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The SIL program at the University of North Dakota seeks to integrate academic scholarship with preparation for service to language communities throughout the world by offering a program which equips students for successful cross-cultural language learning and for further work in linguistics. It has been making linguistic theory practical since 1952.

Students may apply many courses taken at SIL-UND to a master's degree in linguistics at UND. Or, they may choose to transfer the courses to undergraduate or graduate programs elsewhere.

The SIL-UND program is offered only during the summer, allowing students to pursue their other studies or occupations during the rest of the year. The nine-week session is challenging, but manageable. It is possible to obtain a master's degree by attending a series of summer sessions.

Special programs include the Literacy Megacourse for training in international literacy work, and courses in the linguistics of signed languages. (See course descriptions.)

The faculty of the SIL program at UND are active scholars, proud of their innovative applications of linguistic theory to teaching and to fieldwork. A core of faculty teaches yearly or on a regular basis, others are invited to teach for a specific course or year. The faculty includes linguists with extensive experience in Latin America, Africa, Asia, Europe and the Pacific.

SIL-UND Catalog index

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If you are reading a printout of the pages in this catalog

An up-to-date copy of this information is located on the internet at the following addresses:

• SIL-UND catalog
  http://www.und.edu/dept/linguistics/catalog.htm
  http://www.und.sil.org/catalog.htm

You may also want to refer to the following pages:

• SIL-UND home page
  http://www.und.edu/dept/linguistics/index.htm
• UND M.A. in Linguistics home page
  http://www.und.edu/dept/linguistics/lingma.htm

If you don't have access to the internet, see the section on contact information.

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