General Information
The Department of Linguistics at the University of New Mexico offers
the degrees of B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in Linguistics, with concentration
in Native American languages. The Department offers courses in all aspects
of linguistics with a particular emphasis on languages of the Southwest.
The Department recognizes a commitment to promote and investigate the
application of linguistic theory to educational and social concerns. It
is concerned with providing the best and most appropriate linguistic training
possible for students who intend to work or pursue research in the fields
of education, language policy, and language planning. Because it operates
within the multicultural context of the state of New Mexico, the Department
of Linguistics bears a particular responsibility to the linguistic communities
which it serves.
The Department's primary goals are: 1) to cultivate, within the limits
of community-defined propriety, the study and use of local languages,
particularly those whose futures are not assured, and 2) to make the tools
of linguistic methodology and the professional resources of the Department
accessible to these communities, especially by actively involving them
and their individual members in the educational programs of the department.
Courses in Native American Linguistics at UNM
The department offers a range of general linguistics courses and courses
in applied linguistics, psycholinguistics, and sociolinguistics. Some
emphasis in these courses is placed upon the role of language in culture
and society, particularly in the Southwest, and upon the educational applications
of the language sciences. Courses of particular interest to students of
Native American languages include:
- Ling 331 Language in Society
- Ling 359 Language and Culture
- Ling 362 Language Testing"
- Ling 405 Native American Languages
- Ling 413 Linguistic Field Methods
- Ling 432 Societal Bilingualism
The Navajo Program
Courses in the Navajo Program in the Department of Linguistics at UNM
include Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced Navajo language, Basic
Medical Navajo, Written Navajo, Creative Writing and Advanced Reading,
and Navajo Linguistics. Some of these courses are not offered on a regular
basis, however, and students are advised to contact the Department for
information on availability.
NCC Students
The Department of Linguistics at the University of New Mexico is particularly
pleased to welcome students from Navajo Community College (NCC). The Department
recognizes the important contribution that Navajo language study at NCC
can provide to the program as a whole at UNM. Credit for coursework at
NCC will transfer automatically for the equivalent courses at UNM and
can be applied towards the degree at UNM. Information on equivalence between
UNM courses and those at NCC can be obtained from the Department.
Other Indigenous Languages of the Southwest
The Department of Linguistics hopes to develop, subject to student and/or
community interest, language and literacy courses specific to the other
indigenous languages of the Southwest, including Apache, Keresan, and
the Tanoan Pueblo languages.
Admissions Information
Admission for those interested in the Native Linguistics/Navajo concentration/emphasis
is to the general Linguistics program.
Information on admission to the M.A. program
Information on admission to the Ph.D. program
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