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Educational Linguistics (Ph.D.)

Program of Study:

Program Purpose
A pioneer in the field since its founding in 1976, the Educational Linguistics Ph.D. specialization focuses on language learning and teaching, and the role of language in learning and teaching. Faculty and students are involved in generating research on language and learning in areas such as:

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Program Faculty
  • Yuko Goto Butler, Ph.D., Stanford University
  • Nelson Flores, Ph.D., Graduate Center of the City University of New York
  • Nancy H. Hornberger, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Robert Moore, Ph.D., University of Chicago
  • Anne Pomerantz, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
  • Betsy Rymes, Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
  • Santoi Wagner, Ed.D., Columbia University
  • Affiliated Faculty, :
  • Asif Agha, Ph.D., University of Chicago
  • Christine Frei, Ph.D., University of California at Davis
  • Rebecca Freeman Field, Ph.D., Georgetown University
  • Robert Preucel, Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles
  • Ellen Skilton-Sylvester, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Program Contact: 

Penny Creedon, LLE Coordinator
University of Pennsylvania
Graduate School of Education
3700 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6216
215-898-3245
pennyc@gse.upenn.edu

Mary Schlesinger, LLE Admissions Assistant
University of Pennsylvania
Graduate School of Education
3700 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104-6216
215-898-7912
maryzs@gse.upenn.edu