Academic Structure

There are two academic departments within GIAL:

Applied Linguistics Department

• Responsible for administering the Certificate in Applied Linguistics program and degree programs with emphases in Bible Translation, ethnology, descriptive linguistics, and cross-cultural service.
• Basic interdisciplinary courses in phonetics, grammar, field methods & data management.

Language Development Department

• Responsible for administering the degree programs with emphases in ethnology, literacy, language survey, and sociolinguistics.
• Basic interdisciplinary courses in language and culture acquisition, teaching cross-culturally, social science research, and statistical methods.

These study programs are based on a modular concept taught in 20-week bimesters

Accreditation

The Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award master's degrees.