LINGUISTIC STUDIES CONCENTRATION PLANNING WORKSHEET (Through Catalog Year 2022)
The Linguistic Studies Concentration (Through Catalog Year 2022) consists of a minimum of FIVE courses:
- Linguistics 250 (LNGST 250) English Language and Linguistics
- THREE approved departmental offerings at any level (with no more than two of these three courses within the same department)
- ONE approved Level III course
You also have the option of receiving concentration credit through Independent Study, Independent Research, or off-campus study. Contact Jeremy Loebach (loebach@stolaf.edu), Director of Linguistic Studies, for more information.
Please complete this Google form when declaring the concentration or updating courses as you progress through the concentration.
List of pre-approved courses:
Asian Studies 126: Language in Japanese Society
Asian Studies 240: Talking in Japan and the U.S.: Language, Identity, and Beyond
Asian Studies 244: Language and Race in Japan and USA
Asian Studies 282: Second Language Acquisition and Pedagogy in an Asian Context
Computer Science 121*: Principles of Computer Science or Physics 130*: Analytical Physics I
Computer Science 125*: Computer Science for Scientists and Mathematicians
Computer Science 251*: Software Design and Implementation
*Only one of these courses (CS121/PHYS130, CS125 or CS251) may be taken for the concentration
Computer Science 276: Programming Languages
Computer Science 333: Theory of Computation
Computer Science 379: Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
Education 245: Teaching and Learning English Grammar
Education 250: Second Language Acquisition
Education 321: Teaching of Reading 5-12
Education 345: Teaching of Communication Arts/Literature, 5-12
Education 347: Teaching ESL: K-12
Education 348: Assessment of ESL: K-12
Education 352: Methods in EAL and World Language Instruction
French 272: Contemporary France
French 372: Topics in Francophone Studies (only when topic is “Langue, Identité et Politique dans la Littérature Francophone”)
German 272: Turning Points in German History (only when topic is “History of German Migration“)
Greek 231: Intermediate Greek
Greek 253: New Testament Greek
Greek 375: Homer and Greek Epic
Latin 231: Intermediate Latin
Latin 235: Medieval Latin
Linguistics 245: Roles of Language in the Context of Equity and Diversity
Linguistics 301: Germanic Multiethnolects – A Story of Birth
Linguistics 396: Directed Undergraduate Research
Music 263: Lyric Diction I & Music 264: Lyric Diction II (must complete both to count as one)
Norwegian 244: The Sámi: Traditions in Transition
Norwegian 260: Germanic Linguistics
Norwegian 372: Topics in Norwegian Literature and Culture (only when topic is “TV & Språk”)
Norwegian 396 Directed Undergraduate Research (only when topic is “CAT Tools for Norwegian”)
Nordic Studies 396: Directed Undergraduate Research (only when topic is “No Compromise”)
Philosophy 231: Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy 240: Formal Logic
Physics 252: Musical Acoustics
Psychology 222: Psychology of Hearing
Psychology 237: Cognitive Psychology
Psychology 339: Cognitive Neuroscience
Psychology 341: Infant Development
Psychology 396: Directed Undergraduate Research (only when topic is “Research in Auditory Cognition”)
Spanish 270: Spain’s Cultural and Linguistic Legacy (abroad) (when taught by Maggie Broner)
Spanish 274: Contemporary Issues in the Spanish-Speaking World (when taught by Maggie Broner)
Spanish 276: Spanish as a First and Second Language
Spanish 311: Language in Society
Category C: Course counts for Linguistic Studies credit after consultation with instructor and Linguistic Studies Director