HOW THE WORLD COMMUNICATES
We are a multifaceted applied linguistics department that focuses on post-secondary/adult language learning, teaching and use. Our faculty specialize in several areas, including second language (L2) acquisition, writing and teacher education; sociolinguistics; language assessment; corpus linguistics; and educational technology.
Our engagement with the world can be seen in our faculty, which includes specialists from Argentina, Germany, Korea, Sweden and the U.S.
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Why Study Applied Linguistics?
Language is the foundation of most social science explorations and almost all human endeavors. A degree in applied linguistics can lead to multiple career pathways, including adult language teaching, language teacher education and language data analysis careers in academic, nonprofit and corporate settings in the U.S. and abroad.
Recent News
Kayla Burrow Offered Fulbright English Teaching Award
Kayla Burrow (BA) has been offered a highly competitive Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award in Taiwan, beginning in August 2024. Congratulations,...read more ❯
Arts & Sciences Student Aims To Make Exhibits More Accessible Through Internship at National Center for Civil and Human Rights
Applied Linguistics major and Honors College student Kayla Burrow said her internship has opened her eyes to new career opportunities in her field.read more ❯
Ph.D. Student Sanghee Kang Receives Duolingo Research Grant
Sanghee Kang received the Duolingo Research Grant to support her dissertation project entitled "The role of chatbot-assisted collaboration tasks and learner characteristics in the alignment-driven learning of L2 grammar and...read more ❯
Contact Us
Department of Applied Linguistics & ESL
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Department Chair
Sara Cushing
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Sharon Cavusgil
Director of Graduate Studies
YouJin Kim
ESL Program
Sharon Cavusgil, ESL Director
GSTEP questions
Testing
Sara Cushing
IEP Program
Intensive English Program Info.
Office/Delivery Address
Dept. of Applied Linguistics & ESL
25 Park Place
15th floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
USPS Mailing Address
Dept. of Applied Linguistics & ESL
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 4099
Atlanta, GA 30302-4099
U.S.A.