Linguistics and Asian Languages and Cultures BA

Overview

The major combines the basic courses of the general linguistics program with that of East Asian languages and cultures. Students are able to study the civilizations of China, Korea, Japan, and India; and enrich their knowledge about the nature, grammar, and history of human language at the same time.

Entry to the Major

Transfer Students

Transfer applicants to the Linguistics and Asian Languages and Cultures major with 90 or more units must complete as many of the following introductory courses as possible prior to admission to UCLA: two years of either Chinese, Japanese, or Korean, one introduction to linguistics course, one cultural anthropology course, one Chinese, Japanese, or Korean civilization course, and one year of a second foreign language.

Refer to the UCLA transfer admission guide for up-to-date information regarding transfer selection for admission.

Major Requirements

Preparation for the Major

Complete three courses, the equivalent to the sixth level in either Chinese, Japanese, or Korea, and the equivalent to the third level of a second foreign language as follows:

ANTHRO 4 - Culture and Communication LING 20 - Introduction to Linguistic Analysis

Civilization

Foreign Language

The Major

Complete 11 upper-division courses as follows:

Required Linguistics Courses

Upper-Division Elective

Tracks

Chinese

Advanced Modern Chinese

Select one series from Chinese 100A, 100B, and 100C, or 100D, 100E, and 100F, or 100I:

CHIN 100A - Advanced Modern Chinese CHIN 100B - Advanced Modern Chinese CHIN 100C - Advanced Modern Chinese CHIN 100D - Advanced Modern Chinese for Heritage Speakers CHIN 100E - Advanced Modern Chinese for Heritage Speakers CHIN 100F - Advanced Modern Chinese for Heritage Speakers CHIN 100I - Advanced Modern Chinese: Intensive

Electives

Select two courses from:

ASIAN 104 - Asian Language Pedagogy CHIN 101A - Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese CHIN 101B - Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese CHIN 101C - Advanced Readings in Modern Chinese CHIN 103 - Topics in Chinese Language and Culture CHIN 110A - Introduction to Classical Chinese CHIN 110B - Introduction to Classical Chinese CHIN 110C - Introduction to Classical Chinese CHIN C120 - Introduction to Chinese Linguistics CHIN 130A - Readings in Modern Chinese Literature CHIN 130B - Readings in Modern Chinese Literature CHIN 165 - Introduction to Chinese Buddhist Texts

Japanese

Advanced Modern Japanese

Select Japanese 100A, 100B, and 100C, or 100S:

JAPAN 100A - Advanced Modern Japanese JAPAN 100B - Advanced Modern Japanese JAPAN 100C - Advanced Modern Japanese JAPAN 100S - Advanced Modern Japanese: Intensive

Electives

Select two courses from following list. Only one course from Japanese CM123 or CM 127 may be applied.

ASIAN 104 - Asian Language Pedagogy JAPAN 101A - Fourth-Year Japanese: Advanced Reading JAPAN 101B - Fourth-Year Japanese: Advanced Reading JAPAN 101C - Fourth-Year Japanese: Advanced Reading JAPAN 110A - Introduction to Classical Japanese: Basic Grammar JAPAN 110B - Introduction to Classical Japanese: Reading Proficiency JAPAN M120 - Introduction to Japanese Linguistics JAPAN CM123 - Structure of Japanese JAPAN CM127 - Contrastive Analysis of Japanese and Korean JAPAN 130A - Readings in Modern Japanese Literature JAPAN 130B - Readings in Modern Japanese Literature

Korean

Advanced Modern Korean

Complete the following three courses:

KOREA 100A - Advanced Modern Korean KOREA 100B - Advanced Modern Korean KOREA 100C - Advanced Modern Korean

Electives

Select two courses from:

ASIAN 104 - Asian Language Pedagogy KOREA 101A - Advanced Readings in Modern Korean KOREA 101B - Advanced Readings in Modern Korean KOREA 101C - Advanced Readings in Modern Korean KOREA 103A - Readings in Sino-Korean Characters KOREA 103B - Readings in Sino-Korean Characters KOREA 103C - Readings in Sino-Korean Characters KOREA C105A - Reading Korean Academic Texts KOREA C105B - Reading Korean Academic Texts KOREA C105C - Reading Korean Academic Texts KOREA CM120 - Structure of Korean KOREA CM127 - Contrastive Analysis of Japanese and Korean

Honors Program

Departmental honors are awarded at graduation to those students who have a grade-point average of 3.6 or better in their junior and senior years and who have received a grade of A in Linguistics 198A and 198B or in 199. Qualified students may be proposed by any member of the faculty to the faculty as a whole for the award of highest honors on the basis of a piece of research in linguistics completed at UCLA.

Linguistics 198A and 198B

Linguistics 199

Computing Specialization

Students may select a specialization in Computing by (1) satisfying all the requirements for a bachelor’s degree in the specified major and (2) completing Program in Computing 10A and 10B and 10C (or Computer Science 31 and 32), Linguistics 185A, Mathematics 61, and one course selected from Linguistics 104, 127, 132, 165A, 165B, 165C, 180, 185B. Students graduate with a bachelor’s degree in their major and a specialization in Computing.

Introduction to Computing

Linguistics 185A and Mathematics 61

Additional Linguistics Elective

Policies

Preparation for the Major Policies

Linguistics 20 must be passed with a letter grade of C or better prior to beginning upper-division coursework in the major.

Students who complete an advanced upper-division language course are considered to have completed the equivalent of whatever courses are requisite to that advanced language course (e.g., if students complete German 152, they have automatically satisfied the requirement of the sixth level of work in German).

The Major Policies