Department Chair: Malcolm A. Finney
Department Office: Psychology (PSY) 114
Telephone / FAX: (562) 985‑5792 / (562) 985‑2593
Website: www.csulb.edu/depts/ling
Faculty: Rebekha J. Abbuhl, Michael J. Fender, Malcolm A. Finney, Nancy Hall, Robert M. Hertz, Alexandra M. Jaffe, Wendy Klein, Lorraine E. Kumpf, Barbara LeMaster, Xiaoping Liang, Carol D. Lord
Advisors:
Administrative Coordinator: Phyllis L. Simon
English as a Second Language (ESL) Teacher • Computational Linguist • Bilingual Education Teacher • Intelligence Specialist • Researcher • Teacher • Linguist • Foreign Service Officer • Peace Corps Worker • Librarian • Interpreter • Immigration Officer • Lawyer • Philologist • Writer • Editor • Consultant (Some of these, and other careers, require additional education or experience. For more information, see www.careers.csulb.edu.) Various entry-level positions in business and industry are available for graduates regardless of academic discipline.
The department offers an undergraduate major and minor in Linguistics, a Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), and the MA with four Options: TESOL, General, Special, and Language and Culture.
Students desiring general information should contact the department office. Advisors are available for individual appointments during the Fall and Spring semesters.
