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Think and Do

Whether it’s producing award-winning documentaries through our Language and Life Project, developing Dialect Education curriculum, or Educating the Educated about language diversity, NC State’s Linguistics program gets students and faculty active outside of the classroom through various kinds of Thinking and Doing.

Language & Life Project

The Language and Life Project (LLP) at NC State is a non-profit initiative that researches the many dialects, languages, and cultures of the United States of America. We document this nation’s incredible linguistic variation and share it through books, classes, online media and award winning documentaries.



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Campus Diversity Project

Our program, “Educating the Educated: A University-Wide Language Diversity Initiative,” is establishing a comprehensive approach to the issue of language diversity on campus. The model is a collaborative effort by members of CHASS, DASA, and College of Education led by Drs. Stephany Dunstan, Walt Wolfram, and Audrey Jaeger. Additionally, the Educating the Educated plan has established a student ambassador program that involves the mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students actively engaged in peer diversity education through a program that enriches students’ learning experiences, enhancing peer diversity education on campus and which facilitates the sustainability of the Educating the Educated program.


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Dialect Education


The Linguistics program has created many resources that can help teachers discuss language and culture. Please explore some of our projects at the following links, as well as some links to other educational materials that may be useful to teachers.



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Research


Linguistics research at NC State involves numerous ongoing multi-year projects involving both faculty and students. From our state-of-the-art Phonology Lab to our expansive archive of sociolinguistic interviews to our ongoing study of language change in Raleigh, our students and faculty are constantly involved in cutting-edge research.



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