Fall 2022 Linguistics

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NOTE: 500 level courses require graduate standing

LING 150

Introduction to the Study of Language

3 hours. May be offered in a traditional, blended, or online remote format. Check the class schedule for specifics. For both the online and hybrid ("blended-online") formats, computer and internet access are required. A high-speed connection is strongly suggested. Individual and Society course.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
21176LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMTR2392ARCHallett, J; Xiang, XMeet on campus
Intro to Study of Lang Gen Ed You use language all the time, but do you know about the structures that make up language? In this course, you will learn how we produce and organize sounds, build words, and understand the difference between time flies like an arrow and fruit flies like a banana. Here youll make sense of why people have accents, what teachers should know about language, and why good AI speech recognition is so darn hard to achieve. Class full? Request a waitlist spot: https://go.uic.edu/ling150-waitlist Departmental Approval Required
19911LCD02:00 PM - 03:15 PMTRB102BHHallett, J; Xiang, XMeet on campus
Intro to Study of Lang Gen Ed You use language all the time, but do you know about the structures that make up language? In this course, you will learn how we produce and organize sounds, build words, and understand the difference between time flies like an arrow and fruit flies like a banana. Here youll make sense of why people have accents, what teachers should know about language, and why good AI speech recognition is so darn hard to achieve. Class full? Request a waitlist spot: https://go.uic.edu/ling150-waitlist Departmental Approval Required
46956LCD03:30 PM - 04:45 PMTR2052GHPichan, C; Xiang, XMeet on campus
Intro Study of Lang:PreCS&LING You use language all the time, but do you know about the structures that make up language? In this course, you will learn how we produce and organize sounds, build words, and understand the difference between time flies like an arrow and fruit flies like a banana. Here youll make sense of why people have accents, what teachers should know about language, and why good AI speech recognition is so darn hard to achieve. Class full? Request a waitlist spot: https://go.uic.edu/ling150-waitlist RESTRICTED TO PRE-CS&LINGUISTICS STUDENTS

LING 160

Language and Society

3 hours. May be offered in a traditional, blended, or online remote format. Check the class schedule for specifics. For both the online and hybrid ("blended-online") formats, computer and internet access are required. A high-speed connection is strongly suggested. Recommended background: LING 150. Individual and Society, and US Society course. Departmental Approval Required

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
35481LCDARRANGEDHallett, J; Xiang, XOnline with deadlines
How does language change over time? How do childrens animation films racialize language? Whats with all the pronouns? This course introduces students to language as it socially constructs place, status, gender, ethnicity, and other aspects of identity through intimate conversations all the way to national language policies. Bring your lived experiences and learn to process them through current sociolinguistic lenses. Recommended background: LING 150.

LING 201

Medical Terminologies: Ancient Roots in Modern Medicine

3 hours. Same as CL 201.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
32297LCD08:00 AM - 09:15 AMTA0022LCABurns, KOn campus and online
LCDARRANGEDBurns, KOn campus and online
If you know what laparohysterosalpingooophorectomy means, then you have probably taken CL 201 (Medical Terminology). A 'must' for those entering the medical and related professions. This course is also very helpful to MCAT and PCAT candidates. Prerequisites: Any 100-level biological sciences sequence. Same as CL 201.

LING 230

Semantics, Pragmatics, and Discourse

3 hours. Prerequisite(s): LING 150; or consent of the instructor. Departmental Approval Required

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
45950LCD09:30 AM - 10:45 AMMW3152LHXiang, XMeet on campus
What is meaning? How is meaning communicated? How does meaning change in context? How does meaning change according to genre, style and modes of communication? Does new technology create new meaning? How do chatbots understand human language? Should chatbots be made polite? This course will explore these questions and more. We will study a range of linguistic approaches to meaning and look at real world examples. Prerequisite(s): LING 150; or consent of the instructor.

LING 300

Seminar in Linguistic Analysis

3 hours. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 hours. Students may register for more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): LING 150; or consent of the instructor. Recommended Background: At least one of LING 210, LING 220, or LING 230. Departmental Approval Required

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
45951LCD03:00 PM - 04:15 PMMW3082LHCamacho, JMeet on campus
Are algorithms biased? Can search engines discriminate? We tend to think of modern technology as neutral and unbiased, after all, how can a machine show bias? However, the technology that we interact with everyday carries over many of the prejudices that we may have about other people. This course will look at examples of how our modern technology reflects and increases social stereotypes about certain groups of people. We will explore how the profit goal of tech companies contributes to this result, and how individual programmers' biases can be written into the code that drives high tech. We will also explore efforts to overcome these biases, and how high tech can also be used to reverse discrimination. Prerequisite(s): LING 150; or consent of the instructor. Recommended Background: At least one of LING 210, LING 220, or LING 230.

LING 402

Trial Interaction

3 OR 4 hours. Same as CLJ 402. 3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite(s): CLJ 261 and CLJ 350; or consent of the instructor.

CRNCourse TypeStart & End TimeMeeting DaysRoomBuilding CodeInstructorMeets BetweenInstructional Method
34846LCD01:00 PM - 01:50 PMMWF2652BSBMatoesian, G
3 hours Restricted to Undergrad - Chicago.
34847LCD01:00 PM - 01:50 PMMWF2652BSBMatoesian, G
4 hours Restricted to Graduate Non-Degree Chicago or Graduate - Chicago.