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Courses

Check major and minor requirement sections in the Departments, Programs and Areas of Study section to determine if specific courses will satisfy requirements. Inclusion on this list does not imply that the course will necessarily satisfy a requirement.

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Interdisciplinary Courses
  

  • ID199S2PO - Independent Study:Swahili 2

    When Offered: As announced in semester schedule of classes.
    Credit: 0.5

    Pomona’s Self Instructional Language Program (SILP) provides students with an opportunity to study less-commonly taught languages via a program that combines independent study of selected texts and audio-visual materials with conversation and drill sessions with a native speaker “coach.” The course is designed by, and examinations are written and graded by an instructor who teaches the language at a selected accredited college or university. SILP courses are offered for half-course credit (equivalent to two semester hours) on a Pass/No Credit basis. The course is limited to five students per section. Students may enroll in one SILP course per semester; no auditing is allowed. Course Format: 1. Seven to ten hours a week of independent study using a combination of textbooks, workbooks, audio and video materials, software, and online materials (course components vary by language). 2. Two class sessions per week with the native speaker language coach. 3. A midterm and final written exam and oral exam.). 4. Students must be able to work independently, take responsibility for their own learning, and organize time wisely. Course Requirements: Attendance is required; a maximum of three are absences allowed.  Students must attend a minimum of ten language lunch conversation tables where they may only speak in the studied language. For more information, consult the SILP page on the Oldenborg website: here.

International Relations
  

  • IR100 PO - Intermediate IR Seminar

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): T. Lee; H. Haddad
    Credit: 1

    A reading-intensive seminar designed to introduce sophomores or juniors in the program to prevailing theories, methodologies and subject themes in international studies. Prerequisite: POLI 008 PO .
  

  • IR102 SC - Cooperation and Rivalry in the European Union


    Credit: 1.0

    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
  

  • IR108 SC - Political Europe and Monetary Europe


    Credit: 1.0

    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
  

  • IR189A PO - Managing Diplomatic Crises

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2015.
    Instructor(s): C. Munter
    Credit: 1

    This course will analyze the practice of diplomacy in times of crisis, drawing on specific case studies (Serbia, Iraq, Pakistan) placed in historical context. Students will study internal decision making processes as well as outside influences, the domestic politics of decision making as well as foreign policy demands. Several papers required. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: POLI 008 PO .
  

  • IR190 PO - Senior IR Seminar

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): P. Englebert/H. Williams
    Credit: 1

    A seminar on theory, research design and methodology intended to help students formulate and implement an individual research project. Students also present their research proposals to other seniors in the program. Prerequisites: prior completion of four of the five core courses in international relations and one of the two advanced electives.
  

  • IR191 PO - Senior Thesis

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    Students work independently under the direction of one faculty member, normally from among the faculty on the International Relations Committee. A second member of the faculties of The Claremont Colleges also reads the completed thesis. Prerequisite: IR 190 PO .

International/Intercultural Studies
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • IIS110 PZ - (Mis)Representation: Near East and Far East


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
  

  • IIS113 PZ - Science, Politics and Alternative Medicine


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
  
  
  

Italian
  
  
  
  
  

  • ITAL121 SC - Italian Medieval and Renaissance Literature


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
  
  

  • ITAL136 SC - Italians as Guests and Hosts: Intercultural Encounters in Current Italian Fiction


    See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.

Japanese
  

  • JAPN001A PO - Elementary Japanese

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): P. Flueckiger; K. Takahashi; T. Terada
    Credit: 1

    A beginning Japanese language course stressing grammar, vocabulary building, oral and aural communication skills; introduction to the Japanese writing systems (katakana, hiragana and approximately 250 kanji). Prerequisite: any entering student who has previously learned Japanese must take a placement examination.
  

  • JAPN001B PO - Elementary Japanese

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): P. Flueckiger; L. Miyake, K. Takahashi, T. Terada
    Credit: 1

    A beginning Japanese language course stressing grammar, vocabulary building, oral and aural skills; introduction to the Japanese writing systems (katakana, hiragana and approximately 250 kanji). Prerequisite: JAPN 001A PO .
  

