School of Linguistics and Language Studies

About the School

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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

ESL Requirements

Learn more about the ESLR and how to register in our Credit ESL courses.

Online Language Background Questionnaire

Learn more about taking our language courses.

News

Monday, May 16, 2022

Linguistics student Georgia Jay creates video about bimodal bilingual language acquisition

As part of her independent study in the Winter 2022 semester, Honours Linguistics student Georgia Jay made a video about bimodal bilingual language... More

As part of her independent study in the Winter 2022 semester, Honours Linguistics student Georgia Jay made a video about bimodal bilingual language acquisition – i.e., learning signed and spoken languages simultaneously. She talks about sign languages like ASL as well as popular simplified systems like "baby sign". The video is geared toward to... More

Thursday, April 21, 2022

Dr. Rachelle Vessey of SLALS receives the Early Career Research Award

Congratulations, Dr. Rachelle Vessey for receiving the Early Career Research Award. This award is designed to support the development of research programs by newer faculty members in FASS.... More

Congratulations, Dr. Rachelle Vessey for receiving the Early Career Research Award. This award is designed to support the development of research programs by newer faculty members in FASS. "Sexual misconduct has been identified as a problem in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF). Social problems are maintained at least in part through “discourse” (i.e.... More

Monday, April 18, 2022

Dr. Erik Anonby of SLALS receives the Marston LaFrance Fellowship

Congratulations to Prof. Erik Anonby for receiving the Marston LaFrance Fellowship, FASS’s senior research achievement award. Anonby will use the time awarded by the fellowship to move... More

Congratulations to Prof. Erik Anonby for receiving the Marston LaFrance Fellowship, FASS’s senior research achievement award. Anonby will use the time awarded by the fellowship to move scholarship and public discourses forward through the completion of a first benchmark map of the languages of Iran. “For all Iranians, this map provides an opportunity to... More

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