Minor in Applied Linguistics
"All communication involves faith; indeed, some linguisticians hold that the potential obstacles to acts of verbal understanding are so many and diverse that it is a minor miracle that they take place at all."-- Terry Eagleton, Reason, Faith, and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate
What is Applied Linguistics
Applied Linguistics is an interdisciplinary field that investigates and offers solutions to language-related problems in the world. Applied linguistics relies on the theories and findings of linguistics, together with the experiences and needs of language users, to engage real-world issues at the intersections of language and society, language and education, and language and power.
The Minor in Applied Linguistics will expose you to a field of study that equips you to think critically about the language learning process, and to build a deeper understanding of how languages are both learned and taught successfully.
Requirements (21 hours)
Core Courses (12 hours)
| Courses | CR Hours |
|---|---|
| LG or LGS 200-level sequence.(Foreign Language majors may not use their language of concentration to fulfill this requirement.) | 6 |
| LNG 300 Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| LNG 400 Applied Linguistics | 3 |
| Total | 12 |