Language & Culture
If you love learning about other cultures and languages—and languages come fairly easily to you—this concentration equips you to use those gifts in meaningful, lasting ways.
You’ll learn how to analyze and describe language structures, match sounds with letters, and help create written systems for languages that have never been written down before. Gain hands-on experience with language analysis, literacy development, and translation techniques—skills that open the door for Bible translation and building bridges across linguistic divides. Wherever God leads, you’ll be equipped to serve in cross-cultural settings, using your love of language to connect with people and make a difference.
Completion
4 Years
Credits
120
Major
Intercultural Studies: Language and Culture
Delivery
On Campus
Featured Courses
Language & Culture Acquisition
Gain practical skills for learning a new language and understanding a new culture. This course will equip you with tools for relationship-building, cross-cultural adaptation, and effective communication in a global context.
Intercultural Communication
Build the communication skills needed to thrive in diverse cultural settings. Explore verbal and nonverbal communication styles, cultural perception, conflict resolution, and how to build mutual understanding across cultures.
Literacy & Orality
Explore how literacy and orality shape communication, culture, and understanding. Examine literacy as a tool of access and influence, the dynamics of oral cultures, and the cognitive and social shifts tied to literacy. Apply these insights to develop effective strategies for communicating and sharing the gospel message in oral, literate, and postliterate contexts.
Study Abroad
Immerse yourself in language training at the Canada Institute of Linguistics or the Middle East Studies Program through Jerusalem University College.
For a complete list of courses in this program, view the program overview.
For official course descriptions, refer to the academic catalog.
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4
months of intensive linguistics training
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180
hours of real-world ministry experience through practicums and internships
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1
or more overseas cross-cultural ministry trips
Language is more than words—it’s connection, identity, and access. Gain practical skills to learn new languages, adapt to unfamiliar cultures, and develop tools for translation and literacy work. Your work could even make God’s Word accessible to unreached people groups for the first time!
Career Opportunities
Through your language and culture studies, you can help bridge communication gaps across languages and cultures. Serve diverse language groups all around the world through careers such as:
- Translator
- Bible Translator
- Linguist
- Literacy Specialist
- Scripture Engagement Specialist
- Documentation Specialist for Endangered Languages
- Language Teacher
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