{"id":15931,"date":"2019-03-28T15:30:08","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T19:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/english\/?p=15931"},"modified":"2019-04-19T18:10:44","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T22:10:44","slug":"applied-linguistics-a-new-english-major-concentration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/english\/blog\/2019\/03\/28\/applied-linguistics-a-new-english-major-concentration\/","title":{"rendered":"Applied Linguistics: A New English Major Concentration!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>by Cora Rutledge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you are fascinated by languages and cultures, the <strong>new major concentration in applied linguistics<\/strong> in the English department may be for you. Adding <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/academics\/collegesanddepartments\/english\/academic-programs\/minors\/tesol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the minor in TESOL<\/a> as well will prepare <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">you to teach English as a Second or Foreign Language to adults\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in many settings\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">around<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the world.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:90}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Our courses explore such topics as:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">connectio<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ns between language and culture<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:90}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">cross-cultural communication<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:90}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">language and gender<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259,&quot;335559991&quot;:90}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">second\/foreign language acquisition theory, methods and materials\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for teaching English\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"7\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">linguistic structure, including phonetics, phonology, syntax, and semantics.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This 36-hour concentration will be joining the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bsu.edu\/academics\/collegesanddepartments\/english\/academic-programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">existing five in the English major<\/a>. It will be available to add officially in August 2019, but<strong> if you want to get started, you can register for some of the required classes<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are three courses for Fall 2019 that require no pre-requisites.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ENG 220 &#8211; Language and Society<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Section 1: MWF 10:00-10:50<\/li>\n<li>Section 2: TR\u00a011:00-12:15<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>ENG 320 &#8211; Introduction to Linguistic Science<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Section 1: MWF 2:00-2:50<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>ENG 321 &#8211; English Linguistics<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Section 1: MWF 12:00-12:50<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #993300\">What You Will Learn<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Linguistics is the scientific study of human language, and it&#8217;s applied in many fields, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">including the teaching and learning of foreign languages, speech pathology, \u00a0advertising, and computational linguistics. The program is designed to provide a foundation in linguistic structure and the role of language in culture and communication. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It&#8217;s a great major for students seeking careers in global settings or considering graduate studies in linguistics and related fields. The new concentration features aspects of both linguistics and applied linguistics.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #993300\">Linguistics Courses<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ENG 320 Intro to Linguistic Science<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ENG 321 English Linguistics <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ENG 332 Phonetics and Phonology<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300\"><strong>Applied Linguistics Courses<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ENG 220 Language and Society<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ENG 436 Theory and Research in TESOL<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ENG 444 Senior Seminar<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Along with the required courses listed above, students will choose 18 credits from directed electives available through ten departments. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300\"><strong>Directed Elective Courses<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ENG 205 World Literature<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ENG 230 Reading and Writing about Lit<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ENG 210 Intro to Rhetoric and Writing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ENG 213 Intro to Digital Literacies<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ENG 322 Lang and Cross-Cultural Comm<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ENG 323 Discourse Structure and Strategies<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ENG 328 Language and Gender<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ENG 335 Writing and Reading Public Discourse<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ENG 400 Special Topics in English<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ANTH 101 Intro to Cultural Anthropology<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AR 334 Ethnic Cultural Ling Arab<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">COMM 290 Intercultural communication<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CS 120 Computer Science<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">FR 337 Phonetics<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">GER 337 Phonetics<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">JAPA 337 Japanese Linguistics<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SP 337 SP Phonetics and SLE<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SP 340 Survey in Spanish Linguistics<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SPAA 260 Speech Acoustics<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SPAA 270 Language Development<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #993300\"><strong>What you can do with the major<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW249740222 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW249740222 BCX0\">A major concentration in\u202fApplied Linguistics<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW249740222 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW249740222 BCX0\"> is great background for graduate study in TESOL, Linguistics, and Applied Linguistics, as well as for translation, some types of work in industry, and other foreign-language-related work. <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW249740222 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW249740222 BCX0\">The addition of a m<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW249740222 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW249740222 BCX0\">inor in TESOL will prepare stud<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW249740222 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW249740222 BCX0\">ents to teach English as a Second or Foreign Language at the adult level in the U.S. and abroad.\u00a0 With the TESOL add-on license, it is also possible to teach in the public schools. <\/span><\/span><\/span>With further study, you could be on a career path in publishing, gaming, acting, and journalism.<\/p>\n<p>Interested? You can <a href=\"https:\/\/ballstate.box.com\/s\/rrvdmbn4qodkih943znxkzcn6tqq7c2k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">check out the course descriptions<\/a> and sign up!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Cora Rutledge If you are fascinated by languages and cultures, the new major concentration in applied linguistics in the English department may be for you. 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