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

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Tuesday
Congratulations to our 2025-2026 AY graduates! SLAT is proud to share that Dr. Anh Dang, Dr. Lincoln Bain, Dr. Hui Wang, Dr. Mourad Abdennebi, and Dr. Giulia Negretto have all completed SLAT and are on to bright futures. We can't wait to see what…
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Monday
Please join SLAT in congratulating Dr. Beatrice Dupuy on winning the University of Arizona Faculty Service Award! This award recognizes University of Arizona faculty who have made exceptional contributions to the University's service mission, within…
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March 5, 2026
Please join SLAT in congratulating Asya Gorlova and Mukaddes Coban-Postaci! Asya and Mukaddes have each won a AAAL 2026 Graduate Student Award, and we are incredibly proud of the stellar work each of them has accomplished. Asya is a 5th year…

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