20.3674, Support: Second Lang Acq: 4 PhD Students, University of Iowa, USA

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Date: 26-Oct-2009
From: Roumyana Slabakova < roumyana-slabakova at uiowa.edu >
Subject: Second Language Acquisition: 4 PhD Students, University of Iowa, USA
 

	
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Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:28:00
From: Roumyana Slabakova [roumyana-slabakova at uiowa.edu]
Subject: Second Language Acquisition: 4 PhD Students, University of Iowa, USA

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Institution/Organization: University of Iowa 
Department: FLARE/SLA PhD (interdisciplinary program) 
Web Address: http://international.uiowa.edu/centers/flare/ 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Teaching
 
Specialty Areas: Language Acquisition 
Language Program Direction, CALL 

Description:

Teaching Assistantships Available for Students Interested in PhD in Second 
Language Acquisition
 
The PhD program in Second Language Acquisition at the University of Iowa 
solicits applications for 4 positions beginning fall 2010 for graduate students 
interested in obtaining a PhD in SLA with focus on Linguistics, Language 
Program Direction, or Technology/CALL. Students interested in the PhD must 
have completed the MA in an appropriate field (e.g., Linguistics, Foreign 
Language Education). Admission is for the fall semester and students are 
admitted on a full-time basis only. The PhD in SLA offered by this 
interdisciplinary program focuses on languages other than English.

Areas of Specialization:

SLA with specialization in linguistics: Students in this specialization area are 
interested in studying areas of formal linguistics (e.g., syntax, phonology, 
morphology) and/or applied linguistics issues related to their particular 
second language (L2) focus. Sample student projects and foci within this area 
of SLA include topics such as the acquisition of the syntactic structures 
and/or phonological features of an L2, generative and cognitive approaches 
to explain acquisition. For more research projects see 
http://www.uiowa.edu/~slalab/

SLA with specialization in language program direction: Students opting for 
this specialization area are interested in issues where SLA and L2 pedagogy 
converge. Some examples of areas of interest in this track include issues 
related to L2 acquisition in the classroom context, language acquisition in 
the study abroad context, SLA research related to one of the four skills 
(reading, writing, listening, speaking), and the acquisition of pragmatic 
competence.

SLA with specialization in technology: The third specialization area focuses 
on the many aspects of technology and how it facilitates second language 
acquisition. Students who specialize in technology might take courses that 
focus on design issues, the use of multimedia and L2 learning, web-based 
learning and its effect on acquisition, developing software or multimedia 
modules tailored to a specific L2.

For PhD students, support for the academic year will be at least $16,580 (for 
a half-time assistantship/20 hrs. per week).  All students with financial 
support receive tuition fellowships which cover tuition (based on enrollment 
of 9 hours). To ensure consideration for these awards, applications should be 
submitted no later than January 15. Notification of awards is made by April 
15.
  
For further information, contact Judith Liskin-Gasparro (see contact 
information below). 

Application Deadline: 15-Jan-2010 

Mailing Address for Applications:
	Attn: Ms. Elena Osinsky 
	The University of Iowa, FLARE 
	1111 University Capitol Center 
	Iowa City IA 52242 
	USA 	
	
Web Address for Applications: http://international.uiowa.edu/centers/flare/prospective-students/admissions.asp 

Contact Information: 
	Dr. Judith Liskin-Gasparro 
	judith-liskin-gasparro at uiowa.edu 
	Phone:319-335-2248 
	Fax:319-335-2990  



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