Department of Linguistics

Check out our 2024 Department Newsletter

After several years of planning, we are finally launching our first annual departmental newsletter, which we hope will become a regular tradition going forward. You can read the newsletter here.

UIUC Hosts MidPhon 29

The University of Illinois just hosted the 29th Mid-Continental Phonetics and Phonology Conference (MidPhon 29)! The Mid-Continental Phonetics and Phonology Conference is an annual meeting that...

UIUC Students, Faculty, and Alumni Shine at MwALT 25

This year, the 25th MwALT (Midwest Association of Language Testers) Conference was hosted by DuoLingo in Pittsburgh, PA, from October 4th-5th. The MwALT conference focuses on balancing validity, reliability, and practicality in test design. This year's presentations highlight the challenge of...

UIUC Speech Accessibility Project: Automatic speech recognition learned to understand people with Parkinson’s disease

Learn more about research from Linguistics Affiliate Faculty Mark Hasegawa-Johnson and Research Assistant Professor Heejin Kim with...

Many attended the investiture of Silvina Montrul (center, blue) as the Marjorie Roberts Professor in Liberal Arts & Sciences. (Photo by Carlton Bruett)

Silvina Montrul named Marjorie Roberts Professor in Liberal Arts & Sciences

Congratulations to Silvina Montrul for being named as the Marjorie Roberts Professor in Liberal Arts & Sciences at the U of I. Read the full story from the College...

Martin Lehrer: Alumni Spotlight

During my first year in the program, I was admitted to a PhD program in Germany and offered a lecturer position. After a year of working and researching in Germany, I decided to return to UIUC to pursue my PhD in Curriculum & Instruction.

Raihan Rahman: Grad Student Spotlight

TESL extends beyond English teaching. My MA in TESOL provided a platform to develop skills in scientific language analysis, computer programming, and statistics for language data. It also honed soft skills such as communication, time management, coordination, and professionalism. This program offers a broader perspective on language and teaching.

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Featured Courses Fall 2024

Practical application, research, and theory of second language reading and writing

EIL 445

Learn the computational skills necessary to build, validate, and analyze corpora with the goal of exploring linguistic phenomena and testing linguistic theories.6

Ling 591

Hands-on learning experience to analyze an unfamiliar language and work to build a language archive

Ling 591

These advanced ESL courses for visiting scholars enhance professional writing and oral presentation skills in your chosen academic discipline.

ESL 592 and ESL 593