  • JAPN011 PO - Conversation: Contemporary Japanese Language and Culture

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): R. Bashaw
    Credit: 0.25

    Open to all students except native speakers. Credit for satisfactory participation in Oldenborg Center activities and two conversation classes weekly. Prerequisite: JAPN 001B PO . Cumulative credit; graded P/NC. May be taken a total of four times for a total of one course credit.
  

  • JAPN012A PO - Japanese Kanji Class I

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.25

    Study of basic kanji characters, focusing on the origin and meanings of each character and the concept of each radical. Systematically builds competence in word formation and meaning inference. Emphasis on both reading and writing. JAPN012A (FALL) covers approximately 350 characters; JAPN 012B PO  (SPRING), additional 250. JAPN012A may be taken concurrently with JAPN 051A PO ; JAPN 012B PO , with JAPN 051B PO . Prerequisite: JAPN 001B PO . Credit for satisfactory participation in two classes per week. Cumulative credit. P/NC only.
  

  • JAPN012B PO - Japanese Kanji Class I

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.25

    Study of basic kanji characters, focusing on the origin and meanings of each character and the concept of each radical. Systematically builds competence in word formation and meaning inference. Emphasis on both reading and writing. JAPN 012A PO  (FALL) covers approximately 350 characters; JAPN012B (SPRING), additional 250. JAPN 012A PO  may be taken concurrently with JAPN 051A PO ; JAPN012B, with JAPN 051B PO . Prerequisite: JAPN 001B PO . Credit for satisfactory participation in two classes per week. Cumulative credit. P/NC only.
  

  • JAPN013 PO - Advanced Conversation

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): R. Bashaw
    Credit: 0.25

    Open to all students except native speakers. Credit for satisfactory participation in Oldenborg Center activities and two conversation classes weekly. Prerequisite: JAPN 051A PO . Cumulative, one-quarter course credit; graded P/NC. Does not satisfy the foreign language requirement. May be taken a total of four times for a total of one course credit.
  

  • JAPN014A PO - Japanese Kanji Class II

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.25

    Focus on the systematic learning of the kanji characters of written Japanese. Systematically builds competence in word formation and meaning inference. Emphasis on both reading and writing. JAPN014A and JAPN 014B PO  together cover approximately 500 characters, in addition to the 600 already covered in JAPN 012A PO  and JAPN 012B PO . Prerequisite: JAPN 051B PO . Credit for satisfactory participation in two one-hour classes per week. Cumulative credit. P/NC only.
     
  

  • JAPN014B PO - Japanese Kanji Class II

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.25

    Focus on the systematic learning of the kanji characters of written Japanese. Systematically builds competence in word formation and meaning inference. Emphasis on both reading and writing. JAPN 014A PO  and JAPN014B together cover approximately 500 characters, in addition to the 600 already covered in JAPN 012A PO  and JAPN 012B PO . Prerequisite: JAPN 051B PO . Credit for satisfactory participation in two one-hour classes per week. Cumulative credit. P/NC only.
  

  • JAPN051A PO - Intermediate Japanese

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): L. Miyake
    Credit: 1

    A continuation of elementary Japanese with emphasis on developing further skills in all aspects of the language; new grammatical forms, additional vocabulary and kanji (numbering 250 beyond 1A/B), reading and writing composition. Prerequisite: JAPN 001B PO .
  

  • JAPN051B PO - Intermediate Japanese

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): K. Takahashi
    Credit: 1

    A continuation of elementary Japanese with emphasis on developing further skills in all aspects of the language; new grammatical forms, additional vocabulary and kanji (numbering 250 beyond 1A/B), reading and writing composition. Prerequisite: JAPN 051A PO .
  

  • JAPN111A PO - Advanced Japanese

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): K. Kurita
    Credit: 1

    Develops speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in a balanced, integrated way, based on a variety of texts which include newspaper and magazine articles, short stories and animation. Prerequisite: JAPN 051B PO .
  

