About this Program
¹ú²úÂ×Àí offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a major in Applied Linguistics.The Applied Linguistics concentration focuses on the scientific study of language, with an emphasis on using linguistics to address real-world problems. Through the curriculum, students learn the basic structural features that comprise all languages. Students at ¹ú²úÂ×Àí who choose the B.A. or Minor in English with an emphasis explore the influence of language on society by examining its use in authentic contexts. The scope of Applied Linguistics program also allows students to investigate first language acquisition and second language learning; social, regional, and global language varieties; discourse and conversation analysis; language and gender; the origins and development of the English language; and cross-cultural communication differences.
Program Highlights
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A "portable" degree that prepares students for success in multiple 21st-century professions and disciplines
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Focus is on applied language in multiple contexts and complements other majors in the College of Arts and Letters, Colleges of Business, Engineering, Education, and Sciences
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Opportunities for hands-on learning experiences and original research
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Innovative topics courses
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Faculty specialists in a number of areas of applied linguistics, including second language acquisition, sociolinguistics and dialect study, applied discourse analysis, and corpus analysis
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Small class sizes, individualized faculty attention
Featured Courses
Requirements
Transfer
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Careers
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Interpret oral or sign language, or translate written text from one language into another.
Conduct research into fundamental computer and information science as theorists, designers, or inventors. Develop solutions to problems in the field of computer hardware and software.
Teach courses in English language and literature, including linguistics and comparative literature. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
All social scientists and related workers not listed separately.
Cost
Tuition is charged per credit hour. Amounts shown are tuition only and do not include mandatory fees, technology-delivered course fees, course-specific fees, books, housing, meal plans, or other costs. Campus-based students may take technology-delivered or online courses. Tuition is based on student classification. Fees for technology-delivered courses and other costs are listed on the ¹ú²úÂ×Àí tuition and fees page.
Ways to Save
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