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Any student who has declared a Linguistics Major is also eligible to declare a Concentration in Applied Linguistics. Applied Linguistics is a wide-ranging field involving career paths in a variety of areas including Second Language Teaching, Translation, Indigenous Studies, Language Policy Development and Machine Translation.

At least 3.0 full-course equivalents from the following lists, of which at least 1.5 full-course equivalents must be in Linguistics:

Applicable General Course: Linguistics 373 Sociolinguistics

Language Teaching and Learning Focus:

• Linguistics 311 Second Language Acquisition
• Linguistics 313 Classroom-Oriented Second Language Research
• Linguistics 331 First Language Acquisition
• Linguistics 381 History of English
• Linguistics 431 Child Language: Syntax and Morphology
• Linguistics 433 Child Language: Phonology and the Lexicon
• Linguistics 434 Second Language Syntax
• Linguistics 525 Topics in Second Language Acquisition

Translation Focus:

• French 335 Reading French (Advanced I)
• French 337 Reading French (Advanced II)
• Spanish 523 Translation

Native Studies Focus:

• Linguistics 531 Survey of Aboriginal Languages of the Americas
• Sociology 307 Sociology of First Nations in Canada

Notes:

• Those most interested in the “Language Teaching and Learning Focus” should include appropriate language and culture courses among their electives.
• Any exceptions or substitutions are at the discretion of the Undergraduate Director.