
Prerequisite: RHET 231 or consent of instructor.
Alternate years. Douglass
- SPAN
365 Spanish Translation (1)
- Study of theory and practice of
translation. The course includes in-depth study of
certain aspects of the Spanish language: slang,
idioms, syntax, etc. Through the translation of
different genre (poetry, literary prose, newspapers,
etc.) the following issues will be addressed:
importance of context and situation, relationship
between language and culture, relationship between
English and Spanish. Prerequisite: SPAN 331(W).
Alternate years, Fall. Blanco-Arnejo
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