Linguistics

 

Overview

Globalization requires an acceptance and understanding of the amazing diversity in our most natural means of communication: Human Language. The interdisciplinary minor in Linguistics equips students with the ability to understand the phenomenal process that we, as children, use in order to acquire our native linguistic abilities. The range of available courses in the Linguistics minor enable students with any major, whether in the physical sciences, social sciences, or the humanities, to consider the linguistic implications involved in their work. This information will help not only prepare students for greater appreciation of their major work, but will also enhance their communication skills in the workplace.

Degrees Granted

Minor Classical and modern languages share with the disciplines of anthropology, biology, communication, computer science, mathematics, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and speech pathology an interest in the nature of language: how it is acquired, how it is used, and how it changes across time and space. The minor includes the basics of linguistics and the application of these tenets in business, government, education, and daily communication needs.

Requirements

Two basic Linguistics courses, Introduction to Language and Introduction to Linguistics, fulfill the Human Social
Interaction understanding of the common curriculum.

Utilizing courses taught in seventeen different disciplines, the minor allows students full access to the broad range of Trinity’s nationally recognized strength in its mixture of liberal arts and sciences.

 

Student Experience

Most Linguistic minor students have taken advantage of Trinity’s extensive Study Abroad programs.

 

Many of the students become active in various Sponsored Student Organizations. Among them are the Association for Computing Machinery, the Chinese Culture Club, the Korean Student Association, the Language and Culture Club, the Sociology Club, the Students for the Advancement of Gender Equality, the Thaumosio, the Math Society, the Psych Club, the Urban Studies Club, and Venga.

 

Alumni

Our students have used their Linguistics minors to pursue advanced degrees in Museum Curatorship, various Modern Languages, Bilingual Education, Speech Pathology, Applied Linguistics, Neurobiology, Semantics, Field Linguistics, Business, and Law.

Related Majors and Minors

In addition to its relationship with virtually every major on campus, the Linguistic minor complements the Languages Across the Curriculum (LAC) Program where specific content courses, such as anthropology, business administration, communication, economics, history and religion, are taught in French, Spanish, Chinese, German, and Russian.

 

Contact

Dr. Jane Childers Linguistics Minor Program Chair

(210) 999-8327 jane.childers@trinity.edu