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2022-2023

 

Semester Course Number Topic Instructor
Fall 2022 LING 801 Syntax C.Han
  LING 803 Discourse and Pragmatics
 M. Taboada
  LING 807 Computational Linguistics
 M. Taboada
  LING 890* Graduate Seminar Faculty
  LING 894 Qualifying Paper I Faculty
  LING 898 MA Thesis Research Faculty
  LING 899 PhD Thesis Research Faculty 

* Graduate Seminar Workshops
September 8: Welcome & Orientation  | Heather Bliss | 12:30 - 2:20 pm | RCB 7402
October 6: Work/Life Balance in Linguistics | Ashley Farris-Trimble | 12:30 - 2:00 pm | RCB 7402
November 9: Poster Making |Dr Chung-Hye Han | 10:30 - 12:20 pm | RCB 7402
December 8: Poster Session | Heather Bliss | 11:00 - 12:30 pm | EDB 7608

Semester Course Number Topic Instructor
Spring 2023 LING 800 Phonology
 A. Farris-Trimble
  LING 811 Neurolinguistics
 Y. Wang
  LING 891* Graduate Seminar Faculty
  LING 895 Qualifying Paper II Faculty
  LING 898 MA Thesis Research Faculty
  LING 899 PhD Thesis Research Faculty 

* Graduate Seminar Workshops
January 5: Abstracts and Conferences | John Alderete | 12:30 - 2:20 pm | RCB 7402
February 2: Grant-writing | Claudia Wong | 12:30 - 2:00 pm | RCB 7402
March 2: Developing as an Educator |Meg Grant | 10:30 - 12:20 pm | RCB 7402
April 13 (tentative): Poster Session | Heather Bliss | 12:30 - 2:20 pm | TBD

2021-2022

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Semester Course Number Topic Instructor
Fall 2021 LING 801 Syntax C.Han
  LING 813/411 Topics in Linguistics IV: Applied Phonetics M. Munro
  LING 890 Graduate Seminar Faculty
  LING 894 Qualifying Paper I Faculty
  LING 898 MA Thesis Research Faculty
  LING 899 PhD Thesis Research Faculty 

* Graduate Seminar Workshops
September 9: Welcome & Orientation  | remote | 12:30 - 2:20 pm | Remote
October 7: Library Orientation with Ivana Niseteo | | 12:30 - 1:30 pm | Remote
November 17: Poster Making |Dr Chung-Hye Han | 12:30 - 1:30 pm | RCB 7402 
December 2: Poster Session | Heather Bliss | 12:30 - 2:20 pm | Remote

Semester Course Number Topic Instructor
Spring 2022 LING 800 Phonology J. Alderete
  LING 891* Graduate Seminar *  Faculty
  LING 895 Qualifying Paper II Faculty
  LING 898 MA Thesis Research  Faculty
  LING 899 PhD Thesis Research  Faculty 

* Graduate Seminar Workshops - Spring 2021 
January 20: Writing Abstracts | Dr Richard Compton | 12:30pm - 2:20pm | Remote
February 17: Personal Branding | Dr Maite Taboada | 12:30pm  - 2:20pm | RCB 7402
March 17: Peer Reviews | Dr Andrew Cheng | 12:30pm - 2:20pm | RCB 7402
April 7: Poster Session | Heather Bliss | 12:30 pm - 2:20pm | RCB 7402

Semester Course Number Topic Instructor
Summer 2022 LING 811 Topics in Lingustics II: Neurolinguistics Y. Wang
  LING 898 MA Thesis Research Faculty
  LING 899 PhD Thesis Research  Faculty 

2020-2021

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Semester Course Number Topic Instructor
Fall 2020 LING 801 Syntax K. Kim
  LING 806 Sociolinguistics S. Hilgendorf
  LING 890* Graduate Seminar *  Faculty
  LING 894 Qualifying Paper I Faculty
  LING 898 MA Thesis Research Faculty
  LING 899 PhD Thesis Research Faculty 

* Graduate Seminar Workshops - Remote Delivery for Fall 2020
September 3: Welcome and Orientation | 12:30 pm
October 1: Library Orientation with Ivana Niseteo | 12:30 pm
November 5: Poster Making | 12:30 pm
December 10: Poster Session | 12:30 pm

 

Semester Course Number Topic Instructor
Spring 2021 LING 800 Phonology J. Alderete
  LING 851  Research Techniques and Experimental Design Y. Wang
  LING 891* Graduate Seminar *  Faculty
  LING 895 Qualifying Paper II Faculty
  LING 898 MA Thesis Research  Faculty
  LING 899 PhD Thesis Research  Faculty 

* Graduate Seminar Workshops - Remote Delivery for Spring 2021 (dates and times tentative)
January 30: Academic Writing | 12:30pm 
February 11: Abstract Writing and Conference Presentation | 12:30pm 
March 18: Grant Writing | 12:30pm 
April 15: Poster Session | 12:30 pm

Semester Course Number Topic Instructor
Summer 2021 LING 811 Topics in Linguistics II - Neurolinguistics  
  LING 898 MA Thesis Research Faculty
  LING 899 PhD Thesis Research  Faculty 


Future course offerings are subject to change. 

