Applied Linguistics
The Applied Linguistics major is designed for students committed to vocational and intellectual pursuits involving human language, including translation, interpretation, cross cultural engagement, and research. The major incorporates a range of current linguistic theory and research, providing students with a framework for understanding the complexities of human language, including its structure, its acquisition, its role in culture and society, its relationship to literacy, and its significance in identity negotiation. The major also includes an innovative 12-hour component in which students — under the direction of the lead faculty — construct an emphasis relevant to linguistics, including but not limited to immersion opportunities in less commonly taught languages.