  • JAPN111B PO - Advanced Japanese

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): K. Kurita
    Credit: 1

    Develops speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in a balanced, integrated way, based on a variety of texts which include newspaper and magazine articles, short stories and animation. Prerequisite: JAPN 111A PO .
  

  • JAPN123 PO - An Introduction to Japanese Linguistics

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2016.
    Instructor(s): K. Takahashi
    Credit: 1

    This course deals with issues of the usage of the modern Japanese language and how they have been treated in the field of linguistics while providing focused, high-level language training for students who possess fourth-year level ability or equivalent in Japanese. It concentrates on pragmatics, cognitive linguistics, discourse/conversation analysis and speech varieties (politeness, gender, and role language). Students will conduct their own projects that utilize a corpus of data collected from media (audiovisual and textual) to investigate a specific aspect of modern Japanese. No previous linguistics training is required. Prerequisite: JAPN 111B PO  or equivalent. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • JAPN124 PO - Readings in Current Japanese

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2015.
    Instructor(s): K. Takahashi
    Credit: 1

    Readings in non-literary writings in the original Japanese, including newspaper/magazine articles and essays dealing with various contemporary topics. Emphasis also on composition. May be repeated once for credit with permission of instructor. Prerequisite: JAPN 111B PO  or equivalent.
  

  • JAPN125 PO - Readings in Modern Japanese Literature

    When Offered: Each year.
    Instructor(s): K. Kurita
    Credit: 1

    Advanced training in integrating all four language skills by engaging a variety of literary texts. We will also watch films and TV programs. Different themes and readings every year. May be repeated once for credit. Prerequisite: JAPN 111B PO  or equivalent.
  

  • JAPN126 PO - Japanese through Current Media

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2014.
    Instructor(s): K. Kurita
    Credit: 1

    This course focuses on Japanese in a variety of media: TV programs, cinema, documentaries and animation, as well as print media and online materials. The goal is to cultivate the listening and reading comprehension necessary for today’s fast-paced communications. There will be a routine dictation and writing of summaries of the audio-visual and printed materials. Another requirement for each student is the production of a short documentary video, narrated by that student, with the help of the Media Guild. Prerequisites: JAPN 111B PO  or equivalent. May be repeated twice for credit.
  

  • JAPN131 PO - Introduction to Classical Japanese

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2016.
    Instructor(s): P. Flueckiger
    Credit: 1

    Covers the fundamentals of classical Japanese grammar, combined with readings from prose and poetry texts of the Heian (794-1185), Kamakura (1185-1333) and Tokugawa (1600-1868) periods. Readings include Makura no soshi, Hojoki, Heike monogatari and the haikai poetry of Basho. Prerequisite: JAPN 111A PO .
  

  • JAPN191H PO - Senior Thesis

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    A two-semester directed study of selected topics, culminating in a broad-ranging research paper or translation exercise. Half-course credit. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: Near completion of courses for the major. Corequisite: JAPN120  PO series; JPNT courses.
  

  • JAPN192A PO - Senior Project

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    A two-semester directed study of selected topics, culminating in a broad-ranging research paper or translation exercise. Half-course. Taken in each semester of the senior year; grade and credit awarded upon completion of the second semester enrollment. Prerequisite: JAPN 124 PO  or JAPN 125 PO . Letter grade only. JAPN 192A, first semester; JAPN 192B PO  second semester.
    This course has been revised for 2016-17.  
  

  • JAPN192B PO - Senior Project

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    A two-semester directed study of selected topics, culminating in a broad-ranging research paper or translation exercise. Half-course. Taken in each semester of the senior year; grade and credit awarded upon completion of the second semester enrollment. Prerequisite: JAPN 124 PO  or JAPN 125 PO . Letter grade only. JAPN 192A PO , first semester; JAPN 192B second semester.
    This course has been revised for 2016-17.  
  

  • JAPN199DRPO - Japanese: Directed Readings

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Directed Readings. Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations, written papers, and/or oral presentations equivalent to a standard course. Regular interaction with the faculty supervisor. Weekly meetings are the norm. Available for full- or half-course credit.
  

  • JAPN199IRPO - Japanese: Independent Research Project

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Independent Research Project. A substantial and significant piece of original research produced. Prerequisite course work required. Available for full- or half-course credit.

