26.3997, Support: Spanish; Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Phonetics; Phonology; Sociolinguistics / USA

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LINGUIST List: Vol-26-3997. Thu Sep 10 2015. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 26.3997, Support: Spanish; Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Phonetics; Phonology; Sociolinguistics / USA

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Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 10:45:48
From: Patricia Gubitosi [gubitosi at umass.edu]
Subject: Spanish; Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Phonetics; Phonology; Sociolinguistics, PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

 Institution/Organization: University of Massachusetts Amherst 
Department: Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures 
Web Address: http://www.umass.edu/spanport/programs/grad_program.html#HispanicLinguistics 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Teaching

Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Phonetics; Phonology; Sociolinguistics 

Required Language(s): Spanish (spa)

Description:

The University of Massachusetts is offering a limited number of graduate teaching assistantships to students admitted to the MA or PhD programs in Hispanic Linguistics in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures for the upcoming 2016-2017 academic year.

Graduate students in Hispanic Linguistics may specialize in areas such as applied linguistics, dialectology/sociolinguistics, language acquisition (L1/L2) , or phonetics and phonology/prosody. The Hispanic Linguistics is a multidisciplinary program and students are encouraged to take classes in the Department of Linguistics, Anthropology, Psychology and Education.

Qualified applicants will be considered for a graduate teaching assistantship, which includes a tuition waiver as well as a monthly stipend during the academic year. Graduate assistants teach undergraduate courses offered as part of the Spanish language program. 

Demonstration of native or native-like fluency in Spanish is necessary prior to appointment. Students applying for the PhD program should have an M.A. in Hispanic linguistics or linguistics.

Contact Information:

Prof. Luiz Amaral (amaral at spanport.umass.edu)
Prof. Meghan Armstrong (armstrong at spanport.umass.edu)
Prof. Patricia Gubitosi (gubitosi at spanport.umass.edu) 

Application Deadline: 15-Jan-2016 

Web Address for Applications: http://www.umass.edu/gradschool/prospective_student_online_application.htm 

Contact Information: 
	Luiz Amaral 
	amaral at spanport.umass.edu  

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