3-Years B.A Programme

THREE YEAR B.A LINGUISTICS

FIRST YEAR: FIRST SEMESTER

Course Code              Title                                                    Credit                                        

General Studies Course:

CSC 101         Computer Science I                                       3

Faculty Course:

FRE 101          Elementary French I                                       2

Departmental Courses:

LIN 101          Introduction to Linguistics I                           3

LIN 131          Introduction to Phonetics                               3

LIN 151          History of Linguistics                                     2

LIN 243          Introduction to the Mental Lexicon               2

LIN 261          Morphology                                                    2

LIN 281          Writing Systems and Orthography Design    2

LIN 211          Introduction to Igbo Phonology                     2

Elective:

SOC 101         Introduction to Sociology                               2

Total                                                               23

FIRST YEAR: SECOND SEMESTER

Course Code              Title                                                    Credit                                       

General Studies Course:

CSC 102         Computer Science II                                       3

Faculty Course:

FRE 102          Elementary French II                                      2

Departmental Courses:

LIN 102          Introduction to Linguistics II                         3

LIN 262          Morphology of an African Languages            2

LIN 242          Semantics                                                        2

LIN 243          Introduction to Lexicology and

Lexicography                                                  2

LIN 222          Introduction to Grammatical Categories        2

LIN 282          Composition and Writing Skills                      2

Elective:

SOC 102         Introduction to Sociology II                           2

Total                                                               20

SECOND YEAR: FIRST SEMESTER

Course Code              Title                                                    Credit                                        

Faculty Course:

FRE 201          Intermediate French I                                     2

Departmental Courses:

LIN 231          Phonology                                                      2

LIN 321          Introduction to Syntax                                               2

LIN 331          Generative Phonology                                    2

LIN 341          Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics                        2

LIN 343          Pragmatics                                                       2

LIN 381          Survey of Applied Linguistics                        2

LIN 383          Field Methods, Research Methodology,

& Research Presentation                                 2

LIN 385          Error/Contrastive Analysis                              2

LIN 387          Introduction to Documentary Linguistics      2

Total                                                               18

SECOND YEAR: SECOND SEMESTER

Course Code              Title                                                    Credit                                        

Faculty Course:

FRE 202          Intermediate French II                                                2

Departmental Courses:

LIN 312          Introduction to African Linguistics                2

LIN 324          Cognitive Grammar                                        2

LIN 322          Generative Syntax                                          2

LIN 372          Introduction to Sociolinguistics

/Pidgin & Creole Studies                                2

LIN 382          Stylistics                                                          2

LIN 384          Introduction to Computational Linguistics   2

LIN 386          Corpus Linguistics                                          2

LIN 388          Introduction to Second Language

Acquisition                                                      2

Total                                                              18

THIRD YEAR: FIRST SEMESTER

Course Code              Title                                                    Credit                                       

Departmental Courses:

LIN 421          Topics in Syntax                                             3

LIN 431          Topics in Phonology                                       3

LIN 441          Topics in Semantics                                        3

LIN 443          Lexicography                                                  3

LIN 461          Issues in Multilingualism                                3

Total                                                               15

THIRD YEAR: SECOND SEMESTER

Course Code              Title                                                    Credit                                        

Departmental Courses:

LIN 442          Psycholinguistics                                             3

LIN 452          Historical/Comparative Linguistics                 3

LIN 462          Dialectology                                                    3

LIN 482          Theory and Practice of Translation                 3

LIN 492          Project/Long Essay                                         4

Total                                                               16