Undergraduate Course Descriptions
LNG 177 Orientation for International Students (1 credit)
Introduction to academic life in the United States generally and at ODU specifically.
Normally taken by new international students within one year of matriculation. Must be
taken pass-fail.
LNG 187 International Experience (1 credit)
Cultural experience of international dimension on campus, in the community or abroad.
Applies as an activity course.
LNG 188 Study Abroad (1-17 credits)
A registration designation for students who choose to study abroad for a semester or a
full year. Courses taken abroad must have prior approval of the student's academic
advisor and the chairperson of the Division of Languages. When a student provides an
official transcript of the work done abroad, LNG 188 is replaced by the courses taken
at the foreign institution.
LNG 201 Introduction to Linguistics (4 credits)
A study of the sounds, meanings, and structures of language; the nature, origin, and
history of language and linguistics; language families, animal language, and language
learning processes; dialects and their social implications.
LNG/COM 242 Cross-Cultural Communication (4 credits)
An exploration of the ways in which cultural factors, including rituals, attitudes,
values, beliefs, behavior, and cultural assumptions, affect communication. Topics include
models of cultural effect, relationship of dominant and non-dominant cultures, religions,
traditions, para-language, non-verbal communication, chronemics, and proxemics.
LNG 1/2/3/485 Special Topics (1-4 credits)
Concentrated study in a particular area of language and linguistics or cross-cultural
communications. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
LNG 2/3/486 Independent Study (1-4 credits)
Individual work in language and linguistics or cross-cultural communications.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor, academic advisor, division chairperson.
