School of Linguistics and Language Studies

About the School

Welcome to Carleton University’s School of Linguistics and Language Studies, the place on campus for all things LANGUAGE. We offer the following programs: undergraduate degree in Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies, undergraduate degree in Linguistics, graduate degree in Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies, Certificate in Teaching ESL, world-class modern language courses, English as a Second Language (ESL) for academic purposes, and advanced Communication Courses for Specific Disciplines and Professions. Members of our school share a fascination and passion for LANGUAGE. If you do too, this is the place for you.

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Undergraduate Programs

Read more about our two undergraduate programs and our minors.

Graduate Programs

Read about our M.A and Ph.D programs in Applied Linguistics & Discourse Studies

Academic Positions

Positions announced periodically.

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News

Monday, October 7, 2019

Long-time instructor now teaching in Hungary

Congratulations and best wishes to Dr. Emese Bukor. A long-time contract instructor at Carleton in German and Academic ESL, Emese has left Ottawa to take up an Associate Professor position at Széchenyi University in Győr, Hungary where she: coordinates and teaches "Hungarian Language and Culture" courses to approximately 200 international students,... More

Friday, October 4, 2019

Artemeva & Ballentine present at X SIGNET

Dr. Natasha Artemeva was in Córdoba, Argentina in mid-September to participate in the 10th International Symposium on the Study of Textual/Discourse Genres (SIGET X) at the National University of Córdoba. Her keynote address, "Diagnostic assessment and genre awareness in a Canadian engineering program: Undergraduate students writing in response to... More

Friday, October 4, 2019

Junker presents on lexicography for Indigenous languages

Dr. Marie-Odile Junker gave a guest presentation at the University of Ottawa, 30 September as part of International Translation Day. Her talk, "Lexicography for Indigenous Languages" was... More

Dr. Marie-Odile Junker gave a guest presentation at the University of Ottawa, 30 September as part of International Translation Day. Her talk, "Lexicography for Indigenous Languages" was well-attended and corresponded neatly with the theme of the event: "Translation and Indigenous... More

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