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
Ph.D. Student and Professor Win Grant
The Applied Linguistics Department has three new Provost scholars! They are Ndeye Bineta Mbodj, Meredith D’Arienz, and Eunice Yunjung Nam.read more ❯
Ph.D Provost Scholars
The Applied Linguistics Department has three new Provost scholars! They are Ndeye Bineta Mbodj, Meredith D’Arienz, and Eunice Yunjung Nam.read more ❯
Undergraduate Success
Congratulations to two of our amazing undergraduate AL majors, Kobe Ashley & Sarah Pinard for winning second place (Poster Presentations) in Fine Arts and Humanities at the recently concluded Georgia State Undergraduate Research Conference (GSURC), with Dr. Stephanie Lindemann as their faculty advisor.read more ❯
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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.