2019-2020

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Semester Course Number Topic Instructor
Fall 2019 LING 800 Phonology M. Caldecott
  LING 807 Computational Linguistics M. Taboada
  LING 813/411 Topics in Linguistics IV: Applied Phonetics M. Munro
  LING 890* Graduate Seminar *  Faculty
  LING 894 Qualifying Paper I D. Gerdts 
  LING 898 MA Thesis Research Faculty
  LING 899 PhD Thesis Research Faculty 

* Graduate Seminar Workshops
September 5: Orientation Room | RCB 9100 | 1:30 - 2:30 pm
October 3: Grant Writing Room | RCB 7402 | 1:30 - 2:20 pm 
November 7: Poster Making Room | RCB 7402 | 1:30 - 2:30 pm 
December 6: Poster Session | Halpern 126 | 12:30 - 2:30 pm 

Semester Course Number Topic Instructor
Spring 2020 LING 801 Syntax H. Bliss
  LING 810/480 Topics in Linguistics I: Language Learning and Technology T. Heift
  LING 811/415 Topics in Linguistics II: Neurolinguistics Y. Wang
  LING 851  Research Techniques and Experimental Design M. Munro
  LING 891 Graduate Seminar *  Faculty
  LING 895 Qualifying Paper II Faculty
  LING 898 MA Thesis Research  Faculty
  LING 899 PhD Thesis Research  Faculty 

            * Graduate Seminar Workshops
            January 30: Academic Writing 12:30pm - 2pm (Dr. Panos Pappas)
            February 27: Abstract Writing and Conference Presentation 12:30pm - 2:30pm (Dr. Farris - Trimble) 
            March 26: Grant Writing 12:30pm - 2:30pm (Dr. Yue Wang) 
            TBA in April 2020: Poster Session 

Semester Course Number Topic Instructor
Summer 2020 LING 803/480 Discourse and Pragmatics N. Hedberg
  LING 812 (IS)* Topics in Linguistics III: Hot Topics in Speech Communciation T. Wang
  LING 898 MA Thesis Research  Faculty
  LING 899 PhD Thesis Research  Faculty 

*IS Intersession (May 11 - June 22, 2020)

Future course offerings are subject to change. 

2018-2019

Semester Course Number Topic Instructor
Fall 2018 LING 801 Syntax C. Han
  LING 806 Sociolinguistics S. Hilgendorf
  LING 813/411 Topics in Linguistics IV
Applied Phonetics		 M. Munro
  LING 890 Graduate Seminar I
G100 Duncan, BC
G200 Burnaby, BC (Oct 14 - 20)
G300 Burnaby, BC

D. Gerdts
M. Ignace
C. Han
  LING 891 Graduate Seminar II
G100 Duncan, BC
G200 Burnaby, BC (Oct 14 - 20)
D. Gerdts
M. Ignace
  LING 893 FNL MA Project
G100 Duncan, BC
G200 Burnaby, BC
D. Gerdts
M. Ignace
  LING 896 Directed Research Faculty
  LING 898 MA Thesis Research Faculty
  LING 899 PhD Thesis Research Faculty
Spring 2019 LING 800/321 Phonology A. Farris-Trimble
  LING 891* Graduate Seminar C. Han
  LING 898 MA Thesis Research Faculty
  LING 899 PhD Thesis Research Faculty
Summer 2019 LING 810 Topics in Linguistics I: Psycholinguistics H. Yeung
  LING 812/481 Topics in Linguistics III: Sign Language Phonology Faculty
  LING 898 MA Thesis Research Faculty
  LING 899 PhD Thesis Research Faculty

2017-2018  

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Semester Course Number Topic Instructor
Fall 2017 LING 801 Syntax K. Moulton
  LING 810 Topics in Linguistics I
Psycholinguistics of Chinese Languages		 J. Alderete & H. Yeung
  LING 811 Topics in Linguistics II
Morphology/Syntax (Duncan, BC)		 D. Gerdts
  LING 812 Topics in Linguistics III
Narrative/Discourse Structure (Duncan, BC)		 D. Gerdts
  LING 812 Topics in Linguistics III
Narrative/Discourse of a First Nations Language (Burnaby, October 14-21, 2017)		 M. Ignace
  LING 820/400 Formal Linguistics C. Han
  LING 890 Graduate Seminar I Faculty
  LING 894 Qualifying Paper I Faculty
  LING 895 Qualifying Paper II Faculty
  LING 896 Directed Research Faculty
  LING 898 MA Thesis Faculty
  LING 899 PhD Thesis Faculty
Spring 2018 LING 800 Phonology A. Farris-Trimble
  LING 811 Topics in Linguistics II
Morphology/Syntax of a First Nations Language		 TBD
  LING 851 Research Techniques & Experimental Design  M. Munro
  LING 891 Graduate Seminar II Faculty
  LING 895 Qualifying Paper II Faculty
  LING 896 Directed Research Faculty
  LING 898 MA Thesis Faculty
  LING 899 PhD Thesis Faculty
Summer 2018 LING 811/415 Topics in Linguistics II
Neurolinguistics		 Y. Wang
  LING 830 Phonetics & Phonology of a First Nations Language
G100 Duncan, BC
G200 Burnaby, BC (July 20-27) 9am-4pm includes weekends
Sessional
Marion Caldecott
  LING 833 Socio-cultural & Cognitive Aspects of a FN Language
G100 Duncan, BC		 D. Gerdts
  LING 834
 Effective Pedagogies & Materials Development for First Nations Language
G100 Duncan, BC
G200 Burnaby, BC  (July 4 – 19) 9am-4pm no weekends
Dorothy Kennedy
M. Ignace
  LING 896 Directed Research Faculty
  LING 898 MA Thesis Research Faculty
  LING 899 PhD Thesis Research Faculty

