WHAT IS LINGUISTICS · linguists is, While many linguists specialize in the study of one or more...
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Q & A: What is Linguistics?
Linguistics is the study of human language:
Spoken
Signed
Written
One of the first questions that people ask linguists is,
While many linguists specialize in the study of one or more specific languages that they speak or have learned, linguistics is not just about collecting knowledge of how to speak, sign or write multiple languages.
How many languages do
you speak?
LINGUISTS STUDY:
How languages function and change
How languages are acquired
How people use language for social
purposes
LINGUISTS ASK RESEARCH QUESTIONS SUCH AS:
How do bilingual people learn and integrate the
grammars of two languages?
Why do some people want to keep their
accents and others want to change them?
How do learners of a second language draw on knowledge and
structures of their :irst language when they speak or write?
What is the underlying knowledge people use to produce the sounds of language in patterned
ways?
How do languages and writing systems develop
over time?
WHAT DO LINGUISTS DO?
EDUCATION Teach in schools, Colleges and Universities
Work in Tech Industries
Consult in :ilm and media
Translation and Interpretation
MANY THINGS!
WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A DEGREE IN LINGUISTICS? With a B.A. or an M.A. in Linguistics, there are many career opportunities. v Jobs in computational linguistics include
working in the computer industry on speech recognition and synthesis (think, Siri!), artificial intelligence, natural language processing or language learning platforms or apps. Linguists can also be consultants in the film and media industries, or work in publishing.
v Linguistics graduates often work in
language education, where they put
their theoretical and social knowledge of language structure and acquisition to use
in TESOL (Teaching of English to
Speakers of Other Languages) or the teaching of languages other than English.
These jobs are available
close to home
…and all over the
world.
v Other language-teaching-related
occupations include developing instructional materials (written, online,
video) and working in language testing. v Linguistics is a valuable background for
careers in translation and interpreting
for both spoken language and sign language.
o Translators and interpreters work in
many domains, including schools and universities, courtrooms, and medicine.
v CSULB has a new BA in sign language
interpretation
v Pursue an MA or a Ph.D Because the use of language intersects with many other aspects of humanities and social science research, students with Linguistics BA degrees are well-placed to pursue MA or doctoral research in many fields, to include
o Anthropology o Psychology, o Education o Computer Science o Communications o Communications Disorders.
Linguistics is a great minor (or double major) for students in v RGRLL v Anthropology v CHLS v AAAS v AIS v AFRS v Communications Studies v International Studies
….and many others Check out the Linguistics Major or Minor today!
THE LINGUISTICS MINOR LING 170 Intro to Linguistics + 4 Linguistics courses from the following: • LING 101 Intro to the World’s Languages (D2) • LING 325 Modern English Grammar • LING 329 Language Acquisition (GE D2) • LING 379 Sociolinguistics • LING 401 Corpus Linguistics • LING 413 Language and Culture • LING 420 Phonology • LING 421 Syntax • LING 423 Semantics • LING 425 Education Across Cultures HD, Capstone) • LING 426 History of the English Language • LING 433 Discourse Analysis • LING 438 Applied Linguistics • LING 460 TESOL Composition • LING 470 Language and Gender • LING 472 Language and Social Justice (WI Capstone,
HD) FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE UNDERGRADUATE ADVISOR NANCY HALL ([email protected])
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