英语语言学文学士

LIN学位课程将使学生接触当今市场所追求的语言分析方法和批判性思维技能，从而补充在英语核心课程中学习的技能。完成此专心的学生将：•在语音，句法，语义和话语水平上研究语言组织的形式结构。将语言论证的模式作为一种科学探究进行检验。了解语言在其社交环境中的系统变化。探索语言知识的应用。语言集中度使学生接触科学的方法来学习语言，交流和文化，从而补充了在英语核心课程中学习的技能。学生将至少学习18​​个小时的语言学课程，向他们介绍数量和定性分析技术，并发展解决问题和批判性思维的能力，这些都是当今市场所追求的。完成此
The LIN degree program will compliment the skills learned in the English core classes by exposing students to language analysis methods and critical thinking skills that are sought after in today's marketplace. Student who complete this concentration will: Study the formal structure of language organization on phonological, syntactic, semantic, and discourse levels. Examine modes of linguistic argumentation as a type of scientific inquiry. Understand the systematic variation of language in its social context. Explore the applications of linguistic knowledge. The linguistics concentration compliments the skills learned in the English core classes by exposing students to scientific approaches to study language, communication, and culture. Students will take at least 18 hours in linguistics classes which will introduce them to quantities and qualitative analytical techniques and develop problem solving and critical thinking skills that are sought after in today's marketplace. Students who complete this concentration might find employment in diverse fields such as market research, advertising, publishing, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, speech and language pathology, and more. Graduates may also be competitive for graduate programs in linguistics, communication, speech and language pathology, or law school.