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Master of Arts in Language Development:
Language Survey Concentration

Graduates of this degree program will be qualified to serve in specialist cross-cultural roles. In particular, SIL International will recognize graduates with this concentration as having completed the minimum academic training requirements to serve with that organization in the specialist role of language surveyer.
[Note: SIL International may also require field experience, or impose other criteria, before confirming fitness for service in any specialist role.]

This page identifies requirements for the Language Survey Concentration with a thesis or non-thesis option. There are other program requirements for the degree.

Language Survey Course Requirements

Course Sem Hrs
AL5304 Applied Phonology
 3
LD5361 Principles of Language Survey
 3
LD5362 Advanced Language Survey Methods 3

NON-THESIS OPTION

  
     LD5366 Theory & Practice of Sociolinguistics 3
     Electives 6

THESIS OPTION

  
     Electives 3
     Thesis 6
Total survey concentration hours 18
Total LD degree hours (minimum) 36

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