加州州立大學(xué)長灘分校

CSULB offers a B.A. and a minor in Linguistics. All linguistics majors and minors study core topics such as morphology (word structure), syntax (grammar), phonology (sound structure), languages of the world, and language acquisition. In addition, they choose among elective topics such as sociolinguistics, language and culture, language and gender, psycholinguistics, semantics, the history of English, and others. The minor in Linguistics is popular with students majoring in fields such as English, foreign languages, Anthropology, and Communicative Disorders. Some courses can double-count towards these majors and the Linguistics minor. The linguistics major is useful in a variety of careers. Recent graduates have found work in areas such as translation, teaching English abroad, working for Google, etc.

The following are department goals for students receiving the B.A. in linguistics:

Students will demonstrate knowledge of the fundamental architecture of language in the domains of phonetics and phonology, morphology and syntax, and semantics and pragmatics.
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the variety of structures by which diverse human languages realize this architecture.
Students will demonstrate knowledge of the social functions of language and the role of language as a cultural institution.
Students will demonstrate knowledge of language variation, including historical change and dialect variety.
Students will demonstrate skills in studying language structure and use.
Students will demonstrate knowledge of how people acquire first and second languages and the implications for language instruction and educational policy.
Students will demonstrate skill in critical evaluation of language research and policy.
Students will experience the opportunity to apply linguistics knowledge in a community setting.
Students will be able to identify applications of linguistics and related career opportunities such as education, translation and computational linguistics.
Students will demonstrate proficiency in English and in at least one other language.
Students will value life-long learning in the field of linguistics.

Career Possibilities

English as a Second Language (ESL) Teacher ? Computational Linguist ? Bilingual Education Teacher ? Intelligence Specialist ? Researcher ? Teacher ? Linguist ? Foreign Service Officer ? Peace Corps Worker ? Librarian ? Interpreter ? Immigration Officer ? Lawyer ? Philologist ? Writer ? Editor ? Consultant

Various entry-level positions in business and industry are available for graduates regardless of academic discipline.