Overview

The Applied English Linguistics major from Brigham Young University is focused on English linguistics. As a linguistic program of study it is concerned with the study of language in all its aspects—from speech sounds to sentence formation to meaning; from how language is organized and used in a social setting to how it is organized and processed in the brain.

Linguists study language form, language change, language acquisition, and even the texts in which language is recorded. Linguists recognize that the communicative power of language is what brings cohesion to all human enterprises.

For the student interested in the nature of language, linguistics is the subject to study. The science of linguistics has many real-world applications – including translation, information storage/retrieval, lexicography, editing, and language teaching. In addition to its majors in general linguistics and in English language, BYU’s Department of Linguistics offers undergraduate minor programs (as well as graduate degrees) in several of these areas.

Career

A degree in English Language is an important preparation for a variety of jobs that require special attention to the English language such as advertising, technical writing, editing, translation, lexicography, educational material development, and software design. It is also an excellent preparation for those planning graduate studies in areas as diverse as law, international business, tourism, library science, TESOL, communicative disorders, and speech pathology, not to mention graduate studies in specific languages or in linguistics itself.

Possible careers: University Teaching or Research, Translation, Software Development, Lexicography, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Assisted Instruction, Defense, Military, Pre-law or Pre-professional Preparation, National Security, Data Analysis, Technical Writing and Editing, Government Service, Abstracting Service, Church Service.

Possible employers: Universities, Libraries, Government Agencies, Military, Software Developers, Church Services, Translation Companies, Small Institutions, Computer Companies.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Grammar of English
English Semantics & Pragmatics
English Phonetics & Phonology
Discourse Analysis
Text Processing and Analysis
Psycholinguistics
Sociolinguistics
Digital Humanities Project

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

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Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Provo, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

All secondary education and college work done outside of the United States (not U.S. accredited) must be evaluated by an international credential evaluation agency at the applicant’s expense. This includes international work that may have been evaluated by a U.S. accredited institution and included on a U.S. accredited high school or university transcript.

Reporting US High School Work – If you have attended any U.S. high schools, or U.S. accredited high schools, you will need to self-report this work on the application.

Endorsements – An endorsement must be submitted from your ecclesiastical leaders on your behalf. If you are not a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints you must be interviewed by either your own ecclesiastical leader or a Latter-day Saint bishop as well as the University Chaplain.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

13776 USD / year

≈ 13776 USD / year
Out-of-State

13776 USD / year

≈ 13776 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

6888 USD / year

≈ 6888 USD / year

Additional Details

Latter-day Saint: $3,344 / Non-Latter-day Saint: $6,688

Living costs

Provo

United States

944 - 1633 USD / month

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