Foreign Language Acquisition Research and Education at UI

Foreign Language Acquisition Research and Education at UI FLARE is the interdisciplinary program at The University of Iowa that sponsors the PhD in Second Language Acquisition. Welcome to FLARE!

We are committed to providing rigorous professional preparation to graduate students in research and teaching. Since 2000, our interdisciplinary program in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) has provided high-quality academic and professional training to future researchers in the field of SLA. We enjoy a close-knit community of faculty members and students, forging both intellectual and personal bo

nds through interaction in classes, collaborative research and development projects, and social events—we are famous on campus for our international potlucks. Our students come from North and South America, Europe, Africa, and to study SLA at the University of Iowa. The program has affiliated faculty from seven departments in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (German, Asian & Slavic Languages and Literatures, Spanish & Portuguese, Linguistics, Communication Studies, Rhetoric, and Communication Sciences & Disorders) and from two departments in the College of Education (Teaching & Learning and Psychological & Quantitative Foundations). A distinct advantage of our program are the many opportunities students have for involvement with research while still in graduate school. A number of our courses require and provide supervision for producing publishable-quality research. Numerous conference presentations and publications have resulted from collaborations between students and faculty members. Students also participate in faculty-initiated research projects. Students collaborate with other students on research projects sparked by informal discussions with guest speakers and in our regular reading group meetings. Conference presentations, book chapters, and journal publications are the best way for our students to distinguish themselves in a challenging job market; we encourage and support these professional activities. We are committed to providing rigorous professional preparation to graduate students in research and teaching, and to advancing knowledge about language acquisition and language use from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.

10/31/2016

Have you ever wondered if using Rosetta stone could replace real language study? Attend the Pusack-Otto Lecture this Friday from 4-5pm to find out! Further details on the flyer below.

09/22/2016

Are you a graduate student in the Division of World Languages who is starting to think about finding a job after graduation? Attend this session on Friday to learn more about finding job opportunities and presenting yourself as a competitive candidate!

04/20/2016

Come learn about qualitative data collection and analysis with Professor Kathy Schuh at the next FLARE talk of the semester. Friday, April, 29th at 10:00 a.m. in 315 PH. We hope to see you there!

Join us for the 4th World Languages Graduate Organization Conference: Exploring Intersections. April 9, 2016 from 9:00 a...
04/01/2016

Join us for the 4th World Languages Graduate Organization Conference: Exploring Intersections. April 9, 2016 from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. See poster for more information.

03/30/2016

Are you wondering what you might do after you finish your Ph.D. program? Join us for the first FLARE talk of the semester. Alex Schott, a postdoctoral scholar in the Graduate College will speak about alternative academic careers for Ph.D. students. Friday, April 8 in 23 PH.

03/07/2016

Congratulations to Tianlu and Xiaofei on winning the Stanley Award for International Research. We look forward to learning more about your research. Safe travels to China this summer!

03/02/2016

Do you write well in your foreign language? See the attached flyer for information about a world languages writing contest open to university students. Deadline for submissions is Thursday, March 31st. manylanguagesoneworld.esl.edu

02/23/2016

In collaboration with the Graduate Student Senate, GPSG, and the Department of Rhetoric, the Graduate College presents The University of Iowa’s second Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.

02/09/2016

There is still time to register for the Fullbright Writing Your Way Into the World Workshop that will be held on Feb 9, Mar 1, and Apr 5th. Reserve a spot today: http://doodle.com/poll/mr5e74vm7er5un95

Deadline Extended for submitting an abstract to the 2016 SLA Student Symposium in Madison, WI. Click on the link for mor...
01/26/2016

Deadline Extended for submitting an abstract to the 2016 SLA Student Symposium in Madison, WI. Click on the link for more information. http://symposium.sla.wisc.edu

"The Multilingual Turn: Reframing Research and Instruction" The Second Language Acquisition (SLA) graduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Iowa, and the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities have formed a partnership to host an annual SLA Student Symposium. Organ…

11/12/2015

The DWLLC at the University of Iowa is hiring a new Assistant to the Spanish General Education Director. Check the link for the official advertisement: https://jobs.uiowa.edu/pands/view/67599

Jobs@UIOWA: The official place to search and apply for jobs at The University of Iowa.

10/29/2015

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