Linguistics

Department Chair: Nancy Hall

Department Office: PSY 114

Linguistics Department Telephone / FAX: (562) 985‑5792 / (562) 985-2593
Website: http://www.cla.csulb.edu/departments/linguistics/

LING Faculty: Rebekha Abbuhl, Michael Ahland, Anna Bax, Michael Fender, Malcolm Finney, Nancy Hall, Sarvenaz Hatami, Wendy Klein, Barbara LeMaster, Rezenet Moges-Riedel, Wanette Reynolds, Itxaso Rodríguez-Ordóñez

Advisors:

Undergraduate: Michael Ahland
Graduate: Rebekha Abbuhl

Linguistics Department Administrative Coordinator: Katalin Szeker

ASLD Program:

Interim Director: Nancy Hall

Program Office: LAB 317
Telephone/Fax: (562) 985-2725 / (562) 985-7610
Office Video Phone: (562) 985-1449
Website: http://cla.csulb.edu/programs/asld/

ASLD Faculty: Barbara LeMaster, Rezenet Moges-Riedel, Wanette Reynolds

Advisor: Wanette Reynolds

Administrative Coordinator and Lead Interpreter: Catherine Calen

College: College of Liberal Arts

Courses: LING, ASLD

Career Possibilities

English as a Second Language (ESL) Teacher • Computational Linguist • Bilingual Education Teacher • Intelligence Specialist • Researcher • Teacher • Linguist • Foreign Service Officer • Peace Corps Worker • Librarian • Translator/Interpreter • Immigration Officer • Lawyer • Writer • Editor • Consultant (Some of these, and other careers, require additional education or experience. For more information, visit the CSULB Career Center.) Various entry-level positions in business and industry are available for graduates regardless of academic discipline.

Introduction

The department offers an undergraduate major in Linguistics, including options in Translation Studies and TESOL, a minor in Linguistics, a major and minor in ASLD, an option in ASL - English Interpreting, an undergraduate minor in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), a Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and the MA with four options: TESOL, General, Language and Culture and Special Option.

Students desiring general information should contact the department office. Advisors are available for individual appointments during the Fall and Spring semesters.

Programs

Graduate and Professional Degrees

Undergraduate Degrees

Minor

Graduate Certificates

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Graduate Certificate

Courses

American Sign Language

Linguistics

General Education Category A must be completed prior to taking any upper division course except upper division language courses where students meet formal prerequisites and/or competency equivalent for advanced study.