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The Master’s in Applied Linguistics includes concentrations in ESL & Bilingual Studies, and Foreign Language Pedagogy. On campus we also offer a Latin track in collaboration with the Department of Classics. This degree offers teachers a chance to combine further study of Latin with coursework in theories of language acquisition.
Courses are offered in basic theoretical linguistics, applied linguistics, research methods in education and applied linguistics, and the interdisciplinary areas of psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics. These courses provide students with a thorough understanding of the linguistic, cultural, and ideological considerations that govern the study of language in use. The program is designed to enable students to understand the diversity of issues inherent in the study of language so that they are well prepared to teach and conduct research in applied linguistics.
Students have the opportunity to engage in research, work with community based organizations or prepare to teach in various contexts, such as public schools, K-12, adult education, and language schools in the United States and abroad. Our campus program offers three types of graduate assistantships: teaching, research, and administrative.
Nearly 25% of our students come from outside the United States, while a variety of American minority groups are also represented in our student body, contributing to a learning environment with linguistic and cultural diversity that enriches the department’s intellectual and social life.
We also offer an online option for our MA degree that combines our faculty’s expertise and our long tradition of excellence in applied linguistics studies with new technologies for online delivery and eLearning. This program of study allows students to complete a fully accredited, 30-credit master’s degree in two years (four semesters and summer courses) completely online and from anywhere in the world!
Many of our students go on to pursue doctoral work in such fields as linguistics, education, and literacy studies. Prospective students need not have teaching experience to be considered for acceptance into the program.
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