BA in English - Applied Linguistics in Houston United States | University of Houston

The English Department enriches the intellectual and cultural vibrancy of our dynamic global community while fostering worldwide conversations about storytelling, poetry, historical perspectives, and cultural studies. Our experts in literary analysis, creative writing, rhetorical studies, language science, and folk traditions create academic and artistic works that connect diverse academic disciplines and influence our societal landscape. We prepare learners to become engaged, creative participants in today's digital era, characterized by multiculturalism, global networks, and limitless digital engagement.

The Applied Linguistics specialization provides learners with comprehensive theoretical and practical foundations across various language study disciplines. Upper-level coursework emphasizes sociocultural and anthropological perspectives on communication practices, educational methodologies for language acquisition, linguistic aspects of migration, political dimensions of language, and digital/multimodal communication.