Applied Linguistics Minor

The minor in applied linguistics provides students with interdisciplinary opportunities to study a wide range of practical and theoretical applications of language studies which includes second and foreign language teaching and learning as well as TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages).

Students interested in studying the applied linguistics minor may be interested in learning languages as well as teaching second and foreign languages, including TESOL, at home and abroad. Students may also be interested in pursuing graduate studies in one of the many branches of linguistics as well as TESOL and second and foreign language teaching.

Degree Requirements

Requirements for an Applied Linguistics Minor

ENG 205Advanced English Grammar

4

ENG 343Approaches to TESOL and Teaching Second and Foreign Languages

4

LIN 210Basic Linguistics

4

LIN 320Second-Language Acquisition

4

LIN 330Introduction to Sociolinguistics

4

Foreign Language

4

Total Credit Hours:24

Total Credit Hours: 24