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Department News & Events
Two New Job Openings Available!
The Department of Lingustics and TESOL announces two tenure-track job searches. Download job ads for the following expansion line openings: a position in Language Documentation and Syntax and a position in Second Language Acquisition.
Dr. Christopher Stewart to Deliver Lecture on the Sociolinguistics of Parisian French
On Friday, November 20, 2009, Dr. Christopher M. Stewart of UT Arlington's Department of Modern Languages is delivering a lecture entitled "The Sociolinguistics of Parisian French: Language Attitudes and Speech Perception." More details about this Linguistics Colloquium, as well as the abstract of Dr. Stewart's talk, are available on the event page.
Two New Reading Groups
Our two newest faculty members have announced that they are forming bi-weekly reading groups. Go to our Reading Groups page for more details about the Phonetics and Phonology Reading Group (organized by Cindy Kilpatrick) and the Syntax Reading Group (organized by Joey Sabbagh).
Call for Papers: 2010 Student Linguistics Conference
Lingua, UT Arlington's Student Linguistics Organization, has issued its Call for Papers for UTASCILT 17 (pdf). The call deadline has been extended to 16 November 2009. Read more about the annual student-run UT Arlington Student Conference in Linguistics & TESOL at the UTASCILT 17 page.
UTA Linguistics PhD named Distinguished Alumni for 2009
The UT Arlington Alumni Association has honored Dr. Somsonge Burusphat (PhD in Humanities/Linguistics 1986) as a Distinguished Alumni for 2009. Dr. Burusphat has done extensive fieldwork on the languages and cultures of ethnic groups in Thailand and has written three books on the teaching of Thai.
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Our faculty and students are often honored for their achievements. To learn more, go to our Student Accomplishments and Faculty News pages.
If you are interested in enrolling in one of our linguistics or TESOL programs, take a look at the Prospective Students page.
Our Current Students page provides links to essential information about scheduling, requirements, calendars, and diagnostic exams.