Student Resources
A wealth of personal and educational support services and resources are available to Linguistics students at the Graduate Center.
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Linguistics Teaching Resources
Teaching students in the Linguistics program looking for assistance with developing materials for their courses can find helpful resources in the Share-Ling Archive. The archive contains materials that have been posted by Linguistics students who have taught a variety of linguistics-based courses across CUNY, either as a teaching fellow or as an adjunct lecturer. Courses cover topics ranging from a basic Introduction to Linguistics, to Semantics, to Bilingualism. Please contact the APO, Nishi Bissoondial, or the EO for a link to the Shared-Ling Archive.
Reading and Study Groups
Reading groups are informal groups organized by program students and faculty. Please contact the group organizers below if you would like to participate.
- Bilingualism Reading Group - Contact: Ilaria Porru
- Computational Linguistics Reading Group - Contact: Kyle Gorman
- Semantics Reading Group - Contact: Sam Alxatib
- Sociolinguistics Reading Group - Contact: Aidan Malanoski
- Syntax Reading Group - Contact: Amal Aissaoui
- Endangered Languages Reading Group - Contact: Olivia Mignone
Professional Development
The Professional Development Series of the M.A. and Ph.D Program in Linguistics focuses on a variety of skills needed to have a successful career in Linguistics. Guest speakers are invited to explore and discuss issues of practical and theoretical matters in linguistics. Learn more and see our schedule here.
The Graduate Center offers enrolled doctoral and masters students a range of professional development courses designed to help them in their careers and professional activities. These courses do not carry credit, are ungraded, are “free”, and do not appear on the student's transcript. Students register for them as they do their academic classes and can find them listed under "Professional Development" in the course schedule.
Here's a sample of regularly offered courses:
PDEV 79400 Advanced Spoken English: Teaching and Presentation Skills
PDEV 79401 Teaching Strategies
PDEV 79403 Effective Academic Writing for native English speakers
PDEV 79403 Effective Academic Writing for non-native English speakers
PDEV 81690 Colloquium on College Teaching
For further information contact the Office of the Associate Provost's associate director of student research Rachel Sponzo.
Qualtrics - Online Survey tool
Qualtrics is a powerful, web-based platform that allows users to create surveys, collect and store data, collaborate with colleagues, and produce reports from anywhere in the world.
Key Features include:
• Easy to use interface, featuring a wizard to help build surveys
• Collaboration tools to create a survey or share data
• Mail distribution tools (invite tracking, reminder emails)
• Statistical analysis and data visualization tools
• Data export functions (including Excel or SPSS)
• Survey template libraries
• 24/7 online support
You can access Qualtrics directly by clicking on the hyperlink and using your Graduate Center Network ID and Password to authenticate.
For more information on how to use Qualtrics, users can consult the following web site for tips and tutorials:
https://www.qualtrics.com/support/survey-platform/getting-started/survey-platform-overview/
If you have any questions, please email itservices@gc.cuny.edu.
Curricular Practical Training
The Linguistics program supports Curricular Practical Training (CPT) activities directly benefiting the student’s academic career. CPT activities include, but are not limited to: teaching, internship, independent research, independent study course, required course of study, thesis supervision course, etc. (Note that the program does not require registration for some academic activities.)
Academic Resources
Links and Downloads
Important Resources for Linguistics Students at The Graduate Center
Students in our programs should save and refer to these resources often during the course of their studies.

Student Services
Office of Career Planning and Professional Development
The Office of Career Planning & Professional Development supports Graduate Center students in exploring and understanding career paths and achieving their professional goals, through workshops and information sessions on the job search process in the academic, non-profit, government, and for-profit sectors; networking events with alumni and potential employers; and individual counseling with students to identify and apply their transferable skills.
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Student Services
The Writing Center
The Writing Center assists current and past graduate students in the cultivation of writerly skills and habits through individual consultations, workshops, and other programming. As one of the few writing centers in the country that specifically serves the needs of graduate students, they make it their mission to ask and answer the question of what services a graduate writing center could and should offer.
Improve your writing skills
Student Services
The Wellness Center
The Graduate Center’s Wellness Center offers workshops and supportive Spaces, student counseling services, mental and physical health referrals, and academic support services to all registered students.
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Other Student Life Resources
From child care to disability services to student employment and teaching support, the Graduate Center offers numerous resources for our students to support them both professionally and personally throughout their GC career.
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