36 monthsProgramme duration
35,600 NZDTuition Fee/year
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Linguistics
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Linguistics is the scientific and systematic study of language.
Language is probably unique to human experience, and so it has interested people throughout history. You’ve probably thought about it, too.
Have you ever wondered why languages are similar and different, how they develop, why people misunderstand each other or what is the best way to learn another language?
Linguistics is about finding answers to those questions. All you need to study linguistics is your curiosity!
Language involves everything we do every day, so studying what language is and how language works provides insights into everyday life. It is a useful and rewarding subject for anyone who is interested in languages of any kind, including computer and “invented” languages, as well as anyone interested in teaching and learning second/foreign languages.
Linguistics complements other disciplines in the arts, such as English, communication studies, sociology, anthropology, education, languages and law, and other disciplines in the sciences, such as psychology, neuroscience, computer and information science, and maths.
You will be taught how to identify and provide analyses of linguistic phenomena and how to construct and justify arguments for particular analyses.
Although many students of Linguistics study another language, Linguistics at Otago does not assume any prior knowledge of linguistics or of any languages other than English.
Linguistics is the discipline that directly addresses what language is, why languages are similar and different, how languages develop, how languages work and how languages are taught and learned.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Linguistics
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
Linguistics is the scientific and systematic study of language.
Language is probably unique to human experience, and so it has interested people throughout history. You’ve probably thought about it, too.
Have you ever wondered why languages are similar and different, how they develop, why people misunderstand each other or what is the best way to learn another language?
Linguistics is about finding answers to those questions. All you need to study linguistics is your curiosity!
Language involves everything we do every day, so studying what language is and how language works provides insights into everyday life. It is a useful and rewarding subject for anyone who is interested in languages of any kind, including computer and “invented” languages, as well as anyone interested in teaching and learning second/foreign languages.
Linguistics complements other disciplines in the arts, such as English, communication studies, sociology, anthropology, education, languages and law, and other disciplines in the sciences, such as psychology, neuroscience, computer and information science, and maths.
You will be taught how to identify and provide analyses of linguistic phenomena and how to construct and justify arguments for particular analyses.
Although many students of Linguistics study another language, Linguistics at Otago does not assume any prior knowledge of linguistics or of any languages other than English.
Linguistics is the discipline that directly addresses what language is, why languages are similar and different, how languages develop, how languages work and how languages are taught and learned.
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