Department of Linguistics
Linguistics is the science of language. Linguistics majors study the nature of language, the similarities and differences among languages, the physical mechanisms of human languages (both spoken and signed), acquisition of languages, and socialization through languages. Areas include anthropological linguistics, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, and applied linguistics, including teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL).
The Department of Linguistics at CSULB offers an undergraduate major and minor in Linguistics, a graduate level Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and the M.A. with four options: General Linguistics, Language and Culture, TESOL, and Special Concentration. Students in the Special Concentration choose their own focus, such as teaching Spanish, teaching Japanese, teaching Chinese, or Psycholinguistics.
Linguistics Department Summer Graduate Advising Hours
Summer Graduate Advisor: Dr. Malcolm Finney
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS
| June 2013 | July 2013 | August 2013 |
| Tuesday June 18 | Tuesday July 9 | Tuesday August 6 |
| Thursday June 20 | Thursday July 11 | Thursday August 8 |
| Tuesday June 25 | Tuesday July 16 | Tuesday August 13 |
| Thursday June 27 | Thursday July 18 | Thursday August 15 |
| Tuesday July 23 | ||
| Thursday July 25 |
Summer Undergraduate Advising
Dr. Nancy Hall will be available for undergraduate advising from 1-3 PM, every Tuesday during May, June and July. She is also available by appointment at other times; e-mail nancy.hall@csulb.edu to set up an appointment. Her office is PSY 217 but she is usually to be found lurking in the Anthro Ling lab (PSY 422).
