Area
Humanities
Sub-Discipline
Languages and Literature
University of Santiago, Chile
- City: Santiago,
- Municipality: Central Station,
- Region: Metropolitan Region
goals
Macro objectives
1. To provide a solid foundation in the interdisciplinary linguistic fields that deal with the study of the structure of language and its functioning in relation to the individual and society.
2. To offer a broad overview of the methodologies and instruments for analyzing language problems in areas such as second language acquisition, contrastive analysis, language policies, suprasegmental features of speech, bilingualism and ideology, discourse analysis, sociolinguistic characterizations of speech, etc.
3. To investigate the nature and structure of language in order to formulate valid generalizations regarding linguistic universals and to generate interdisciplinary projects in accordance with the development of the country.
4. To contribute to the preparation of academic human resources with a comprehensive view of the problems and potential of human language who can assume hierarchical responsibilities in the country's development activities.
Based on the objectives of the Master's Program, objectives are derived for the specializations in Theory of Learning in English (TALI) and Sociolinguistics of Spanish in America (SEA), in order to contribute to their particular training:
Objectives of the English Language Learning Theory (TALI) specialization
1. To know the phonetic, phonological, morphosyntactic and textual models of the English language.
2. Understand the bio-socio-cognitive principles of second language acquisition.
3. Apply linguistic, discursive and second language acquisition models in the design and development of research.
Objectives of the Sociolinguistics of American Spanish (SEA) specialization
1. To know the phonetic, phonological, morphosyntactic and textual models of the Spanish language.
2. Understand the broad spectrum of sociolinguistic variations of Spanish in America.
3. Apply linguistic, sociolinguistic and discursive models in the design and development of research.
It is important to note that both specializations are not separate or distant from each other, because they share general and elective courses, namely, Methodology of
Linguistic Research, Critical Discourse Analysis, Contemporary Trends in Linguistics, Pragmatics, among others.
Applicant Profile
Degree certificate or title in the area of Social Sciences, Humanities and related fields.
-Concentration of grades in higher education.
-Two academic letters of introduction.
-Birth certificate.
-A curriculum vitae.
Graduate profile
According to the Curriculum of the Master in Linguistics of the University of Santiago de Chile (See Annex 2b), the graduate of the PML will achieve the following competencies:
1. Capacity for scientific leadership, expressed in the knowledge, understanding and rigorous application of the scientific theories and foundations of linguistics, which
allow for the design and development of significant research for the advancement of the discipline.
2. Communication skills, expressed in the ability to transfer knowledge at the various levels and situations required by the work of an expert and specialist in
language-related matters, whether in institutional research teams, in academic specialization programs, or in national or international projects on
discipline.
3. Capacity for socio-cultural commitment, expressed in the ability to integrate the development achieved by the discipline into the development of the nation, contributing
scientifically to the social, cultural, educational, anthropological, historical and linguistic challenges of the country.
4. Creative capacity, translated into the ability to innovate continuously in disciplines and interdisciplinary fields, proposing new solutions to scientific problems
about language and its connections with society and culture, within the framework of humanist values of commitment and solidarity.
Lines of investigation
Mention in Second Language Learning Theories (SLT):
1. Multimodality and Second Language Learning
2. Second Language Learning
Sociolinguistic Mention of Spanish in America (SEA):
3. Critical Discourse Analysis.
4. Sociolinguistics of Spanish
Spanish 
English