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Why Applied Linguistics?
Texas Tech University offers an M.A. in Languages & Cultures - Applied Linguistics. Our dedicated faculty conducts research on effective instruction for second languages, multiliteracies, discourse and interaction in the second language classroom, psycholinguistics, the processes of second language learning, heritage and second language speech, and Global Englishes.
Our graduates go on to advanced graduate programs in applied linguistics, foreign language, psychology, education, and media communications. Graduates have also become language teachers in high schools and colleges, language program directors, and language teacher trainers in the U.S. and around the world.
Students who study Applied Linguistics learn about how language works, from how language is structured, to how people use language, to how we learn languages, and what this means for how languages can be most effectively taught.
We also offer a fully online graduate certificate in Teaching Second Languages in Local and Global Contexts.
Programs Within Applied Linguistics
Linguistics, Undergraduate Minor
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language, its development, and use. The interdisciplinary minor in linguistics provides a well-rounded training in linguistics by allowing students to take courses drawn from various departments across the campus, including Classical & Modern Languages and Literatures; English; Philosophy; Psychology; and Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work in the College of Arts & Sciences; the Department of Communication Studies in the College of Media & Communication; and the Department of Human Development and Family Studies in the College of Health and Human Sciences.
Languages and Cultures, M.A.: Applied Linguistics Concentration
Applicants must meet all Graduate School requirements for admission and must demonstrate
knowledge of a language other than English. Prospective applicants whose native language
is other than English must provide the Graduate School official proof of English proficiency.
For more information please see the Grad School website.
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Applied Linguistics Graduate Minor
Applied Linguistics is offered as a minor for students who may find that either second language acquisition studies or second language instruction studies (or a combination) a useful complement to their major area of work. A doctoral minor consists of 18 hours of applied linguistics (LING) courses offered through the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures, as approved by the Program Director of Applied Linguistics. A minor at the master’s level consists of 6 hours of applied linguistics courses, as approved by the Program Director of Applied Linguistics.
Linguistics Graduate Certificate (Also Offered Online)
This program comprises a minimum of 12 hours in linguistics courses. It usually includes study in phonology, syntax, and semantics, but flexibility is essential in meeting the diverse backgrounds, motivations, and goals of the students.
Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures
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