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We've got you covered!
We've got you covered!
Faculty (including me), counselors, student tutors, and more are ready to help you reach your educational goals.
We can help you with your course schedule, choosing classes, finding student aid, study skills, locating and using sources for an essay--you name it, we have someone who can help.
To locate the service you need, see the services listed below.
Don’t see what you’re looking for? No problem. Just reach out via Canvas or email.
Let's get to know each other!
Drop by my "Zoom Room" and say hi!
Go to Canvas > Course Calendar to make an office-hours appointment today!
What's my role?
What's my role?
As your course instructor, I'm your first contact for help you need in this course.
If something doesn't make sense, sounds confusing, or you'd just like more information, let me know.
Use that Canvas Inbox we talked about.
During designated office hours, we can meet online via Zoom videoconference (appointments are available for signup on our Canvas course calendar).
If you're having difficulty using Canvas, let me know.
But if Canvas stops working for some reason or you're experiencing technical issues, please see Canvas Assistance below.
Academic Resources
Academic Resources
Our Q&A Page on Canvas
Our Q&A Page on Canvas
Got questions? Before sending a message through the Canvas Inbox, check out our Q&A Page.
If you don't see an answer to your question, you may want to add a new post to the page, and check back for a response.
Canvas Assistance
Canvas Assistance
Take a look at this Canvas Student Guide for help with adjusting your Notifications, and tips on how to successfully submit assignments and more.
There is also a 24/7 Canvas Helpdesk, just call: 844-303-0352.
Tutoring Services & Active Learning
Tutoring Services & Active Learning
Tutoring is FREE for undergraduate and graduate students!
We have a linguistics tutor, Karla Torres, who is available M-Th in Spring 2023.
The Toro Learning and Testing Center (TLTC) offers free tutoring services to currently enrolled students. Tutoring in various subjects is available. Visit the center's website for additional information, and to make an appointment: https://www.csudh.edu/tltc/ or call 310-243-3827.
Preferred Names & Gender Identity Affirmation
Preferred Names & Gender Identity Affirmation
Language matters. I will gladly honor your request to address you by a preferred name or gender pronoun(s).
Please advise me of your preference early in the semester so we can work together to update course records & support each other in these adjustments.
You now have the option of indicating your preferred first name (personal name) and gender pronouns in MyCSUDH. Please see this page for instructions on how to make this change to your MyCSUDH profile.
Accommodations & Support for Students with Special Needs
Accommodations & Support for Students with Special Needs
I will make appropriate adjustments for students with special needs.
Please share with me any letters of accommodation from the Student disAbility Resource Center (SdRC) as soon as possible.
Our Student disAbility Resource Center (SdRC) is located on campus in the Welch Hall building (room D-180), and can be reached by phone: (310) 243-3660, and by email: sdrc@csudh.edu.
More About Linguistics
More About Linguistics
Subscribe to this *free* international daily (or weekly) listserv that announces scholarships, fellowships, academic and industry jobs, conferences, and more. If possible, I’ll add the RSS feed to Canvas.
Awesome podcast about discrimination on the basis of language.
Great resource (blog & podcast) for popular questions about language and the field of linguistics.
Summer school sponsored by the Linguistic Society of America, for undergraduate and graduate students, and designed to provide access to courses and topics that may not be available at your home institution.
*Free* listserv for linguistic anthropologists and sociocultural linguists. Annual conference in May.
*Free* conference held on campus in May. Abstract submissions due in March.
Thinktank and nonprofit research center; also offers internships.
*Free* overseas, summer language study; fully funded by the U.S. Department of State for languages of strategic importance to the U.S. (e.g., Arabic, Bangla, Japanese, Persian, Swahili, Turkish...). Applications due in November.
Scholarship & Fellowship Opportunities
Scholarship & Fellowship Opportunities
Summer school sponsored by the Linguistic Society of America, for undergraduate and graduate students, and designed to provide access to courses and topics that may not be available at your home institution.
To be hosted by the University of Oregon in Summer 2025. Registration opens in February. Fellowships are available.
*Free* 2-week academic experience program that brings diverse, talented undergraduates or MA students to the University of Michigan for an all-expenses paid program for those interested in pursuing PhDs in linguistics. Students receive $1,000 stipend, and round trip travel, lodging, and meals are also paid. Opportunity to meet with faculty and PhD students, and work on your own project with mentoring from UofM linguistics faculty. Applications due in February.
U.S. federally funded programs
U.S. federally funded programs
*Free* overseas, summer language study; fully funded by the U.S. Department of State for languages of strategic importance to the U.S. (e.g., Arabic, Bangla, Japanese, Persian, Swahili, Turkish...). Applications due in November.
Language study, travel, research are fully funded, with a subsequent requirement to complete public service
Apply to complete research in up to 3 countries during the award period
Also, fully funded internships
Awards cycle opens in April.
Numerous awards for research, language study, and career pathways in diplomacy
English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) Program - Teach English abroad in fully funded opportunity, apply to a specific country program
Also, the U.S. Fulbright program funds fellowships for students from other countries - see website for details
Apply for funding through a local college or university to study languages and enhance your research and career pathway
Search online for "FLAS Fellowships" near you - for example, see this Howard University FLAS webpage
Based at the University of Kansas
Language courses offered online and synchronous in Swahili, Wolof, Arabic
Linguists on Twitter
Linguists on Twitter
(this list, in no particular order, is not exhaustive... just a starting point!)
Scholars of Color in Language Studies @SCinLS
Lingthusiasm Podcast @lingthusiasm
Society for Linguistic Anthro @SocLingAnth
Linguistic Society of America @LingSocAm
American Assoc for Applied Lingx @AAALinks
Juan R. Luna Díaz-Durán @Juan_LunaDD
Dr. Iara Mantenuto @iara_mantenuto
Dr. Nathan Sanders @ludling
Dr. Joyhanna Yoo Garza @joy_yoo_garza
Dr. Uju Anya @UjuAnya
Dr. Lina Hou @linasigns
Dr. Emma Trentman @emmatrentman
Kelly M. Yoshida, MA @typologianista
Jane Solomon @janesolomon
Dr. Nicole Holliday @mixedlinguist
Dr. Suzanne Evans Wagner @redbirdred
Dr. Jonathan Rosa @DrJonathanRosa
Dr. Fatma Said @Arabizi
Dr. Anne Charity Hudley @ACharityHudley
Dr. Nelson Flores @nelsonflores
Dr. Christine Schreyer @C_Schreyer
Dr. Christine Mallinson @clmallinson
Gretchen McCulloch @GretchenAMcC
Dr. Lal Zimman @Lzimman
Dr. Norma Mendoza-Denton @normamd8
Don’t forget. I’m here to help, too. I’m not an expert on everything, but I can help you find someone who is.
Don’t forget. I’m here to help, too. I’m not an expert on everything, but I can help you find someone who is.
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