Johnson University is a place of uncommon community where students get ready for a fulfilling career and a meaningful life. Join us in Tennessee or online!
Whether you're an incoming freshman, a transfer student, or a graduate student, this is the place to begin your application and join our community. Welcome to Johnson!
Johnson is more than a place where you receive a quality, affordable education - it's a community where classmates become friends, professors become mentors, and the campus becomes home.
Johnson University is a place of uncommon community where students get ready for a fulfilling career and a meaningful life. Join us in Tennessee or online!
Whether you're an incoming freshman, a transfer student, or a graduate student, this is the place to begin your application and join our community. Welcome to Johnson!
Johnson is more than a place where you receive a quality, affordable education - it's a community where classmates become friends, professors become mentors, and the campus becomes home.
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
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.
This course introduces students to the process of language and cultural acquisition among people served on the field. An array of tools and practices are introduced.
This course provides students with biblical and practical resources for exploring callings and possibilities in intercultural contexts, establishing healthy personal and interpersonal skills for intercultural effectiveness, and embracing the role of higher education in equipping for intercultural service.
This course examines the unique problems and strategies for communicating the gospel effectively in intercultural contexts. Special attention is given to the student’s personal role in intercultural communication, including language, behavior, and sensitivities needed to bridge cultural boundaries.
Online
The two-year Associate of Arts 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 for further studies in the interdisciplinary fields related 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.
This course introduces students to the process of language and cultural acquisition among people served on the field. An array of tools and practices are introduced.
Phonetics and Phonology focuses on understanding the use of sound in human language. This includes a general understanding of description, production, and transcription of sounds based upon the International Phonetic Alphabet, as well as the identification of phonemes and phonological processes within specific languages.
This course provides tools for the analysis of language on morphological and syntactic levels.
