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Lecturer - LING 101: Mysteries of Human Language: An Introduction to Linguistics (Spring 2026)
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San Marcos
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| The Department of Liberal Studies at California State University San Marcos seeks a part-time lecturer for Spring 2026 to teach an introduction to linguistics course. The course introduces the richness and diversity of language, how languages work, and how the study of language provides insights into the human mind. Covers foundational concepts in core areas of linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, neurolinguistics, language acquisition, and bilingualism), and analyzes how languages are similar and different from each other. |
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Lecturer - LING 351: Language Acquisition (Spring 2026)
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San Marcos
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| The Department of Liberal Studies at California State University San Marcos seeks a part-time lecturer for Spring 2026 to teach LING 351 - Language Acquisition. The course is a general introduction to the study of language development examining current issues and linguistic theories of language acquisition, including those related to cognitive and cultural development, and the effects of sociolinguistic factors, such as gender and socioeconomic status, on language acquisition. Also explores multilingualism, early literacy, and language development in special populations. Students will discover how language is acquired via the interaction of internal and external factors. |
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Lecturer - LING 300: Linguistics in the Classroom (Spring 2026)
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San Marcos
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| The Department of Liberal Studies at California State University San Marcos seeks a part-time lecturer for Spring 2026 to teach LING 300 - Linguistics in the Classroom. The course explores practical approaches to linguistic analysis of the languages and dialects that teachers are likely to see in the classroom. It includes the production and organization of natural sound systems, word and sentence formation patterns, the linguistic organization of meaning, language history and change, language acquisition, multilingualism, dialect variation according to culture, region, ethnicity, social group, gender, and age. The course also addresses these topics as relevant both inside and outside the classroom. |
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Lecturer - LING 355: Heritage Languages and Heritage Speakers (Spring 2026)
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San Marcos
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| The Department of Liberal Studies at California State University San Marcos seeks a part-time lecturer for Spring 2026 to teach LING 355: Heritage Languages and Heritage Speakers. The course introduces the linguistic and cultural properties of heritage languages, which are acquired in the home and later supplanted by the dominant language of the community. The course also investigates phonological, morphological, and syntactic properties of heritage languages, the relationship between language and identity, the role of motivation in language re-learning, of bilingualism on cognition, and the role of family, community and public policy on language maintenance. |
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Associate Vice President of Research
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San José
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| The Office of Research is seeking an Associate Vice President of Research to lead and expand the university’s research enterprise. The AVP provides strategic leadership for research initiatives, supports faculty and student engagement, and builds partnerships with funding agencies, industry, and external collaborators. |