FOS: LIN 291 summer course places

[Suzanne Evans Wagner]

FOS,

Please consider circulating this flyer for a Summer I online course, LIN
291 Language and Animals. While it's not a sociolinguistics course, summer
teaching does support talented sociolinguistics graduate students!

*LIN 291 Language and Animals*
*May 14 - June 28th, 2018 -- Summer I*
*ONLINE*

Animals are amazing creatures, and for thousands of years, we have included
them into our stories, our cultures, and our homes. We have sometimes taken
their abilities for granted, and in recent years, scientists have embarked
on an objective inquiry into the minds and abilities of animals, and the
more we learn, the more we realize that animals can pull off some amazing
feats. In this course, we explore a holistic approach to studying animal
behavior and cognition to better understand their communicative
capabilities. We will cover a range of topics from breaking down what
exactly your dog understands when you say his or her name to studying the
intricacies of bee dances. Ultimately, we will try to answer the question
“do animals have language?”

This course is entirely online in the summer, meaning you can work from
anywhere at your own pace.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email Scott Nelson at
nelso672 at msu.edu.
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