2016-2017 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Applied Linguistics Minor
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The applied linguistics minor is designed to provide systematic study of language and applied issues in language teaching, language learning, and language use. The minor is an excellent disciplinary complement to such fields as anthropology, classics, computing and information systems, English, education, modern languages, philosophy, psychology, and writing. Courses in the minor consider such topics as learning and teaching of languages, social and regional language variation, literacy, language and gender, language and power, language disorders, and language history.
Minor Requirements
The minor requires a minimum of 21 hours: 9 hours in the foundation and 12 hours in electives. Three electives must be taken from English electives (as follows) and one elective must be taken from the cross-departmental electives (as follows).
Requirements for a Minor in Applied Linguistics Credits: 21
Foundation Courses (required) Credits: 9
- ENG 261 - Foundations of Language Study Credits: 3
- ENG 363 - Applied Linguistics Credits: 3
- ENG 364 - Sociolinguistics Credits: 3
English Electives Credits: 9
- ENG 362 - History of the English Language Credits: 3
- ENG 365 - Teaching English as a Second Language Credits: 3
- ENG 366 - English Grammar and Usage Credits: 3
- ENG 390 - Topics in Language and Rhetoric Credits: 3
- ENG 392 - Language and Power Credits: 3
- ENG 461 - Language and Gender Credits: 3
- ENG 465 - Teaching Second Language Reading and Writing Credits: 3
- ENG 467 - Language Disorders and English Literacy Credits: 3
- ENG 469 - ESL Teaching Practicum Credits: 3
Cross-departmental electives Credits: 3
- AAA 350 - African American Identity and Communication Credits: 3
- ANT 207 - Language and Culture Credits: 3
- CIS 343 - Structure of Programming Languages Credits: 3
- CIS 365 - Artificial Intelligence Credits: 3
- CIS 461 - Compiler Design and Construction Credits: 3
- FRE 305 - French Phonetics Credits: 3
- FRE 355 - Introduction to French Linguistics Credits: 3
- GER 321 - Improving German Pronunciation Credits: 3
- GER 322 - Introduction to German Linguistics Credits: 3
- GER 421 - History of the German Language Credits: 3
- PHI 203 - Intermediate Logic Credits: 3
- PHI 470 - Philosophy of Language Credits: 3
- PSY 305 - Infant and Early Childhood Development Credits: 3
- PSY 357 - Psychology of Language Credits: 3
- PSY 365 - Cognition Credits: 3
- SPA 308 - Spanish Phonetics Credits: 3
- SPA 309 - Advanced Spanish Grammar Credits: 3
- SPA 327 - The History of the Spanish Language Credits: 3
- SPA 329 - Sociolinguistics of Spanish Credits: 3
- S PA 335 - Introduction to Spanish Linguistics Credits: 3