LING/ASIA 260: Languages of Southeast Asia

This course surveys languages spoken in Southeast Asia, an area rich in linguistic diversity, which is home to more than five distinct language families and well over 1,000 individual languages. Students investigate the languages—in situ and in the diaspora—through the lens of descriptive linguistics, and explore the social, cultural, and political aspects of languages in the region. This course is appropriate for students with an interest in linguistics or in Southeast Asia.

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AMST/ASIA 353: Southeast Asian North Carolina

Drawing from Asian American Studies and Asian Studies, this course explores the political histories and lived experiences of Southeast Asians and Southeast Asian Americans in North Carolina. Students consider issues relevant to NC Southeast Asian communities such as food justice, labor organizing, mental health support, anti-racism work, transnational connections, etc. Course materials include both written academic works and first-person narrative accounts from local community members.

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Previous courses

Credit-Bearing

Independent Study in Thai-English Translation (UNC-Chapel Hill)

Navigating the Research University (UNC-Chapel Hill)

First-year Writing Seminar: The Death of Language (Cornell University, Knight Institute for Writing in the Disciplines)

Introduction to Linguistics (Cornell University & UNC-Chapel Hill)

Introduction to Spanish (UNC-Chapel Hill & UNC-Greensboro)

Intermediate ESL, Writing and Grammar (Richland Community College, Dallas, TX)

Non-Credit-Bearing

US English Pronunciation (UNC-Chapel Hill)

Academic Writing for Graduate Students (UNC-Chapel Hill)

Research Presentation Skills for International Students (UNC-Chapel Hill)