The Department graduates will demonstrate their professionalism through the trilingual proficiency by speech abilities, speech therapy, communications, and public relations in addition to respective fields of language and Linguistics. The graduates of Linguistics will contribute in language planning activities nationally and assist the bilingual and multi-lingual societies.

A Bachelor of Arts (Honours) graduate in Linguistics of the University of Jaffna will be

Academically excellent:

• Being familiar with the theoretical knowledge and emerging research in the field of Linguistics

• Applying his/her linguistic knowledge when he/she contributes to various related academic fields like language teaching, translation, lexicography, media studies and speech and language therapy and conducts inter-disciplinary research

• Possessing the ability to think critically and with care about issues that are relevant to the discipline

• Having the ability to conduct research through field work and by gathering, processing and analysing appropriate date using his/her skills in information technology

• Participating in academic conferences and engaging in public discussions in ways that make their scholarship meaningful and relevant to both the academic communities that he/she is part of and society at-large

Employable and able to contribute to regional and national development:

• Having the ability to work in teams in culturally and linguistically diverse environments

• Possessing the ability make use of his/her theoretical knowledge in Linguistics to find appropriate solutions to problems and challenges that involve language in areas such as language planning and policy making, public relations, translation, second language acquisition and speech therapy

• Managing time efficiently, communicating persuasively and handling technology responsibly in disseminating information

• Being confident, taking risks and managing work in multiple platforms applying the knowledge he/she gained from the Department

• Possessing different types of academic and professional skills that cater to both the public and private workforce

A sensitive global citizen:

• Using linguistic diversity as a platform to create and foster peace, harmony and the coexistence of languages, cultures and communities

• Advocating for inclusive language and educational policies that guarantee the social and political existence of minorities, marginalized groups and their languages and linguistic practices and supporting initiatives that aim at linguistic de-colonization

• Fostering loving-kindness, compassion, empathy and patience that would help create responsible global citizens who have high regard for justice, ethics, equity and human rights

• Conducting themselves as civic-conscious individuals who are more accepting and considerate of other human beings in diverse, multilingual and multi-cultural environments

• Acting as individuals who are able to respond proactively to human suffering rather than being passive observers