Program Overview
The American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) defines Applied Linguistics as an interdisciplinary field of inquiry that addresses a broad range of language-related issues in order to understand their roles in the lives of individuals and conditions in society. It draws on a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches from various disciplines–from the humanities to the social and natural sciences–as it develops its own knowledge-base about language, its users and uses, and their underlying social and material conditions.
Department
- Languages and Applied Linguistics
Program Type
- Major
Area of Focus
- Humanities
- Behavioral & Social Sciences
Career Outcomes
- Applied Research Scientist, Text Understanding (e.g., with Facebook)
- Assessment Specialist
- Bilingual K-12 Teacher (requires licensing)
- Communication Analyst (for public or private companies)
- Copy Editor
- Foreign Service Officer
- Forensic Linguist (e.g., language specialist for the FBI)
- Language Specialist at Google, Apple, Duolingo, Babel, etc.
- Linguistic Annotator at High-Tech Company
- Peace Corps Volunteer (and later employee)
- Reading and literacy specialist
- Speech-language Pathologist (requires certification)
- Study Abroad Officer (at a university)
- Teacher of English as a Second or Additional Language
- Teacher of Languages (e.g., Chinese, French, German, Spanish, etc.)
- Technical Writer
- Translator/Interpreter
- Writer for a multilingual/multinational law firm
These are only samples of the field’s many possibilities
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Program Keywords
Translator
Foreign
Language
Communications
Multilingual