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Nnamdi Azikiwe University
PMB 5025, Awka, Anambra State
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    Admission Requirements

    Prospective candidates should in addition to obtaining the minimum university entry requirements, also have a minimum of credit level in the English Language and a pass in Mathematics or in a science subject. That is for UME students. Direct Entry students are expected to possess a diploma in Linguistics from a recognized university or an NCE with a credit in the language of their choice. The admission requirements for the Continuing Education Programme (CEP) are the same as the UME requirements.

     

    Duration

    4-year programme for UME, 3-year programme for direct entry, and 6-year programme for CEP, leading to BA in Linguistics; during this period, candidates are required to register for and take prescribed courses totaling 110-135 units.

     

    BA LINGUISTICS COURSES & THEIR CATEGORIZATION

     

    Introductory Courses = 0

    1. Introduction to Linguistics I = LIN 101
    2. Introduction to Linguistics II = LIN 102

     

    Igbo Courses/Nigerian and African Languages = 1

    1. Elementary Igbo/Other Nigerian Languages I = LIN 111
    2. Elementary Igbo/Other Nigerian Languages II = LIN 112
    3. Introduction to Igbo Phonology = LIN 211
    4. Introduction to African Linguistics = LIN 312

     

    Syntax = 2

    1. Introduction to Grammatical Categories = LIN 222
    2. Introduction to Syntax = LIN 321
    3. Generative Syntax = LIN 322
    4. Cognitive Grammar = LIN 324
    5. Topics in Syntax = LIN 421

     

    Phonetics/Phonology = 3                  

    1. Introduction to Phonetics = LIN 131
    2. Introduction to Phonology = LIN 132
    3. Phonology = LIN 231
    4. Generative Phonology = LIN 331
    5. Topics in Phonology = LIN 431

     

    Semantics = 4

    1. Introduction to Mental Lexicon = LIN 241
    2. Semantics = LIN 242
    3. Introduction to Lexicology and Lexicography = LIN 243
    4. Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics = LIN 341
    5. Pragmatics = LIN 343
    6. Topics in Semantics = LIN 441
    7. Lexicography = LIN 443
    8. Psycholinguistics = LIN 442

     

    Historical Linguistics = 5

    1. History of Linguistics = LIN 151
    2. Languages of the World = LIN 152
    3. Historical/Comparative Linguistics = LIN 452

     

    Morphology = 6

    1. Morphology = LIN 261
    2. Morphology of African Languages = LIN 262

     

    Sociolinguistics = 7

    1. Language and Culture = LIN 172
    2. Introduction to Sociolinguistics = LIN 372
    3. Issues in Multilingualism = LIN 461
    4. Dialectology = LIN 462

     

    Applied Linguistics = 8

    1. Writing Systems and Orthography Design = LIN 281
    2. Composition and Writing Skills = LIN 282
    3. Survey of Applied Linguistics = LIN 381
    4. Stylistics = LIN 382
    5. Field Methods, Research Methodology and Research Presentation = LIN 383
    6. Introduction to Computational Linguistics = LIN 384
    7. Error/Contrastive Analysis = LIN 385
    8. Introduction to Corpus Linguistics = LIN 386
    9. Introduction to Documentary Linguistics = LIN 387
    10. Introduction to Second Language Acquisition = LIN 388
    11. Theory and Practice of Translation = LIN 482

     

    Project/Long Essay = 9

    1. Project/Long Essay = LIN 492