The faculty advisor for the minor in Applied Linguistics is Professor Cindy Brantmeier.

The Minor in Applied Linguistics meets the increasing domestic and international demand for language teachers. This minor is composed of 18 credits that focus on the theoretical, empirical, and practical foundations of teaching and learning languages. The minor will be based in the Program in Linguistics, Department of Psychology.

Applied Linguistics in an interdisciplinary minor, based primarily in Linguistics, Romance Languages, Education, Anthropology and Psychology. The minor unites current faculty research interests across several Arts & Sciences departments and draws on the expertise of scholars in a range of disciplines.

All participating students must have a declared primary major.

Students should meet with Professor Cindy Brantmeier, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, to declare the minor.

Required Courses:

• L44 Ling 170D Introduction to Linguistics
• L44 Ling 466 Second Language Acquisition
• L38 Span 469 Reading and Writing in a Second Language

Elective Courses:

At least two of the following:

• L38 Span 413 Curriculum and Instruction in Modern Foreign Languages: Linguistics and Language Learning
• L38 Span 467 Grammar and Vocabulary Acquisition
• L44 Ling 312 Phonetics
• L33 Psych 433 Psychology of Language

At least one of the following:

• L90 AFAS 210 The Linguistic Legacy of the African Slave Trade
• L48 Anthro 4122 Language and Gender
• L48 Anthro 215B Language, Culture and Society
• L12 Educ 4315 Culture, Language and the Education of Black Students

Appropriate Topics courses may be substituted for electives with approval from Professor Brantmeier.