Knowledge of the Field: Students will exit the program with a thorough understanding of the field of Applied Linguistics including the technical vocabulary, the interdisciplinary nature of the field, and how the subfields of Applied Linguistics are related to each other.
Analysis Skills: Students will exit the program with skills in analyzing language data and building arguments around/with language data or issues.
Understanding of Theories: Students will exit the program with a solid understanding of the role and nature of theories in the field of Applied Linguistics.
Application of Knowledge to the World: Students will exit the program with the ability to apply their linguistic knowledge and analytical skills to a variety of language-related problems in the world.
Understanding of the Affective Nature of Language: Students will exit the program with a conscious awareness of their own and other people’s emotional reactions to language, language issues, and linguistic diversity and to situate themselves as members of a particular language community and identify features of that community.
Academic and Professional Skills: Students will exit the program with a skill set that enhances their ability to gain employment or continue on to graduate school, including skills for using presentation and office tools, the ability to express language-related ideas to a variety of audiences, an understanding of cultural and individual differences in communication and work styles, the ability to interact effectively with speakers from a variety of backgrounds and with a variety of interactional styles.
Linking the Program to Future Goals: Students will exit the program with an understanding of the scope and sequence of their course of study and how that course of study can apply to their future goals.