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Undergraduate Programs and Courses
SFU Linguistics offers the following undergraduate programs:
Honours
Major
Extended Minor
Minor in Indigenous Languages
We also offer Joint Majors with the following departments:
Computing Science
Indigenous Studies
Anthropology
Explore our range of Certificates and our Diploma:
Certificate in Indigenous Language Proficiency
Certificate in the Linguistics of Speech Science (CLSS)
Certificate in Teaching ESL Linguistics (CESL)
Diploma in Indigenous Language Proficiency
We offer general interest courses with no pre-requisites:
Consider the concurrent BA–MA Program:
Accelerated MA (5 years total)
Check out our career options page:
Careers related to linguistics
Click here for current courses
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
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| LING 100 B100 | Communication and Language |
Margaret Grant
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Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Tue, 8:30–10:20 a.m.
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Burnaby
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| LING 111 B100 | The Wonder of Words |
Claudia Wei Wah Wong
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Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
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| LING 160 A320 | Language, Culture and Society |
TBA
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Location: TBA
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| LING 160 A970 | Language, Culture and Society |
TBA
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Location: TBA
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| LING 160 D900 | Language, Culture and Society |
Ivelina Koleva Tchizmarova
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Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
|
Surrey
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| LING 190 B100 | The Science of Speech |
Yue Wang
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Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
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Burnaby
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| LING 200 D100 | Foundations of English Grammar |
Ivelina Koleva Tchizmarova
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Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby
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| LING 220 D100 | Introduction to Linguistics |
John Alderete
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Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
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Burnaby
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| LING 282W A100 | Writing for Linguistics | |||
| LING 282W A200 | Writing for Linguistics | |||
| LING 282W A320 | Writing for Linguistics | |||
| LING 282W B100 | Writing for Linguistics (Solving Linguistic Puzzles) |
Panayiotis Pappas
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Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Fri, 10:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby
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| LING 309W A320 | Sociolinguistics |
TBA
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Location: TBA
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| LING 309W A970 | Sociolinguistics | |||
| LING 323 A320 | Morphology | |||
| LING 330 D100 | Phonetics |
Sylvia Cho
Sylvia Cho |
Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Thu, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby
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| LING 360 A970 | Introduction to Applied Linguistics |
TBA
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Location: TBA
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| LING 360 D100 | Introduction to Applied Linguistics |
Claudia Wei Wah Wong
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Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
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Burnaby
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| LING 363 E100 | Practicum in Teaching English as a Practice Second Language to Adults |
Claudia Wei Wah Wong
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Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, 4:30–7:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
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| LING 380 D100 | STT-Practical Skills in Linguistics |
Maite Taboada
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Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
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| LING 415 B100 | Neurolinguistics |
Yue Wang
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Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
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| LING 450 D100 | Computational Linguistics |
Maite Taboada
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Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
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| LING 491 D100 | Directed Research |
Panayiotis Pappas
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TBA
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Location: TBA
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| LING 802 G100 | Semantics |
Nancy Hedberg
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Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Wed, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
|
Burnaby
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| LING 807 G100 | Computational Linguistics |
Maite Taboada
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Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
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| LING 811 G100 | Topics in Linguistics II (Neurolinguistics) |
Yue Wang
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Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Mon, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
|
Burnaby
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| LING 811 G110 | Topics in Linguistics II | |||
| LING 832 G110 | Narrative and Discourse Structure of an Indigenous Language |
Marianne Ignace
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TBA
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Location: TBA
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| LING 890 G110 | Graduate Seminar I | |||
| LING 891 G100 | Graduate Seminar II |
Henny Yeung
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Jan 6 – Apr 9, 2025: Thu, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Apr 9 – Apr 16, 2025: Thu, 12:30–2:20 p.m. |
Burnaby
Burnaby |
| LING 893 G110 | Linguistics MA Project | |||
| LING 893 G200 | Linguistics MA Project |
John Alderete
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TBA
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Location: TBA
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| LING 893 G300 | Linguistics MA Project |
Heather Bliss
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TBA
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Location: TBA
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| LING 893 G320 | Linguistics MA Project | |||
| LING 894 G100 | Qualifying Paper I |
Yue Wang
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TBA
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Location: TBA
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| LING 894 G200 | Qualifying Paper I |
Marianne Ignace
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TBA
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Location: TBA
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| LING 894 G300 | Qualifying Paper I |
Suzanne Hilgendorf
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TBA
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Location: TBA
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| LING 895 G100 | Qualifying Paper II |
Suzanne Hilgendorf
|
TBA
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Location: TBA
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| LING 895 G200 | Qualifying Paper II |
Yue Wang
|
TBA
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Location: TBA
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| LING 895 G300 | Qualifying Paper II |
Marianne Ignace
|
TBA
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Location: TBA
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| LING 896 G100 | Directed Research |
Henny Yeung
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TBA
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Location: TBA
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| LING 896 G110 | Directed Research |
Panayiotis Pappas
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TBA
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Location: TBA
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| LING 898 G100 | MA Thesis |
Henny Yeung
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TBA
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Location: TBA
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| LING 898 G200 | MA Thesis |
Suzanne Hilgendorf
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TBA
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Location: TBA
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| LING 898 G300 | MA Thesis |
Panayiotis Pappas
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TBA
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Location: TBA
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| LING 898 G400 | MA Thesis |
Marianne Ignace
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TBA
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Location: TBA
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| LING 898 G600 | MA Thesis |
Yue Wang
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TBA
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Location: TBA
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| LING 899 G100 | PhD Thesis |
Suzanne Hilgendorf
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TBA
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Location: TBA
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| LING 899 G200 | PhD Thesis |
Ashley Farris-Trimble
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TBA
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Location: TBA
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| LING 899 G300 | PhD Thesis |
Murray Munro
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TBA
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Location: TBA
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| LING 899 G400 | PhD Thesis |
Henny Yeung
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TBA
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Location: TBA
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| LING 899 G500 | PhD Thesis |
Nancy Hedberg
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TBA
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Location: TBA
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