tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post6705579872084893908..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: What My Colleagues Specialize InJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-84884558496530351222011-04-26T23:59:20.530-05:002011-04-26T23:59:20.530-05:00Since my Dad used to collaborate with someone ther...Since my Dad used to collaborate with someone there in the 70s, to me "SLAC" means "Stanford Linear Accelerator Center." :-)Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-35267024886226230762011-04-26T22:48:08.096-05:002011-04-26T22:48:08.096-05:00Ok. But then SLA ends up meaning "supervise ...Ok. But then SLA ends up meaning "supervise the graduate student assistants" rather than "do research in linguistics."Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-75670698079086087392011-04-26T22:46:54.121-05:002011-04-26T22:46:54.121-05:00Also: film, new media.Also: film, new media.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-15549310156942760802011-04-26T22:46:09.566-05:002011-04-26T22:46:09.566-05:00I am voting for linguistics / L2 acquisition, but ...I am voting for linguistics / L2 acquisition, but also Romance and general lingistics, or sociolinguistics with an ability to teach culture(s).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-195581662219395042011-04-26T13:56:15.073-05:002011-04-26T13:56:15.073-05:00That's very true. Specialists tend to be very...That's very true. Specialists tend to be very territorial about that.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-33703025868054002592011-04-26T13:53:55.418-05:002011-04-26T13:53:55.418-05:00One, however, should be very careful not to step o...One, however, should be very careful not to step on any toes. If there are already specialists in a certain field in a specific department, they might get very annoyed if a non-specialist announces that s/he can teach courses in their area.Clarissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027134365260069910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-61722641689776458692011-04-26T13:31:55.287-05:002011-04-26T13:31:55.287-05:00I think the hottest field right now is Hispanic Li...I think the hottest field right now is Hispanic Linguistics (second language acquisition in particular). Unless you are being interviewed at a R1 university, I believe, as you say, that the key for grad students in the job market is to demonstrate you can teach classes in almost any period of either Latin American literature and civilization or Spanish literature and civilization.Spanish profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248530328973177920noreply@blogger.com