FALL 2026 Schedule

Section	Instructor	Location	Schedule	Notes
A1	Yacovone	CGS 123	MWF 1:25 pm-2:15 pm	Topics in Linguistics: Child Language Acquisition (A1) This course explores current and classic theories of language acquisition and assesses the empirical evidence underlying them. Students will learn through lecture, hands-on research, and lab-based demonstrations. Topics include linguistic nativism/empiricism, speech/sign perception, word recognition, and other sentence processing phenomena. Pre-req: CAS LX 250, or consent of instructor

FALL 2026 Schedule

Section	Instructor	Location	Schedule	Notes
B1	Kim	CGS 123	TR 3:30 pm-4:45 pm	Topics in Linguistics: Cognitive Science & Language (B1) This course serves as an introduction to studying language as a part of broader cognitive science, exploring questions about the nature of linguistic representations, how they are processed and acquired, and how they interact with other cognitive domains. Pre-req: CAS LX 250, or consent of instructor

FALL 2026 Schedule

Section	Instructor	Location	Schedule	Notes
C1	Hao	CGS 515	MWF 2:30 pm-3:20 pm	Topics in Linguistics: Academic Writing and Communication (C1) Writing, presenting, and promoting one’s research are the bread and butter of academia. In this seminar course, graduate students and advanced undergraduates interested in graduate study learn to communicate clearly and effectively in a scholarly setting through practice, critique, and peer review. Students from all disciplines are welcome, but the course material will focus on theoretical, computational, and experimental linguistics. Prerequisites: Students should have at least one piece of academic writing on which they are willing to receive feedback from classmates.

SPRG 2027 Schedule

Section	Instructor	Location	Schedule	Notes
A1	Yacovone		TR 9:30 am-10:45 am	Section A1: Topics in Linguistics: Psycholinguistics-Language allows us to understand others’ thoughts and express our own—but how does it work? This course explores the cognitive and neural systems underlying human language and provides hands-on training in psycholinguistic research methods, quantitative analysis, and scientific communication.

SPRG 2027 Schedule

Section	Instructor	Location	Schedule	Notes
B1	Myler		MWF 2:30 pm-3:20 pm	Section B1: Topics in Linguistics: Large Language Models -This course introduces the history, science, engineering, and social implications of generative AI technologies based on large language models (LLMs). Students will practice writing software with LLMs while analyzing their behavior and performance using scientifically rigorous evaluations. No background in AI, machine learning, or data science is necessary. Prerequisites: LX 394/694 or any course or other prior experience involving computer programming.