Linguistics in Higher Education Committee (LiHEC)
Background
Created in 2009.
Charge
- To advance linguistics education and training at U.S. colleges and universities.
- To promote the development and sustenance of linguistics programs and departments.
- To facilitate communications among and between the LSA and linguistics programs and departments on issues of mutual interest and concern.
- To consult as needed on the collection of data on faculty, students, graduates, and other pertinent information.
- To serve as a resource for those concerned about the diminution of linguistics programs and departments and about the incorporation of linguistic content into broader, interdisciplinary enterprises.
- To assist programs and departments with recruiting and retaining talented students, undergraduate majors and degree candidates.
- To highlight and address the unique needs of undergraduate programs and students.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the Committee include but are not limited to:
- Partnering with NSF and American Academy of Arts & Sciences on data collection projects.
- Convening an annual roundtable of dept/program heads at LSA Annual Meeting.
- Developing a resource guide for those seeking to start new programs or upgrade their programs to departments.
- Examining linguistics training in the U.S. Partnering with the new PR committee to develop/fine tune student "recruitment" materials.
- Proactive outreach to departments: LSA as a resource, place to contact for help.
Membership (open)
Ideally, the committee should include:
- At least one member of the Executive Committee
- At least one current department head (PhD granting)
- At least one undergraduate program/dept head (non-PhD)
- At least two students (1 undergrad; 1 grad)
- Former program/dept heads
- Others as interested
Committee Members
- Michael Rushforth, University of Texas, San Antonio (Senior Chair, 2022)
- Kristen Denham, Western Washington University (Junior Chair, 2022/23)
- Lynn Santelmann, Portland State University (Former Chair, 2021)
Members
- Mengistu Amberer, University of New South Wales
- Mark Aronoff, Stony Brook University
- Jon Bakos, Indiana State University
- Nicoletta Bateman, UC-San Marcos
- Marie Bissell, THe Ohio State University
- Christina Bjorndahl, Carnegie Mellon University
- Reed Blaylock, University of Southern California
- David Bowie, University of Alaska, Anchorage
- Evan Bradley, Penn State, Brandywine
- Ann Bunger, Indiana University
- Lynn Burley, University of Central Arkansas
- Elizabeth Bell Canon, Oglethorpe University
- Gaillynn Clements, Duke University
- Wayne Cowart, University of Maine
- Catherine Davies, University of Alabama
- Kristin Denham, Western Washington University
- William Eggington, BYU
- Valentyna Filimonova, Indiana University
- Shenika Hankerson, University of Michigan
- Christina Higgins, University of Hawai'i
- Kazuko Hiramatsu, University of Michigan, Flint
- Sharon Klein, California State University, Northridge
- Sonja Launspach, Idaho State University
- John Levis, Iowa State University
- Anne Lobeck, Western Washington University
- Michal Temkin Martinez, Boise State University
- Miranda McCarvel, Smith College
- Alex Motut, University of Toronto
- Rafael Orozco, Louisiana State University
- Tamer Osman, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
- Marnie Petray-Covey, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
- Aisulu Raspayeva, Georgetown University
- Connor Rouillier, Louisiana State University
- Michael Rushforth, University of Texas at San Antonio
- Kathy Sands, SIL International
- Lynn Santelmann, Portland State University
- Neal Whitman, The Ohio State University
Interested
- Marion Caldecott, University of British Columbia
- Yilmaz Koylu, Indiana University
- Marianna Krejci-Papa, East Nazarene College
- Gita Martohardjono, CUNY
- Teresa O'Neill, CUNY
- Janie Rees-Miller, Marrietta College
- Hongbing Yu, Nanjing Normal University
Executive Committee Liaison: Laurence Horn
Staff Liaison: Alyson Reed
Committee Projects/Presentations:
January 2021 Virtual Conference (San Francisco, CA): Mini-Course Teaching Hybrid and Fully Online, LSA Annual Meeting (Karen Adams, David Bowie, Lynn Burley, Gaillynn Clements,Miranda McCarvel, and Lynn Santelmann)
Session 1:
- David Bowie, Introduction
- Karen Adams
- Gail Clements
Session 2:
- Lynn Santelmann and
Session 3:
- Lynn Santelmann
January 2019 New York City, NY: Linguistic Discrimination in US Higher Education panel, LSA Annual Meeting (Christina Higgins, Okim Kang, Melinda Reichelt, and Walt Wolfram; Moderator: Gaillynn Clements)
4 January 2018, Salt Lake City, Utah: Mini-Course Innovative Pedagogy in Linguistics Classrooms, LSA Annual Meeting
- Slides:
4 January 2018, Salt Lake City, Utah: Graduate Teacher Training Panel, LSA Annual Meeting (Moderator: Raichele Farrelly, St. Michael's College)
- Introduction
- Mary Niepokuj (Perdue)
- Julia Moore and Matthew Goldrick (Northwestern)
- Alex Motut (U. of Toronto)
- Anne Curzan (Michigan)
5 January 2017, Austin, Texas: Mini-Course Innovative Pedagogy in Linguistics Classrooms, LSA Annual Meeting
- Pdf of slides: )
9 January 2016, Washington, D.C.: Teaching Linguistics Symposium, Linguistic Foundations for Second Language Teaching and Learning, LSA Annual meeting
- Summary of Abstracts: http://www.linguisticsociety.org/document/lihe-2016-symposium-linguistic-foundations-second-language-teaching-and-learning)
5 January 2013, Boston: Teaching Linguistics Organized Session, LSA Annual Meeting
- David Bowie The Effect of Linguistics Instruction on Undergraduates' Linguistic Attitudes
- Gail Clements Teaching Linguistics in a General Education Literature Course
- William Eggington Toward the Development of an Epistemology of Linguistics for Pedagogical Purposes
5 January 2013, Boston: Teaching Linguistics Poster Session, LSA Annual Meeting
- Lori Levin et al North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad
- Michal Temkin Martinez et al Technology in the Linguistics Classroom Poster
- Michal Temkin Martinezet al Technology in the Linguistics Classroom Handout
- Kristin Denham and Anne Lobeck The Changing Focus of Teaching and Doing Linguistics
Jan 2011 Roundtable, LSA Annual Meeting
- Slides from the 2011 Roundtable
- Handouts from the 2011 Roundtable
2010 Roundtable, Dept. Chairs, LSA Annual Meeting
- Materials to give students
- Why major in linguistics?
2007 Surveys