Japanese Literature in Translation
  

  • JPNT170 PO - Pre-Modern Japanese Literature in English: Courtiers and Warriors

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2016.
    Instructor(s): P. Flueckiger
    Credit: 1

    Introduction to the major works of Japanese prose, poetic and dramatic literature from the 8th to the 18th centuries, with a focus on the aesthetic, social and political interactions between the imperial court and the developing warrior class. (Japanese in Translation)
  

  • JPNT171 PO - Literary Aesthetics of Pre-Modern Japan

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2016.
    Instructor(s): P. Flueckiger
    Credit: 1

    This course examines Japanese literature from the 8th to the 19th centuries through the aesthetic categories that have shaped its production and reception. Readings include pre-modern literary texts together with reflections on these texts by both their original producers and modern literary critics. Topics include waka and haiku poetry, the novel, the Buddhist aesthetic of “impermanence,” fashion and eroticism in urban popular culture, and the warrior ethos.
  

  • JPNT173 PO - Japanese Images of the Foreign: Xenophilia, Xenophobia and National Identity

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2013.
    Instructor(s): P. Flueckiger
    Credit: 1

    An exploration through literary, philosophical and political works of how Japan has been defined in relation to the foreign (both China and the West). Focuses on the Confucian, National Learning and Dutch Learning movements of the Tokugawa period (1600-1868). Topics also include the Meiji period (1868-1912) quest for “civilization and enlightenment” and the World War II discourse on “overcoming modernity.” (Japanese in Translation)
  

  • JPNT174 PO - Modern Japanese Literature in English Translation: Literary Reconfigurations of Japanese Identity, 1868 to Present

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2017.
    Instructor(s): K. Kurita
    Credit: 1

    An overview of key literary and intellectual issues of modern Japan from the Meiji Restoration (1868) to the present, centering on the construction of identity through Japan’s ongoing dialogue with the West. Relevant Western literature will be referenced, as well as Japanese painting, photography and cinema. (Japanese in Translation)
  

  • JPNT176 PO - Time and Space in Modern Japan

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2015.
    Instructor(s): K. Kurita
    Credit: 1

    Are we the products or the producers of our environments? This course offers an interdisciplinary, comparative approach to the literary expression of Japanese temporal and spatial concepts from the 8th century onward, with some reference to China and Korea. The focus, however, is on modern Japan, which in some ways “left Asia,” looking ahead to a very foreign time-space but trying to comprehend it with a language that does not even have a future tense. How have these transitions been negotiated conceptually in media such as literature? Some consideration of other cultural sources, such as cinema and the arts, will enrich the discussion; more practical factors such as urban design, maps and transportation networks will also be examined.
  

  • JPNT177 PO - Japanese/Japanese American Women Writers

    When Offered: Spring 2016.
    Instructor(s): L. Miyake
    Credit: 1

    This course will examine the writings by classical/modern Japanese/Japanese American women writers within local/global settings focusing on what they wrote, why they wrote and where they wrote. The course will explore how local/global gender and race politics inform their writings–and their reception–and the ways these formulations (which have crossed back and forth across the Pacific from the earliest Japanese immigration to the U.S. through international exchanges to this day) continue to fashion the writings of these women writers. (Japanese in Translation)
  

  • JPNT179 PO - Graphically Speaking: Japanese Manga and Its Buds

    When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2017.
    Instructor(s): L. Miyake
    Credit: 1

    Text? Image? Manga positions itself in the interstices of image and word, mainstream culture and subculture, local and global economies. This course will examine its historical and cultural contexts, technical and narrative strategies and local and global significance, reading shôjo girls, shônen boys, information and “other” manga, as well as pop culture, visual literacy and graphic art articles. (Japanese in Translation)
  

  • JPNT199DRPO - Japanese in Translation: Directed Readings

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Directed Readings. Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations, written papers, and/or oral presentations equivalent to a standard course. Regular interaction with the faculty supervisor. Weekly meetings are the norm. Available for full- or half-course credit.
  

