Applied Linguistics

The Graduate Program

The Applied Linguistics Program offers a solid foundation in linguistic theory and practice. This interdepartmental program provides opportunities for study in the core areas of linguistics, as well as studies with an applied orientation. It is particularly appropriate for students with interests in first language acquisition and development, linguistic theory and description, and language disorders.

The program includes faculty from the College of Arts & Sciences (departments of Anthropology, Modern Languages & Comparative Literature, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, and English), the School of Education, the School of Medicine, and College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College (Department of Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences).

The Applied Linguistics Program sponsors the annual Boston University Conference on Language Development, organized by graduate students in the program, which is a major international forum for discussion of language acquisition research.

Institutional Resources

The Applied Linguistics Library has a good collection of recent books and journals and provides pleasant work space for graduate students.

General Application Requirements

Applicants for admission must submit results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Applicants whose native language is not English must also submit results of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Applicants are urged to plan ahead to schedule these examinations. More specific requirements are listed separately for the MA and PhD programs.

Further Information

Further information and additional printed materials about the program are available from the program office, 96 Cummington Street, Room 246, Boston, MA 02215. Phone: 617-353-6197; fax: 617-358-2353; email: linguist@bu.edu; Web: www.bu.edu/applied-linguistics.