Applied English Linguistics
Applied English Linguistics
| Hours | 48 - 60 Credit Hours |
| MAP | Major Academic Plan |
Program Requirements
It is strongly recommended that Ling 198, a 2-credit-hour course, be taken early in a student's major.
This course is recommended to help Applied English Linguistics majors focus on specific educational and occupational goals and to identify the career options or educational opportunities available to them.
The course will introduce them to the resources needed for accessing information about graduate schools, internships, careers, and career development.
requirement 1 Complete 2 courses
requirement 2 Complete 6 courses
Core courses:
requirement 3
Complete university course work (or the equivalent) to a 200-level or higher in any single foreign language, including American Sign Language. (This requirement varies for Spanish. See the Humanities College Advisement Center.) The language for this requirement may be the same language used to satisfy the GE Foreign Language option, but note that the GE Foreign Language option may require more coursework than this requirement from the Applied English Linguistics major. For non-native speakers of English, the university TOEFL requirement satisfies this requirement for the Applied English Linguistics major. A language relevant to the historical development of English is strongly recommended, namely Latin, French, German, or Classical Greek.
requirement 4 Complete 6.0 hours from the following course(s)
Courses NOT chosen to complete requirement 4 may be used to complete requirement 5.
requirement 5
Primary Track: Within one option, complete 12 hours in courses not chosen for requirement 4 or 6.
option 5.1 Complete 12.0 hours from the following course(s)
Linguistic Computing (recommended: LING 360 plus three other courses).
Note: See minor advisor to discuss how to obtain a LINGC minor: inguistics.byu.edu/department-advisors; note that up to 9 credit hours from the ELING major can also be counted toward the LINGC minor.
option 5.2 Complete 12.0 hours from the following course(s)
TESOL/Language Acquisition
Note: See minor advisor to discuss how to obtain a TESOL minor or TESOL certificate: linguistics.byu.edu/department-advisors; note that TESOL minors are encouraged to declare during their junior year and that up 12 credit hours from the ELING major can be counted toward the TESOL minor.
option 5.3 Complete 12.0 hours from the following course(s)
Language in Society
option 5.4 Complete 12.0 hours from the following course(s)
Language in History
requirement 6
Secondary Track: Within one option, complete 6 hours in courses not chosen for requirement 4 or requirement 5. Secondary track must be different from primary track used for requirement 5.
option 6.1 Complete 6.0 hours from the following course(s)
Linguistic Computing (recommended: LING 360 plus three other courses).
Note: See minor advisor to discuss how to obtain a LINGC minor: inguistics.byu.edu/department-advisors; note that up to 9 credit hours from the ELING major can also be counted toward the LINGC minor.
option 6.2 Complete 6.0 hours from the following course(s)
TESOL/Language Acquisition
Note: See minor advisor to discuss how to obtain a TESOL minor or TESOL certificate: linguistics.byu.edu/department-advisors; note that TESOL minors are encouraged to declare during their junior year and that up 12 credit hours from the ELING major can be counted toward the TESOL minor.
option 6.3 Complete 6.0 hours from the following course(s)
Language in Society
option 6.4 Complete 6.0 hours from the following course(s)
Language in History
requirement 7 Complete 1 hour from the following course(s)
Experiential Learning
Note: For alternate options to complete this requirement, contact the ELING area coordinator in the Linguistics department.
Program Outcomes:
Linguistic Structures
NOTE: All rows in this column describe new outcomes for the program that will replace the ELANG major, approved by the University in Winter semester 2022 for implementation in Fall 2022:
The Applied English Linguistics major:
Linguistic Structures:
Identify linguistic structures of present-day and historical varieties of the English language (sounds, sound patterns, morphology, grammar, and meaning) and the linguistic/social factors that influence structural/semantic change and variation
Linguistic Tools
Use appropriate methods and linguistic tools to collect, process, describe, and explain language data.
Empirical and Descriptive Methods
Apply empirical and descriptive methods to solve problems or answer questions in professional settings and disciplines outside linguistics.