• Undergraduate
  • 1

    Addresses the impact of globalization, colonization, nation-statism, and bottom-up processes on linguistic diversity.

  • 2

    Examines social, political, economic, and cultural dimensions of globalization from an African perspective.

  • 3

    Introduces students to the art and science of collecting and analysing real-life language data during experiential learning trips.

  • 4
    Sociolinguistics (LING2056)

    Explores the relationship between language and society, covering topics such as language variation, gender, language attitudes and ideologies.

  • 5

    Introduction to morphology and syntax in a cross-linguistic, basic linguistic theory perspective.

  • 6

    Examines linguistic and social aspects of language contact and change.

  • 7

    Introductory linguistics course covering the basics of language structure and linguistic theory.

  • 8
    Language, Thought and Culture (LING1003)

    Co-taught introductory course focusing on the relationship between language structure, thought, and culture.

  • 9
    Extended Essay (LING3002)

    Capstone for individual major students in preparation for postgraduate work.

  • Postgraduate
  • 1

    Explores links between language structures and cognitive processes.

  • 2
    Multilingualism (LING6031)

    Explores multilingualism and language contact in multilingual speakers and societies.

  • 3

    A holistic take on the African Caribbean English Creoles.

  • 4
    Current Issues in Linguistics (LING6029)

    Supervised reading course for individual students, oral presentations, discussions, reports.

  • 5
    Capstone Dissertation (LING7999)

    Capstone course for individual students, involving presentation on proposed topic, consultations, and supervised thesis of 30,000 words.

  • 6
    Research Methods in Linguistics (LING6001)

    Overview of research methods in linguistics, including elicitation, recording, archiving, experiments and analysis.