Institution/ Organization: University of Massachusetts
Department: Language, Literatures and Cultures
Web Address: http://www.umass. edu/spanport/ programs/ grad_program. html#HispanicLin guistics
Level: MA / MSc
Duties: Teaching
Specialty Areas: General Linguistics
Hispanic Linguistics
Required Language(s): Spanish (spa)
Description:
The University of Massachusetts is offering a limited number of graduate teaching assistantships to students admitted to the M.A./Ph.D. program in Hispanic Linguistics through the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures for the upcoming 2009-2010 academic year. Graduate students in Hispanic Linguistics may specialize in such areas as Spanish dialectology, sociolinguistics, second language acquisition, computer-assisted language learning, and computational linguistics. Students are also encouraged to take classes in the Department of Linguistics (http://www.umass. edu/linguist/), one of the top-ranked Ph.D. programs in the country.
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 Ph.D. program should have an M.A. in Hispanic linguistics, linguistics, or related areas.
Contact Information:
Prof. Patricia Gubitosi (gubitosi@spanport. umass.edu)
Prof. Luiz Amaral (amaral@spanport. umass.edu)
Application Deadline: 15-Jan-2009
Web Address for Applications: http://www.umass. edu/gradschool/ prospective_ student_online_ application. htm
Contact Information:
Dr. Patricia Gubitosi
gubitosi@spanport. umass.edu
Phone:(413) 545-4917
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