2016-2017

Semester

Course number

Topic

Instructor

Fall 2016

 LING 801 Syntax

C. Han
  LING 802 Semantics N. Hedberg
  LING 813/411 Topics in Linguistics IV: Applied Phonetics
 M. Munro
  LING 890
 Graduate Seminar I
 Faculty
Spring 2017 LING 800 Phonology J. Alderete
  LING 807 Computational Linguistics M. Taboata
  LING 810/480 Topics in Linguistics I: Human Sentence Processing   K. Moulton
  LING 811 Topics in Linguistics II Y. Wang
  LING 891 Graduate Seminar II
 Faculty

2015-2016

Semester

Course number

Topic

Instructor

Fall 2015

 Cancelled: LING 804

Field Methods

Faculty
  LING 810/480 Topics in Linguistics I: Winners and Losers in Phonology A. Farris-Trimble
  LING 850/410 Foundations of Applied Linguistics S. Hilgendorf
  LING 890 Graduate Seminar I Faculty
Spring 2016 LING 801/322 Syntax K. Moulton
  LING 804/408 Field Methods A. Abbi
  LING 812/481 Topics in Linguistics II: Language Production J. Alderete
 

LING 821/401

 Phonetics M. Munro
  LING 891 Graduate Seminar II

Faculty

Summer 2016

LING 811/415

 Topics in Linguistics: Neurolinguistics Y. Wang

2014-2015

Semester

Course number

Topic

Instructor

Summer 2015

LING 811/430

Aboriginal Languages of the Americas

D. Gerdts

Spring 2015

LING 800

Phonology

A. Farris-Trimble
 

LING 812/481

Topics in Linguistics III: Syntax in the Mind

K. Moulton
 

LING 820/400

Formal Linguistics

C. Han
 

LING 851

Research Techniques and Experimental Design

M. Munro
 

CANCELLED:

LING 855

 Topics in Applied Linguistics: Language Learning and Technology T. Heift
 

LING 891

Graduate Seminar II

Faculty

Fall 2014

Ling 801

Syntax

C. Han
 

Ling 803

 Discourse and Pragmatics M. Taboada
 

Ling 810/480

 Topics in Linguistics I: Child Phonological Acquisition A. Farris-Trimble
 

Ling 813/411

 Topics in Linguistics III: Applied Phonetics M. Munro
 

Ling 890

 Graduate Seminar I Faculty

2013-2014

Semester

Course number

Topic

Instructor

Fall 2013

Ling 801

Syntax

 K. Moulton

 

Ling 812/481

Topics in Linguistics III: Corpus Linguistics

M. Taboada

 

Ling 850/410

Foundations of Applied Linguistics

 S. Hilgendorf

 

 Ling 890
 Graduate Seminar I
 Faculty

Spring 2014

Ling 800

 Phonology A. Farris-Trimble

 

Ling 802

 Semantics N. Hedberg

 

Ling 821/401

 Phonetics Y. Wang

 

Ling 851

 Research Techniques & Experimental Design M. Munro

 

Ling 891

 Graduate Seminar II Faculty
Summer 2014

Ling 805/407

 Historical Linguistics P. Pappas

 

Ling 811/415

 Topics in Linguistics II: Neurolinguistics Y. Wang

2012-2013

Semester

Course number

Topic

Instructor

Fall 2012

Ling 801

Syntax

C. Han

 

Ling 803

Discourse & Pragmatics

N. Hedberg

 

Ling 804

Field Linguistics

 D. Gerdts
 

Ling 855

 Topics in Applied Linguistics: Language Learning and Technology T. Heift
 

Ling 890

 Graduate Seminar I
 Faculty
Spring 2013

Ling 806

 Sociolinguistics P. Pappas
 

Ling 813

 Topics in Linguistics IV: Relative Clauses: Internal & External K. Moulton
 

Ling 820

 Formal Linguistics C. Han
 

Ling 851

 Research Techniques & Experimental Design Y. Wang
 

Ling 891

 Graduate Seminar II Faculty
Summer 2013

Ling 810/480

 Topics in Linguistics I: Language Production from Mind to Mouth J. Alderete