Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics: Language Engineering

Linguistics is the discipline that studies and describes language in all its aspects: its structure, its use, its history, its varieties and how it is learned. If you have a passion for language, cognition and culture, you will find Linguistics to be a highly rewarding major. The program will give you a solid grounding in Linguistics, the scientific study of natural human language. Linguistics contributes significantly to our understanding of what it means to be human. It is a broad field, covering all aspects of cognitive and social functioning. Linguists study modern, ancient and endangered languages, carrying out these studies in the classroom; in computer, psychology and speech laboratories; in fieldwork throughout the world; and in settings where languages are interpreted. As a Linguistics major, you will take courses that outline the theoretical foundations in the field as well as practical application of problem-solving in linguistics to give you a better understanding of what human language is, how we learn it, and how we use it. Through the program, you will develop strong analytical skills relevant for career paths in language research, technology, education, business, as well as clinical applications such as speech language pathology. Language Engineering: The Linguistics major with a concentration in Language Engineering is for students interested in the intersection of language and computer science. Language engineering teaches the skills needed to improve human-computer interactions, such as speech and voice recognition, predictive text, voice-command interfaces, voice-command interfaces, spelling and grammar checkers, machine translation, document summarization, search algorithms, and text-to-speech synthesis. In the program, you will explore the structure and semantics of natural languages alongside computational methods for processing, analyzing and generating language data. The concentration will prepare you for jobs in the growing field of language technology by teaching the technical parts of linguistics needed for language-related roles in the tech industry.

Secondary School Transcript - Upload or mail your academic records from all secondary schools attended. If your transcripts, diploma, or any other academic documents are not in English, you MUST include an official English translation. Include any exam scores such as IB, AP, CAPE, IGCSE/A levels, 10th +12th. Personal Statement/Essay and Resume/List of Co-Curricular Activities Complete and upload your Essay/Personal Statement - You will be able to upload your essay/personal statement prior to submitting your application. Letter of Recommendation SAT/ACT Test Scores - Official SAT or ACT scores are optional. TOEFL IBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language, Internet Based Test) - 70 IELTS (International English Language Testing System) - 6.0