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UAF Linguistics Program
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Linguistics is the scientific study of language and covers a variety of subjects from theories of grammar and how we produce language to applications of linguistic knowledge in areas such as language teaching. The program offers undergraduate and graduate courses and seeks to give an overview of the discipline to make students aware of the many aspects of that uniquely human phenomenon, language.

 

The M.A. in Applied Linguistics at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the only post-baccalaureate linguistics degree program in Alaska, provides advanced training in the field of applied linguistics, broadly defined to include second language acquisition and language documentation. The M.A. in Applied Linguistics emphasizes the training of language teachers for indigenous language revitalization programs and the documentation of the Alaska's twenty endangered indigenous languages.

Contacts

For general information about the Linguistics Program please contact Marlene Flynn at (907) 474-7874, fnmf1@uaf.edu

Announcements

Spring 2008 Course in Linguistic Anthropology new

Prof Kathe Mannegan will teach two courses of particularinterest to Linguistics students this spring.

  • ANTH 320W: Language & Culture, Applications to Alaska [more info]
  • ANTH 631: Language & Culture Seminar [more info]

Spring 2008 Course in Documentary Linguistics

LING 627: Intro to Language Documenation and Description is a new course which provides a theoretical introduction to current issues in documentary linguistics. Open to all students with graduate standing or undergraduates with permission of instructor. For more information contact Gary.Holton @ uaf.edu [more info...]

New course in Research Methods

LING 600 is a new course will review of quantitative and qualitative research paradigms, data gathering techniques, and analytical tools used in the study of applied linguistics.

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to Frequently Asked Questions about the undergraduate lingusitics program.

MA Program Policy and Procedures Manual

Draft program manual now available online.

Welcome to our new faculty!

Joan Parker-Webster and Marilee Coles-Ritchie have joined the Linguistics Program as faculty for Second Language Acquisition Teacher Education (SLATE)

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