Applied Linguistics

Linguistics is the study of language and how it is used in any society in our global community. The courses teach the crucial skills needed for learning and describing languages, even those which are unwritten. These skills include the recognition and pronunciation of non-English speech sounds, alphabet formation, and description of grammars and systems of meaning and beliefs. Courses are based on proven techniques drawn from decades of research in hundreds of languages of the world. Students of Linguistics have opportunities in the areas of translation, cross-cultural communication, international development (especially literacy programs), speech language pathology, and teaching English as a second language.The major is good preparation for the Master of Applied Linguistics and Exegesis program, offered through Trinity WesternпПХs Graduate School of Theological Studies, and for the Master of Arts in Linguistics program, offered in Trinity WesternпПХs Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Field of study: Linguistics