The applied linguistics track prepares students for careers in TESL, bilingual education, and foreign language teaching. Includes electives in education and a teaching internship. Majors become proficient in the structure of English, its use in American society, and methods for teaching English. The language, society, and communication track prepares students for careers in the media, public relations, business, and industry. Majors explore the central role that language plays in society, social interaction, and communication.
Required courses focus on basic issues of the structure and the use of language.
Electives focus on specific social and cultural contexts in America, and on methods for studying the use of language in distinctive contexts. The theoretical linguistics track prepares students for graduate study in linguistics, cognitive science, and fields related to cognitive science, such as psychology and communicative disorders. Majors become proficient at all levels of linguistic analysis, and gain an overview of theoretical issues in preparation for graduate study.