Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics
The GIAL Applied Linguistics Department offers a Certificate in Applied Linguistics and a Master of Arts with a major in Applied Linguistics.
Prerequisites
Prior to admission to an M.A. with a major in Applied Linguistics program, students are required to take or to have taken elsewhere, these courses:
- AL4302 Principles of Phonetics
- AL4303 Principles of Phonological Analysis
- AL4410 Principles of Grammatical Analysis
- AA4505 Second Language and Culture Acquisition
Students enrolled in this degree program may designate a concentration in:
Graduates of this program will be qualified to serve in specialist roles in Bible Translation, Linguistics, or Cross-Cultural ministry (depending on the concentration selected). This degree consists of three components (General Core requirements, Concentration requirements and Electives), and requires successful completion of all three.
General Core Requirements
| Course | Sem Hrs |
| Field Methods and Linguistic Analysis | 4 |
| Field Data Management | 2 |
| Discourse Analysis | 3 |
| Cross-Cultural Teaching Seminar | 1 |
| Semantics and Pragmatics | 3
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| Total core hours | 13 |
The following are the requirements for the Bible Translation Concentration with a thesis or non-thesis option.
Translation Course Requirements
| Course | Sem Hrs |
| Theory and Practice of Translation | 3 |
New Testament Greek for Translators 1 OR
Biblical Hebrew for Translators 1 | 3 |
New Testament Greek for Translators 2 OR
Biblical Hebrew for Translators 2 | 3 |
Principles of New Testament Exegesis OR
Principles of Old Testament Exegesis | 3 |
| NON-THESIS OPTION | |
| 4 Electives | 12 |
| THESIS OPTION | |
| 2 Electives | 6 |
| Thesis credit hours | 6 |
|
| Total translation concentration hours | 24 |
| Total AL degree hours (minimum) | 37 |
Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics: Descriptive Linguistics Concentration
The following are the requirements for the Descriptive Linguistics Concentration with a thesis or non-thesis option.
Descriptive Linguistics Course Requirements
| Course | Sem Hrs |
| Advanced Phonological Analysis | 3 |
| Advanced Grammatical Analysis | 3 |
| Current Issues in Descriptive Linguistics | 3 |
Two other advanced linguistics courses from the list below. | 6 |
NON-THESIS OPTION | |
| 3 Electives | 9 |
THESIS OPTION | |
| Electives | 3 |
| Thesis | 6 |
|
| Total Descriptive Linguistics concentration hours | 24 |
| Total AL degree hours (minimum) | 37 |
Approved advanced linguistics courses for the
Descriptive Linguistics concentration:
| AL 5323 | Discourse Features of NT Greek | |
| AL 5328 | Discourse Features of Bib. Hebrew | |
| AL 5394 | Readings in Applied Linguistics** | |
| AL 5395 | Current Issues in Descriptive Linguistics (if taken twice) | |
| AL 5396 | Conference Course in Applied Linguistics** | |
| AL 5398 | Seminar in Applied Linguistics** | |
**These may be taken for the advanced linguistcs course requirement if they are a linguistic topic.
Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics: Cross-Cultural Service Concentration
The following are the requirements for the Cross-Cultural Service Concentration with a thesis or non-thesis option.
Cross-Cultural Service Common Courses
| Course | Sem Hrs |
| Religion & Worldview | 3 |
| Christianity Across Cultures | 3 |
| Biblical Language | 6 |
| Missiology (from approved list below) | 6 |
| Biblical Studies (from approved list below) | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
|
| Total cross-cultural service concentration hours | 24 |
| Total AL degree hours (minimum) | 37 |
SWBTS students may transfer six (6) semester hours of Hebrew or Greek for the language requirement. See your GIAL advisor for a current list of pre-approved courses available to program participants.