About the program
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 the program chair.
- Program Chair: Sabine Siekmann
907-474-6580, ssiekmann@alaska.edu
- Administraive Assistant: Jamie Dechambeau
907-474-7876, jadechambeau@alaska.edu
CALL Grant Information Sessions
https://sites.google.com/a/alaska.edu/call/
Project faculty and graduates of the M.A. in Applied Linguistics and the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program will be available to talk about the CALL grant.
Participants will be able to ask questions about the program, the funding, expectations as well as the application procedures and requirements.
UAF Information Session (also accessible via audio conference)
Brooks 108
Monday 02/04 4:00pm
1-800-570-3591
PIN: 6537225
Bethel Session (also accessible via audio conference)
KuC Room 132
Friday 02/08 4:30pm
Saturday 2/09 11:30am
1-800-570-3591
PIN: 6537225
Kodiak Information Session (also accessible via audio conference)
Room 112 Campus Center Building (Alutiiq Studies Room)
Thursday 02/14 4:30pm
Friday 2/15 4:30pm
1-800-570-3591
PIN: 6537225
Announcements
New Spring 2013 Courses
- LING 223: Fundamentals of Sociolinguistics, Tue/Thurs 9:45-11:15 AM.
Linguistics course designator has not yet been added to the online course schedule, however, the course is cross-listed with Anthropology and you can register for that section as CRN 38032. - ANTH 492: Language, Religion and Ritual, Tue/Thurs 2:00-3:30 PM. CRN 38036
- ANTH 492: Discourse in Society, Tue/Thurs 3:40-5:10 PM. CRN 38037
All of these courses will count as Ling electives for the undergraduate degree, whether taken as ANTH or LING. Contact Dr. Robin Shoaps for more information.
Student Travel Funding
A limited amount of travel funding is available for students participating in conferences. Contact the program chair for more information.
Alaska Native Studies Conference
The first ever Alaska Native Studies Conference will be held in Anchorage, April 5-6. Proposals are due Dec 1.
Welcome new Linguistics faculty!
We welcome two new faculty members this year: Wendy Martelle and Robin Shoaps. Dr. Martelle will be teaching courses in linguistics and applied linguistics, while Dr. Shoaps will be teaching courses in linguistics and linguistic anthropology.
Linguistics Colloquia
Colloquium meetings for 2012-2013 will be 1st Tuesday of the month from 1:00-2:00 pm, location Brooks 108.
Everyone is welcome.
- February 5: Robin Shoaps
- February 19: Gary Holton
- March 5: Sabine Siekmann
- March 19: Michael Walsh
- April 2: Grad student presentations
- April 16: Chris Cannon
