Hi, I am thinking of taking first year linguitics. Is it really difficult? Everthing I read says it’s terrible. Would it be even worse for me if I did poorly in highschool math? Thanks
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hey there,
i know i’m starting to sound like a broken record with this, but difficulty is SUBJECTIVE. i’d rather walk into Halifax wearing an ‘I <3 Toronto’ shirt than take another physics course, but i know plenty of people who would be perfectly happy to while away a Sunday afternoon doing unholy things to vectors.
so i can’t tell you how difficult it really is. you can take a look at the course evaluations for some student feedback from people who took various linguistics courses. just log onto your portal, scroll all the way down and click on ‘Course Evaluation Results,’ which is at the bottom of the page.
if you’re not interested in the linguistics specialist/major/minor, then you could take LIN200H1 instead of LIN100Y1, which would only be a term-long rather than a yearlong commitment to the class. that’s a way to play it safe if you’re concerned about how hard it’ll be.
finally, i’m completely ignorant when it comes to linguistics, so i’m not sure how analytical/mathematical it is. high school math isn’t a requirement for LIN100Y1 though, so i don’t THINK doing poorly in math would critically affect your understanding of the course material.
i guess you can choose to make the POSt a bit more mathematical/scientific by taking some of the science courses they list as acceptable program req’s; but you can call or e-mail the department for a more IN-DEPTH insight on how much of a choice that scientific aspect actually is.
cheers,
aska