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- CANADIAN STUDIES
(concentration) - FRENCH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
(concentration or minor) - FRENCH LANGUAGE
(concentration or minor) - MISSIONS
(minor) - SOCIOLOGY
(concentration or minor) - SOCIAL STUDIES
(concentration) - SPANISH
(concentration or minor)
HUMANITIES: students choose courses from philosophy, English, French and linguistics.
SOCIAL SCIENCES: students combine courses from geography, history, political science, psychology and sociology.
Note: In both programs, students take a concentration in one discipline and a minor in another, with additional courses from the acceptable list augmenting these specializations.
lin•guis•tics (BA)
TWU’s linguistics department, in conjunction with the Canada Institute of Linguistics (CanIL), offers courses ranging from the technical aspects of phonetics and grammar to sociological issues such as language acquisition and community literacy. Studies include the recognition and pronunciation of non-English speech sounds, alphabet formation, description of grammars and systems of meaning and beliefs. Courses are based on proven techniques drawn from decades of research in hundreds of languages. Students of linguistics find career opportunities in translation, cross-cultural communication, international development, literary programs and teaching English as a second language.
- The Canada Institute of Linguistics, affiliated with TWU, is located on campus
- Master of Arts in Linguistics
- Teaching English as a Second or Other Language (TESOL) certificate
- New linguistics building includes computer lab and linguistics library
Sample Courses:
LING 318: Theatre for ESL Teachers
LING 470: Language and Culture Acquisition
LING 484: Principles of Literacy
LING 485: Principles of Translation