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Institution/ Organization: University of Massachusetts
Department: Language, Literatures and Cultures
Web Address: http://www.umass.edu/spanport/programs/grad_program.html#HispanicLinguistics

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