Humans use language听as听part听of almost听everything we do听in听social life.听Whether听we鈥檙e听chatting with a friend over听coffee,听participating in a cultural听ceremony听or听performance, seeking help from听the doctor, or听arguing a case听in front听of the United听Nations, language听is听there鈥攁s听an听intrinsic part听of the听human听experience.听Linguists who work in Sociocultural, Anthropological, and Interactional Linguistics (SAIL)听aim听to explore听the links听between听language use听and social life.听How is听it that听members of communities use language听to show who听they are听to one听another,听to听build听alliances听and draw听boundaries,听to听take stances听and reproduce听ideologies? If听speakers听are听鈥榞etting things done鈥櫶齮hrough their use of听language, linguists听with a SAIL听emphasis听aim听to understand听what those听鈥榯hings鈥櫶齛re,听and听what听role language听plays听in the听process.
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Companies
Through your training in Sociocultural, Anthropological, and Interactional Linguistics, you gain a unique awareness of the interactional subtleties听and听communicative dynamics that underpin social, cultural,听and political life. These skills make听you听a well-positioned听candidate听for听a variety听of positions听where听analytic and听critical听thinking听skills听are听prized.
Some听companies听where you could apply听these skills听include听Amazon, Catchword, Communication for听Social Change, Cultural听Logic,听Equals听Three Communications,听Ernst &听Young,听Ethnic Technologies,听Facebook, Framework Institute, Google, Harder and Co, Inspire, Institute for International Education, International Rescue Committee, Landor, Many Languages One Voice, Marketeching, maslansky + partners, MindSnacks, Multilingual Connections, Nomen, Opening Doors Diversity Project, Porter Novelli, Practice Group, The Diversity Training Group, Twitter, UNESCO, Verilogue, W20 Group.
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Featured SAIL Projects
Jillian Kirchner BA, MA 2018
I am currently working as an Assistant Language Teacher in Sanuki City, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan via the JET Program. My job includes assisting in English classes in two elementary schools and one junior high school, working at local English related events (conversation groups, speech contest, holiday workshops), and acting as a cultural ambassador between the U.S. and Japan. Aside from work, I have also had many priceless cultural experiences since I arrived in late July. I have met geishas in Kyoto, watched traditional puppet theater, and will be working as a Shinto shrine maiden this coming New Years. I鈥檓 enjoying my job very much.
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Sociocultural Linguistics
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The diversity of听topics offered in the SAIL track鈥檚 coursework reflects the diversity of听social life.听We emphasize the importance of听studying language as it is used in different cultural contexts,听offering ample opportunities听for students to participate in cutting-edge research听going on in the听field.
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How The Tracks Work
All Linguistics majors are required to take 4 courses (Introduction to Linguistics, Sound Structures, Semantics, and Morphology and Syntax). 听There's an additional requirement of five credit hours in a language other than English at the 3000 level or above. In addition, majors must take听15听credits of听LING听electives听(9听at the upper division听level). For students on the听SAIL听track,听12 of these elective听credits should听come听from听the set听of SAIL-related听courses听below.
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The track also serves as a certification in this discipline and the student's transcript will reflect this
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The SAIL Track Courses
Suggested Electives
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Lower Division Electives
Language in US Society
Literacy听Practicum
Language, Gender听and听Sexuality
Race,听Ethnicity听and Language
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Upper听Division Electives
American听Indigenous Languages听in their听Social听and听Cultural听Context
World Language听Policies
Talk听at听Work:听Language听Use in听Institutional听Contexts
Language听and Digital Media听[when听offered]
Japanese听Sociolinguistics: 听Japanese听Language听and听Society
Conversation听Analysis and听Interactional听Linguistics
Language听and听Culture
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