The network’s peer-to-peer learning space, open to contributors of every background; it is not a university and grants no degrees. KCO’s peer-to-peer learning space, open to contributors of every background.
A group of related disciplines within a faculty; it is an arrangement of subjects, not an institution.
Department of Languages and Linguistics
Kurdish varieties and the other languages of the region: how they work, how they are learned, recorded and translated.
- Disciplines
- 4
- Courses
- 1
- Open
- 0
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Linguistics
Linguistics describes sounds, words and grammar. Kurmanji, Sorani, Zazaki, Southern Kurdish and Gorani give it much to compare.
0 A set of lessons with an outline, written and reviewed by peers; it carries no academic credit.5 A narrower topic within a discipline.
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Language documentation and revitalisation
Recording speech, dictionaries and grammars while speakers can still pass them on, and helping communities keep smaller varieties in use.
0 courses4 fields
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Translation and interpreting
Translators and interpreters carry meaning between Kurdish and other languages, in courts, clinics, asylum hearings and literature.
1 course4 fields
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Applied linguistics and language learning
How people learn a second language and keep two or more, as most Kurdish speakers do.
0 courses4 fields
02Courses
| Course | Discipline | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kurdish for interpreters (asylum, health) | Translation and interpreting | Proposed |
A A record of what was studied and assessed in a course or pathway; it is not a certificate or a qualification. shows what was studied and assessed. It is not a certificate or a qualification.
03Communities of practice
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Community of practice: Education and Language Standards
A proposed A group of practitioners of one field who work together on courses, standards and toolkits; the charter calls it a Standards area. on course quality and standards for Kurdish varieties and scripts.
Proposed
04More in this faculty
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Department of History and Archaeology
The Kurdish past in its regional setting, and the evidence it rests on.
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Department of Literature
Kurdish literature, oral and written, read alongside the literatures around it.
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Department of Philosophy and Religion
Ideas, ethics and the study of religions.
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Department of Heritage and Digital Humanities
Keeping Kurdish heritage, and studying it with digital tools.
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@misc{kco2026_learn_faculties_humanities_languages_linguistics, author = {{The Kurdish Cooperation Organization}}, year = {2026}, note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0}, title = {Department of {Languages} and {Linguistics}}, url = {https://kurds.global/learn/faculties/humanities/languages-linguistics/}, howpublished = {https://kurds.global/learn/faculties/humanities/languages-linguistics/}, }- RIS
TY - ELEC AU - The Kurdish Cooperation Organization DA - 2026/// PY - 2026 ID - kco2026_learn_facult N1 - Licence: CC BY 4.0 TI - Department of Languages and Linguistics UR - https://kurds.global/learn/faculties/humanities/languages-linguistics/ ER -