  • JPNT199IRPO - Japanese in Translation: Independent Research Project

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Independent Research Project. A substantial and significant piece of original research produced. Pre-requisite course work required. Available for full- or half-course credit.

Korean
  
  
  
  
  

Korean Literature in Translation
  
  

Late Antique/Medvl Stds
  

  • LAMS190 PO - LAMS Senior Seminar

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): K.Wolf
    Credit: 1

    A seminar for LAMS majors to assist them as they conceive of, research, and write their senior theses. Common readings and research exercises will complement guided individual work. Letter grade only.
  

  • LAMS191 PO - Senior Thesis in LAMS

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): K.Wolf
    Credit: 1

    The culminating course for the LAMS major, students complete their theses under the guidance of their thesis advisors. Letter grade only.

Latin American Studies
  

  • LAST190 PO - Senior Tutorial

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): M. Tinker Salas
    Credit: 1

    Required of all majors during the first semester of the senior year. Prepares students for their senior exercise, emphasizing integrative analytical methods and important topics in the core disciplines chosen by students for their exams or senior theses.
  

  • LAST191 PO - Senior Thesis

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    With permission of the Latin American Studies Committee, students may elect to write a senior thesis. Thesis projects require substantial original research, writing and interpretation. Students select and work closely with a track advisor who is their primary reader. Students must select a second reader in consultation with their track advisor.
  

  • LAST193 PO - Senior Comprehensive Exam

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    Three-hour comprehensive examination consists of written field examinations in two chosen core disciplines and one interdisciplinary examination taken during the spring semester of the senior year. Prerequisite: LAST 190 PO .
  

  • LAST199DRPO - Latin American Studies: Directed Readings

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Directed Readings. Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations or papers equivalent to a standard course. Regular interaction with the faculty supervisor. Weekly meetings are the norm. Available for full- or half-course credit.
  

  • LAST199IRPO - Latin American Studies: Independent Research

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Independent Research or Creative Project. A substantial and significant piece of original research or creative product produced. Pre-requisite course work required. Available for full- or half-course credit.
  

  • LAST199RAPO - Latin American Studies: Research Assistantship

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    Lab notebook, research summary or other product appropriate to the discipline is required. Half-course credit only.

Linguistics and Cognitive Science
  

  • LGCS010 PO - Introduction to Linguistics

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): M. Diercks; M. Landman; M. Paster; B. Samuels
    Credit: 1

    What exactly is language? What do you actually know when you know a language? These questions are at the heart of linguistics, the scientific study of language. Topics covered in this course include: how sounds are produced and how they combine; how words are constructed from their component parts; how sentences are formed and how their meanings are understood; how languages are alike and how they differ; how languages change over time; and how language use reflects aspects of our identity.
  

  • LGCS011 PO - Introduction to Cognitive Science

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): D. Burke; L. Johnson
    Credit: 1

    Historical and contemporary views of the mind, from the perspectives of philosophy, linguistics, psychology, cognitive neuroscience and computer science. How does the mind acquire, structure and make use of language? How does it make sense of emotional and sensory experience? What is consciousness? These topics are considered within the framework of cognitive models and the neural basis of cognition.
  
  

  • LGCS101 PO - Comparative and Historical Linguistics

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2015.
    Instructor(s): M. Landman
    Credit: 1

    This course is an introduction to historical linguistics, the study of how languages change over time. The course is a hands-on introduction. Students learn how to ‘do’ historical linguistics by working through exercises involving a variety of languages. Topics include: types of language change (sound change, analogy, borrowing, etc.); reconstruction of proto-languages; and the origins of modern languages. Prerequisite: LGCS 010 PO  or permission of instructor.
  

  • LGCS105 PO - Syntax

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): M. Diercks; M. Landman
    Credit: 1

    Examines the sentence structure of natural language, addressing the (mostly unconscious) knowledge people have about language and proposing cognitive structures for that knowledge. For example, we explain why you can run up a bill and run up a hill, but while you can run a bill up, you can’t run a hill up. Emphasizes analysis and argumentation, with a writing-centric curriculum. Prerequisite: LGCS 010 PO .
  

