The Applied Linguistics Concentration (Catalog Year 2023) consists of a minimum of FIVE courses:
- Linguistics 250 (LNGST 250) English Language and Linguistics
- FOUR approved departmental offerings (with the requirements that students take no more than two of these four courses within the same department and that two of these four courses must be at the 200 or 300 level).
You also have the option of receiving concentration credit through Independent Study, Independent Research, or off-campus study. Contact Jeremy Loebach (loebach@stolaf.edu), Director of Applied Linguistics, for more information.
Please complete this Google form when planning your path through the Applied Linguistics concentration.
List of pre-approved courses:
Asian Studies 126: Language in Japanese Society
Asian Studies 240: Talking in Japan and the U.S.: Language, Identity, and Beyond
Asian Studies 244: Language and Race in Japan and USA
Asian Studies 282: Second Language Acquisition and Pedagogy in an Asian Context
Computer Science 121*: Principles of Computer Science or Physics 130*: Analytical Physics I
Computer Science 125*: Computer Science for Scientists and Mathematicians
Computer Science 251*: Software Design and Implementation
*Only one of these courses (CS121/PHYS130, CS125 or CS251) may be taken for the concentration
Computer Science 276: Programming Languages
Computer Science 333: Theory of Computation
Computer Science 379: Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
Education 245: Teaching and Learning English Grammar
Education 250: Second Language Acquisition
Education 321: Teaching of Reading 5-12
Education 345: Teaching of Communication Arts/Literature, 5-12
Education 347: Teaching ESL: K-12
Education 348: Assessment of ESL: K-12
Education 352: Methods in EAL and World Language Instruction
French 272: Contemporary France
French 372: Topics in Francophone Studies (only when topic is “Langue, Identité et Politique dans la Littérature Francophone”)
German 245: Shifting borders – Exploring linguistic landscapes in Northern Germany
German 272: Turning Points in German History (only when topic is “History of German Migration“)
Greek 231: Intermediate Greek
Greek 253: New Testament Greek
Greek 375: Homer and Greek Epic
Latin 231: Intermediate Latin
Latin 235: Medieval Latin
Linguistics 245: Roles of Language in the Context of Equity and Diversity
Linguistics 301: Germanic Multiethnolects – A Story of Birth
Linguistics 396: Directed Undergraduate Research
Music 263: Lyric Diction I & Music 264: Lyric Diction II (must complete both to count as one)
Norwegian 244: The Sámi: Traditions in Transition
Norwegian 260: Germanic Linguistics
Norwegian 372: Topics in Norwegian Literature and Culture (only when topic is “TV & Språk”)
Norwegian 396 Directed Undergraduate Research (only when topic is “CAT Tools for Norwegian”)
Nordic Studies 396: Directed Undergraduate Research (only when topic is “No Compromise”)
Philosophy 231: Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy 240: Formal Logic
Physics 252: Musical Acoustics
Psychology 222: Psychology of Hearing
Psychology 237: Cognitive Psychology
Psychology 339: Cognitive Neuroscience
Psychology 341: Infant Development
Psychology 396: Directed Undergraduate Research (only when topic is “Research in Auditory Cognition”)
Spanish 270: Spain’s Cultural and Linguistic Legacy (abroad) (when taught by Maggie Broner)
Spanish 274: Contemporary Issues in the Spanish-Speaking World (when taught by Maggie Broner)
Spanish 276: Spanish as a First and Second Language
Spanish 311: Language in Society