Information
Department Chair: Malcolm A. Finney
Department Office: Psychology (PSY) 114
Telephone / FAX: (562) 985-5792 / (562) 985-2593
Website: http://www.cla.csulb.edu/departments/linguistics/
Faculty: Rebekha J. Abbuhl, Michael B. Ahland, John Attinasi ( Emeritus), Michael J. Fender, Malcolm A. Finney, Nancy Hall, Robert M. Hertz (Emeritus), Alexandra M. Jaffe, Wendy Klein, Lorraine E. Kumpf, Barbara LeMaster, Xiaoping Liang (Emeritus), Carol D. Lord (Emeritus)
Advisors:
- Undergraduate: Wendy Klien
- Graduate: Rebekha J. Abbuhl
Administrative Coordinator: Phyllis L. Simon
Career Possibilities
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.
Introduction
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.
