Department of Linguistics

Join us for GASLA-17

The 17th meeting of the Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition (GASLA-17) conference will take place at the UIUC campus May 2-4, 2024 in the Levis Faculty Center. GASLA-17 is a venue for linguists to present theoretically informed research on second language...

Join Us for Student Award Ceremony and Dedication of the Chin-Woo Kim Phonetics Laboratory

We cordially invite you to join the the Linguistics Student Award and Graduate Recognition Ceremony and the Chin-Woo Kim Phonetics Laboratory Naming and Dedication Ceremony that will take place in Lucy Ellis Lounge on Wednesday, May 1, 4pm - 6pm. Join us in celebration of an excellent year's work...

Eman Saadah awarded 2024 SLCL Diversity & Engagement Award

We are excited to recognize Dr. Eman Saadah for receiving the 2024 SLCL Diversity & Engagement Award! This award recognizes alumni or members of the community at large who have made significant contributions (tangible and intangible) to the SLCL community; contributions which...

UIUC's Sid Bhushan named Linguist List Rising Star

During its annual Fund Drive, the Linguist List features undergraduate and early-career graduate students who have gone above and beyond the classroom to participate in the wider field of linguistics. Selected nominees exemplify a commitment to not only academic performance, but also to the field...

Dr. Silvina Montrul to give Plenary Address at Boston University Conference on Language Development

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Silvina Montrul will give a plenary address at the 49th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development (BUCLD). The Boston University Conference on Language Development (BUCLD) is one of the largest student-...

Uliana Ovsiannikova

The university's diverse academic community ,which supports interdisciplinary professionals, makes it an ideal environment for aspiring language teachers and researchers. For instance, I am getting my Graduate Minor in Game Design along with my MATESL degree, which allowed me to work on several projects on educational games development.

Alexis Kim

The University of Illinois has a vast array of resources, including clubs, the extensive library system, webstore, etc. that are useful no matter your position. My time as a MATESL student allowed me to make valuable, cross-campus connections and meet many folks who have become important research partners and friends.

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Featured Courses Fall 2024

Inner aspect focuses on how predicates denote events: whether they are linguistically coded as complete or incomplete. This course compares examples from English, Spanish, Turkish, Romanian, Hungarian, Russian, Czech, Malagasy, Tagalog, and more!

Ling 591

This course will bring together the theoretically oriented study of second language acquisition (SLA) with classroom and lab-based intervention research about grammar teaching.

Ling 591

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Did you ever wonder how a truth-conditional semantic theory could deal with questions, commands, and other sentences that don’t have truth values? Now is your chance to find out!

Ling 591

This course explores the intersections between language learning, language teaching, and technology. Learn about a variety of TILT tools including Langcaches, Virtual Worlds, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and a lot more!

EIL 587