  • LGCS106 PO - Semantics

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): M. Landman
    Credit: 1

    Language users manage to communicate complex thoughts and ideas within rapidly changing and evolving contexts, often with incredible ease. How are we able to locate linguistic meanings in such rich and elusive contexts? What is the relationship between the meaning of a word or expression and its linguistic form? What are the rules or processes that determine how more complex meanings are created from their parts, and how do these processes relate to other cognitive or mental processes? This course introduces both theoretical and practical tools to build an abstract theory of linguistic meaning that addresses these questions, among others. Prerequisite: LGCS 010 PO  or CSCI 030 PO .
  

  • LGCS107 PO - Pragmatics

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2012.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    How to do things with words. A philosophical and linguistic discussion of language use and non-truth-conditional aspects of meaning. Topics from philosophy of language and linguistics: speech acts, presupposition, conversational implicature, context and common ground, demonstratives and indexicals, topic/comment and focus, with applications to law and to psychology. Prerequisite: LGCS 010 PO .
  

  • LGCS108 PO - Phonology

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): M. Paster; B. Samuels
    Credit: 1

    Analysis of the organization of sounds in the world’s languages. Fundamental concepts in phonological theory and their relation to issues in articulatory and acoustic phonetics. Course focuses on feature systems, underlying representations, phonological rules and derivations. Prerequisite: LGCS 010 PO .
  

  • LGCS109 PO - Morphology

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2013.
    Instructor(s): M. Paster
    Credit: 1

    Provides an introduction to morphology, the study of how words are built from their component parts. Topics to be covered include methods of morphological analysis, the relationship between morphology and other areas of grammar and modern theories of morphology. Prerequisites: LGCS 010 PO .
  
  
  
  
  

  • LGCS118 PO - Social Awkwardness and the Principles of Human Interaction

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2015.
    Instructor(s): M.Diercks
    Credit: 1

    One of the most widespread social experiences in our culture is awkwardness: even the most socially adept among us cannot avoid experiencing and even creating awkwardness at times. This course explores the underlying principles of human interaction and human nature that result in social awkwardness, focusing mainly (though not only) on awkwardness triggered in language and conversation. The reading in the course will be interdisciplinary, relying on ideas from various subfields of linguistics, anthropology, sociology and psychology with the dual purposes of explaining awkwardness in everyday life, and understanding the principles of human interaction. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: LGCS 010 PO  and a core linguistics course.
  

  • LGCS119 PO - Language and Social Justice

    When Offered: Spring 2017.
    Instructor(s): M. Paster; R. Melnick
    Credit: 1

    This course gives an overview of ways that language interacts with social justice. We will discuss how criticism of minority languages and dialects is used as a proxy for the expression of racist views, how official language policies oppress immigrants and reflect xenophobia and racism, and how the field of linguistics uses a scientific approach to language that allows us to combat misconceptions about language that contribute to these and other social problems. Case studies to be covered include the George Zimmerman murder trial, the Oakland school board ‘Ebonics’ controversy, the ‘English-only’ movement in the US, examples of language endangerment and revitilization, and language policies around the world. Letter grade only.
  

  • LGCS121 PO - Psycholinguistics

    When Offered: Fall 2015.
    Instructor(s): L. Johnson
    Credit: 1

    How are we able to produce and comprehend language in all of its complexity? Introduction to research and theory on language processing. Focus on empirical studies of word recognition, sentence processing, discourse and semantic interpretation, as well as language acquisition and breakdown. Prerequisites: LGCS 011 PO , or LGCS 010 PO  and PSYC 051 PO .
  

  • LGCS122 PO - Methods in Language Research

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2015.
    Instructor(s): L. Johnson
    Credit: 1

    This course offers in-depth and practical experience with empirical language research through original class and group projects. Methods discussed will depend on the research topic and may include questionnaire design, reaction time studies, eye movement paradigms and corpus work, as well as the basic statistics needed to interpret and report results. Prerequisites: LGCS 010 PO , LGCS 011 PO  and one other course in LGCS. May be repeated twice for credit.
  

