Degree Program Learning Objectives
B.A. in Linguistics Program Goals and Student Learning Objectives
Goal A: Language in Human Context
To develop awareness of the nature of language and its role in human society
- A.1. Students will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of linguistic diversity and variability within and across societies.
Goal B: Relating Theories and Data
To develop knowledge of theories of language and how theories relate to data
- B.1. Students will describe how a linguistic theory would interpret relevant data, or how that data is problematic for the theory.
Goal C: Language Structure and Function
To develop skills in the analysis of linguistic data and to relate linguistic structures to the functions they perform
- C.1. Students will analyze data from language structures and relate it to language function
