Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics

Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics

Type	Undergraduate and Graduate School
Established	1998
President	David A. Ross
Academic staff	21 plus adjuncts^[1]
Location	Dallas, Texas, United States 32°39′55″N 96°57′12″W / 32.665200°N 96.953289°W / 32.665200; -96.953289Coordinates: 32°39′55″N 96°57′12″W / 32.665200°N 96.953289°W / 32.665200; -96.953289
Website	www.gial.edu

The Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics (GIAL) is an upper level undergraduate school, and also graduate school located in the southwest corner of Dallas, Texas. From its beginning in 1998, GIAL provided training for applied linguistics and language development work in minority languages around the world. Courses are offered in such areas as macro-sociolinguistics, multilingual education, language survey, translation, descriptive linguistics. More recently, a degree program in World Arts (ethnomusicology and other arts)^[2] was started in 2008. GIAL is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award Baccalaureate and Masters Degrees.

GIAL also offers undergraduate courses to fulfill prerequisites for those who have not had the courses to prepare them for graduate study in linguistics. The student body averages around 100 students. Alumni of GIAL have gone on to work in over 70 countries.

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Private colleges and universities in Texas

Abilene Christian University Amberton University Arlington Baptist College Austin College Baylor University Concordia University Texas Dallas Baptist University Dallas Christian College East Texas Baptist University Fisher More College Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics Hardin-Simmons University Houston Baptist University Howard Payne University Huston–Tillotson University Jarvis Christian College LeTourneau University Lubbock Christian University McMurry University North American University Northwood University Our Lady of the Lake University Paul Quinn College Rice University St. Edward's University St. Mary's University Schreiner University Southern Methodist University Southwestern Adventist University Southwestern Assemblies of God University Southwestern Christian College Southwestern University Texas Christian University Texas College Texas Lutheran University Texas Wesleyan University Trinity University University of Dallas University of Mary Hardin–Baylor University of St. Thomas University of the Incarnate Word Wayland Baptist University Wiley College

Private Junior Colleges: Bay Ridge Christian College Jacksonville College Lon Morris College

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