Lab
The CLASP program is home to a state-of-the-art laboratory for the analysis of discursive interaction. Situated in 291 Hellems, the CLASP lab is available for use by students enrolled in the CLASP Graduate Certificate Program. The lab also provides desks for CLASP students who have been admitted into the PhD program in Linguistics. Read more about lab research on the CLASP Lab .
In addition to a broad inventory of sophisticated audio-visual recording equipment and software, the lab features an extensive library of published works in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, and linguistic anthropology, including texts from the collections of Rolf Kjolseth and the late William Bright.
Audio-visual equipment is available for check-out with permission from the CLASP director, Kira Hall. Library materials are restricted to in-lab use only.
Literacy Practicum coordinators Mariah Hamang and Velda Khoo.
CLASP students Keri Griffith, Solange James, and Rich Sandoval.
CLASP students Marcus Avelar and Jessica Holman.
CLASP students Marcus Avelar and Jessica Holman.
Collaboration and mentorship across disciplines
I greatly enjoyed participating in the CLASP program, from coursework to special events such as the lecture series and supporting planning and implementation of the SLA conference. This program contributed theoretically and methodologically to my education at CU Boulder, and I enjoyed the opportunity to gain interdisciplinary insights that transformed my approach to research in my field. I also benefited from mentorship from faculty across the School of Education, Linguistics, Anthropology, and Communication Departments, and made close friendships with students across these programs.
-Molly Hamm-RodrÃguez
PhD School of Education 2023
Intellectual Stimulation
The intellectual stimulation that came from sharing the CLASP lab with other great scholars has helped me immeasurably in my continued academic pursuits.
-Alec Buchner
MA, Linguistics, 2012
An Environment for Growth
The CLASP certificate has been a great opportunity for me to acquire theoretical and practical understanding in sociolinguistics, education, and language and culture, and to interact and meet faculty and students from other departments.
-Desirée RamÃrez Urbaneja
MA, Spanish and Portuguese, 2015