Program in Linguistics. Academic Year Assessment Report

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Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Program in Linguistics Academic Year 2014-15 Assessment Report All areas shaded in gray are to be completed by the department/program.

1 Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Program in Linguistics Academic Year Assessment Report All areas shaded in gray are to be completed by the department/program. ISSION STATEENT Linguistic literacy is an essential attribute in the education of students who will be citizens and leaders of multiple global communities: economic, technological, scientific, social, political, and cultural. An understanding of the extent, range, and limits of linguistic diversity fosters a non-normative appreciation of differences within and across speech communities. To this end, the Linguistics Program strives to equip students across disciplines with a foundation in core areas of linguistic analysis and to train them to think critically about a broad range of issues in language use, development, variation, and change. DEPARTENT OBJECTIVES and ALIGNENT WITH STRATEGIC ISSUES Produce students who have an understanding of core concepts and principles of linguistic analysis. (Partnering for Student Success: Integrating the early college curriculum; Education for a Global Century: Strength in foundational academic programs) Produce students proficient in current methods for analyzing linguistic structure at multiple levels. (Partnering for Student Success: Integrating the early college curriculum; Education for a Global Century: Strength in foundational academic programs) Develop students' understanding and appreciation of the role of context on language. (Dynamic Learning Environment: Culture, Place.) Promote the value of linguistic diversity within and across speech communities world-wide. (Education for a Global Century: Global engagement and leadership at the baccalaureate level) 5. Prepare A students to thrive in demanding Ph.D programs and careers. (Education for a Global Century: Discovery and innovation through graduate education) 1

2 STUDENT LEARNING GOALS AND EASUREENT TOOLS 1. Ability to identify classes of speech sounds according to their acoustic and articulatory properties, as well as their functional role in particular languages. 2. Ability to identify and distinguish morphemes according to their form (free, bound, affix) and function (inflection vs. derivation) in familiar and unfamiliar languages. LING 471 LING 489 Ability to identify the constituent structure and phrase structure of sentences as well as the relation between surface and underlying structure. LING 472 Ability to identify the effects on language from among the following: context of utterance, geography, social status, gender, ethnicity, & age. LING Ability to identify and distinguish the basic stages of development of language in the individual and second-language learners. ` 6. Ability to identify factors leading to language endangerment and extinction. LING 477 LING 375 LING 478 LING

3 RESULTS AND ODIFICATIONS <Insert Learning Goal results, particularly the high scores or low scores for the goal Learning Goal 1: Dept. Q # 32: 80% Corrrect (16/20) <Insert Learning Goal results and the high scores or low scores for the goal Learning Goal 3 : Dept. Q #34: 75% Correct (15/20) <Insert Learning Goal results and the high scores or low scores for the goal Learning Goal 4: Dept. Q 37: 90% Correct (18/20) 3

4 APPENDICES Appendix 1 : Curriculum ap FUTURE PLANS FOR CONTINUED ASSESSENT <Summarize future plans for continued assessment>. Develop Pre-Course s for (Introduction to Linguistics) to compare with Data. Develop Program for students to take after completing requirements for the Linguistics inor in order to assess peformance in advanced knowledge categories. 4

5 Appendix I Curriculum apping LINGUISTICS INOR Degree Required Course (Name and Number) Outcome 1: Outcome 2: Outcome 3: Outcome 4: Outcome 5: Outcome 6: Introduction to Linguistics I I I I I I Linguistic Analysis D D D LING 477 Bilingualism* D D LING 375X Endangered Languages* D LING 471 Phonetics & Phonology LING 472 Syntax LING 489 orphology LING 473 Language & Culture* LING 474 Historical Linguistics* LING 475 Linguistic Field ethods* LING 478 Second Language Development* LING 484 NA Indigenous Langs & Ling* * Electives KEY: I = Introduced D = Developed/reinforced, with opportunities to practice = astery A = Assessment evidence collected

Intra-talker Variation: Audience Design Factors Affecting Lexical Selections

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