Department of Linguistics | Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Linguistics is the study of language. Linguists study the sounds of language, how words are built, how sentences are constructed, and what words and sentences mean. We also study how language is learned and processed in our minds and brains, how it is used in social-cultural contexts and how it changes over time. At SIUC we offer a BA in Linguistics with a general/theoretical track and an English as a New Language track. We also offer MA degrees in TESOL and Applied Linguistics.

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Summer and Fall, 2012
Summer and Fall 2012 Course Schedules

For Summer 2012, click here to see the list of courses offered in Linguistics.

For Fall 2012, click here to see the list of courses offered in Linguistics.

Spring '12
Faculty Position Opening

Lecturer (non-tenure track, 100%), Department of Linguistics, SIU Carbondale; 9 month appointment with possibility of renewal based on performance and programmatic need; start date August 16, 2012. Click here to see full position announcement.

Spring '12
International Teaching Internship at Kansai Gaidai University - Japan
The Department of Linguistics is partnering with Kansai Gaidai University in Japan to offer a teaching internship for one or two semesters in Japan. Applications are due Aprili 1, 2012; read more.

Derreck Langwith,
Undergraduate Student

Derreck Langwith, a first-generation college student, Sparta, IL native and senior in linguistics, is an example of a local Southern Illinoisan moving up and on to the big city. Read More

Dr. Paul McPherron
Faculty Member

Dr. Paul McPherron, Assistant Professor of Linguistics, was recently invited to give a keynote talk at the Purdue Graduate Student Forum in April 2011. Read More

Mark Algren
Alumni

TESOL President and SIU alum Mark Algren and twenty other loyal alumni, from places as far away as Indonesia, UAE and Macao, reunited at the annual TESOL Conference in New Orleans. Read More

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