  • LGCS124 PO - Corpus Linguistics

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): R. Melnick
    Credit: 1

    Introduction to the use of large collections of computer-readable text (“corpora”) in linguistics and cognitive science as an increasingly important source of empirical information for both theoretical and applied study. Focus on computational text processing techniques and quantitative data analysis. Other topics include philosophical foundations; lexical resources; the WWW as corpus; and applications to stylistics, language teaching, and sociolinguistics. No prior programming or statistics background required. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: LGCS 010 PO .
  

  • LGCS125 PO - Field Methods in Linguistics

    When Offered: Fall 2015.
    Instructor(s): M. Diercks; M. Paster
    Credit: 1

    Where do we get the data on which linguistic theory is based? In this class, students learn hands-on how to systematically approach the study of an unfamiliar language. Languages vary from year to year; previous languages have included Luganda, Malayalam and Kuria. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: LGCS 010 PO  and either LGCS 105 PO  or LGCS 108 PO .
  
  

  • LGCS185C PO - Topics in Cognitive Science

    When Offered: Spring 2016.
    Instructor(s): L. Johnson
    Credit: 1

    An examination of one or more central topics in cognitive science. Normally to be taken in the junior year. Current topics include time perception, attention, emotion and the brain. Prerequisite: LGCS 011 PO . May be repeated for credit. Previously offered as LGCS175 PO.
  

  • LGCS185P PO - Topics in Phonology

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2014.
    Instructor(s): M. Landman; M. Paster
    Credit: 1

    Advanced topics in phonological theory. Familiarizes students with current original research on one or more specific topics. Topics vary and may include Optimality Theory, phonetically grounded phonology, historical phonology, tonal systems and the phonology-morphology interface. Prerequisite: LGCS 108 PO .
  

  • LGCS185S PO - Topics in Syntax

    When Offered: Fall 2015.
    Instructor(s): M. Diercks
    Credit: 1

    Examines recent developments in syntactic theory within the framework of the Minimalist Program. Course addresses significant theoretical issues (e.g. Case and Agreement, wh-movement, NP-movement) with respect to a typologically-varied set of languages, often utilizing relatively unfamiliar languages (e.g. the Bantu languages of Africa). Specific topics vary year to year. Prerequisite: LGCS 105 PO .
  

  • LGCS185T PO - Topics in Semantics

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2012.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    Investigates advanced topics in semantics and the syntax-semantics and semantics-pragmatics interface. Topics vary from year to year; possible topics include anaphora, quantification, modality, tense, plurals and modification. Prerequisite: LGCS 106 PO .
  

  • LGCS189A PO - Animal Communication

    When Offered: One-time only; fall 2015.
    Instructor(s): B. Samuels
    Credit: 1

    How do animals communicate with other members of their species? Why don’t dogs, or even chimpanzees, learn to talk? Investigating these questions will take us on a tour of the myriad complex and amazing communication systems and cognitive abilities found in the animal kingdom, from the bee waggle dance to humpback whale song. It will also shed light on what makes human language unique and how it may have evolved. Prerequisites: LGCS 010 PO .
  

  • LGCS191 PO - Senior Thesis in Linguistics and Cognitive Science

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    Individual theoretical research or laboratory experiment, for fourth-year students under faculty supervision. Half-course credit only.
  

  • LGCS193 PO - Senior Comprehensive Examination

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    Take-home examination in linguistics, completed in one week, testing students’ general competence in the core disciplines of the field. Half-course credit only.
  

  • LGCS199DRPO - Linguistics and Cognitive Science: Directed Readings

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Directed Readings. Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations or papers equivalent to a standard course. Regular interaction with the faculty supervisor. Weekly meetings are the norm. Available for full- or half-course credit.
  

  • LGCS199IRPO - Linguistics and Cognitive Science: Independent Research

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Independent Research or Creative Project. A substantial and significant piece of original research or creative product produced. Prerequisite course work required. Available for full- or half-course credit.
  

  • LGCS199RAPO - Ling Cog Sci: Research Assistantship

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    Research Assistantship. Lab notebook, research summary or other product appropriate to the discipline is required. Half-course credit only.
 

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