Second Language Acquisition and Teaching

Welcome to SLAT

The SLAT Program is recognized nationally as a superior interdisciplinary program. It is designed to provide rigorous advanced training for researchers, teachers, and administrators concerned with second language learning and teaching.

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SLAT has an interdisciplinary focus

5
Colleges

19
Departments

4
Majors

 

Welcome to the Second Language Acquisition and Teaching (SLAT) Ph.D. program at the University of Arizona!  SLAT is home to some of the most innovative and creative work around teaching multiple languages to multiple types of students in multiple contexts.  We hope you will find resources throughout this site to explore opportunities to apply to study with us or to start a collaborative research partnership or engagement initiative with us.

We invite you to explore this website. I encourage you to reach out to us by emailing your questions and ideas to SLAT's Program Coordinator, Debbie Shon Buhler, or to me.

Ana M. Carvalho, Ph.D.

Chair, Second Language Acquisition and Teaching 

Professor, Department of Spanish and Portuguese

Faculty Affiliate, Center for Latin American Studies

Faculty Affiliate, Department of Linguistics

Contact our Office


+1 (520) 621-7391

GIDP-SLAT@arizona.edu 

1103 E. 2nd Street, Harvill 241
Tucson, AZ 85721-0076

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Ana M. Carvalho
SLAT Chair

anac@arizona.edu 

 

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Debbie Shon Buhler
Senior Program Coordinator

dshon@arizona.edu

Recent News

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Angus Leydic winning a 2025 Centennial Award
Wednesday
Join SLAT in congratulating Angus Leydic, a SLAT 4th-year PhD candidate, who has received a 2025 Centennial Achievement Graduate Student Award. This award is given by the Division of Student Affairs and the Graduate College, and recognizes…
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Mourad Abdennebi receives a 2025 Centennial Award
Wednesday
Join SLAT in congratulating Mourad Abdennebi, a SLAT 5th-year PhD candidate, who has received a 2025 Centennial Achievement Graduate Student Award. This award is given by the Division of Student Affairs and the Graduate College, and recognizes…
Dec. 12, 2025
SLAT is pleased to now have an asynchronous open house video for any prospective applicants to the SLAT program. This video will soon be permanently available through the Admissions Information on our website, but for now it can also be found here:…

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