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Linguistics/TESL Department

Summer 2013 Courses

  • LING 417. Language Development and Acquisition, May 28 - July 9
  • LING 525. English Structures for ESL/EFL Teaching, May 28 - July 9
  • LING 200. (How) Language Matters, July 10 - August 20

New Courses for Fall 2013

  • LING 403. Morphology
  • LING 578. English for Specific Purposes

General Education Courses for Fall 2013

  • LING 200. (How) Language Matters
  • LING 250. Language(s) in California
  • LING 310. Language and the Law
  • LING 325. Language, Gender and Identity

Courses Back by Popular Demand

  • LING 300. Linguistic Analysis
  • LING 402. Phonetics and Phonology
  • LING 408. Semantics & Pragmatics
  • LING 417. Language Development and Acquisition
  • LING 427. Languages in Contact
  • LING 505. Discourse Analysis
  • LING 520. Issues in ESL Reading and Writing
  • LING 530. Introduction to TESL
  • LING 568. TESL Assessment

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Welcome to the homepage of the Linguistics/TESL Department at California State University, Northridge, an interdisciplinary department in the College of Humanities. We draw our teaching and advisory faculty from the ranks of linguistically-trained full-time faculty housed in several campus departments along with part-time faculty who have expertise in specific areas of linguistics. The Linguistics/TESL Department offers a major in linguistics and minors in linguistics and TESL at the bachelor's level and a certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL). We also offer an M.A. in Linguistics and an M.A. in TESL.

Linguistics/TESL Department
Sierra Hall (SH) 396
Northridge, CA 91330-8415
(818) 677-5019
California State University, Northridge

Department Chair:
Dr. Evelyn McClave
emcclave@csun.edu

Office hours vary by semester.


Advising

Undergraduate: The College of Humanities (COH) Student Services Center/EOP reviews students' progress to ensure that the requirements of a major or minor in Linguistics/TESL are fulfilled. Call (818) 677-4784 or (818) 677-4767 to schedule an appointment with the COH Student Services Center/EOP.

Graduate: Please contact Dr. Tineke Scholten at christina.m.scholten@csun.edu for an appointment.

Announcements

Bilingualism in the USA Key Concepts in Bilingualism

Congratulations to Dr. Fred Field on the publication of his two new books: Bilingualism in the USA and Key Concepts in Bilingualism!

Brittany Williams and Nooshan Ashtari

Congratulations to Nooshan Ashtari and Brittany Williams for being selected to present their research at the CSUN Student Research and Creative Works Symposium!