/College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Linguistics

Online Linguistics

The Department of Linguistics is currently developing an educational project to convert large general education courses in Linguistics to an online format, with all lecture material, media clips, discussions, homework problems, and exams offered online. Three courses have been converted to an asynchronous online modality:

  • LIN 101 Human Language
  • LIN 110 The Anatomy of English Words
  • LIN 200 Language in the United States

LIN 101 Human Language

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This course matches the content, rigor, and skill-building of the in-person linguistics 101 course but in the online modality. The course aims to:

  1.  actively engage students in the types of practices that actual linguists do,
  2. develop students’ abilities to become independent learners and problem solvers, and
  3. be “robot-proof,” requiring advanced critical-thinking and creative skills that cannot be replicated by AI tools like ChatGPT.

Topics covered include the staples of a linguistics 101 like phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics along with sign language, language acquisition, writing systems, computational linguistics, and careers in linguistics.

LIN 200 Language in the United States

With hundreds of students every academic year, LIN 200 is currently offered in a fully online asynchronous format. Instead of traditional lectures, LIN 200 divides the material into short videos featuring experts in the field introducing each topic. Discussion boards allow for asynchronous interaction between students and for the opportunity to engage in regular writing activities. This course was recently featured in SBU News: https://news.stonybrook.edu/university/language-in-the-usa-course-bridges-gap-to-current-events/

Project Documents:

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