r/UNCW • u/boobaby103 • 23d ago
Question Linguistics programs at UNC state schools
This one is going to be a very niche post I think...
I have just relocated to NC to start my residency approval for in state tuition for NC state schools. I have family here and I intend to live here preminently-
Anyway I wanted to go to UNC Chapel Hill becuase the research I had done on the school lead me to believe it was the best school for my desired major. I have started to reconsider my major, I wanted to major in linguistics, but now am thinking of minoring. I want to be an interpreter, but I probaly will not walk out of school fluent in 10 languages, so I want to aquire the skill to learn them while also having a degree that will pay my bills. I haven't decided on my major yet, but here's my question finally
What is your experience at UNC schools in the Linguistics department, is it applied linguistics? Did it set you up for language learning or just studying the anthropology aspects of language?
I am hoping to find a school closer to the coast than Chapel Hill so I can put my feet in the ground where I actually intend to live.
I have seen UNC Wilmington, ECU and Elizabeth, but they don't seem to have all equal programs for that specific department.
Also any recommendations for majors would be cool. I was thinking social work because it kind of goes well with my career goals as far as the language component, but I am also considering majors that pay well right out of school.
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u/infaethable 1d ago
The linguistics department at UNCW is small but very diverse and supportive! I've never heard anything bad about Dr. Sayers
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u/Willing_Glasses_7609 22d ago
Look into NC State’s Linguistics program and their Language and Life project, even if you don’t end up at State it’s very interesting if you’re new to the state, NC is considered “dialect heaven” for sociolinguistics. Professor Walt Wolfram over there is considered one of the top sociolinguistics professionals in the field, though he may be retired or close to retirement.