This track focuses on the role of language in social life.听听Students in the SAIL track will be introduced to a variety of theories and methods for analyzing language in diverse sociocultural, anthropological, and interactional contexts.听听Coursework will promote familiarity with longstanding research traditions focused on the relationship between language and society, including sociolinguistics, linguistic anthropology, conversation analysis, and other forms of socially听oriented discourse analysis.

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Requirements

The current linguistics major (general track) requires听15 credits of LING electives (9 at the upper division level).听Students declaring the SAIL sub-plan will also complete 15 credits of LING electives (9 at the upper division level); however, they must select 12 of these credits from the set of SAIL-related courses below.听听For the remaining 3 elective credits, students can choose any LING course that is applicable to the general LING track.

  • LING 1000:听Language in US Society
  • LING 1900:听Literacy Practicum
  • LING 2400:听Language, Gender, and Sexuality
  • LING/ETHN 2500:听Race, Ethnicity, and Language
  • LING 3220:听American Indian Languages in their Social and Cultural Context
  • LING 3545:听World Language Policies
  • LING 3550:听Talk at Work: Language Use in Institutional Contexts
  • LING 3800: Language and Digital Media [when offered]
  • LING 3800: Language and Politics [when offered]
  • LING 3800: Language Discrimination in Social Interaction [when offered]
  • LING/JPNS 4050: Japanese Sociolinguistics: Japanese Language and Society
  • LING 4700:听Conversational Analysis and Interactional Linguistics
  • LING/ANTH 4800:听Language and Culture