Applied Linguistics, Associate

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Program Overview

The two-year associate degree in Applied Linguistics provides students with a foundational skill in linguistics and the diversity of language in its broad aspects. Career possibilities include entry-level translation, linguistics analysis, cross-cultural work, and further studies in the interdisciplinary fields related to linguistics.

Core Classes

Introduction to Linguistics

Second Language & Culture Acquisition

Online

Introduction to Linguistics

Introduction to Linguistics
This course introduces the process of language analysis with the goal of enhancing the student’s ability to learn language. Students gain a framework for understanding and identifying the sound systems and grammatical structures of different languages.

Foundations in Linguistics
This course introduces students to the complexity of human language. It is designed to introduce material in three interrelated units, including the nature of language, the grammatical aspects of language, and the applied areas of language. The course focuses on issues such as how the brain and language are related, how language sounds are produced and formed into words and sentences, and how those words and sentences are used to convey meaning. The course also addresses applied areas, such as dialects of English, pragmatics, bilingualism, language acquisition, and language instruction. While covering these various aspects of language, the ways in which the content relates to ministry are addressed.