Program Overview

Introduction to the Linguistics FSP Auckland & Polynesia Program

The Linguistics FSP Auckland & Polynesia program is a foreign study program offered by the Dartmouth Department of Linguistics. This program takes place in Auckland, New Zealand, and Rarotonga in the Cook Islands.

Program Overview

• The program is offered during the winter term.
• It includes classes in the Department of Māori Studies at the University of Auckland.
• Students spend seven weeks in Auckland and three weeks in Rarotonga.
• The program focuses on Māori language and culture, as well as linguistics field research.

Academic Program

Curriculum

• ANTH 52.90: Introduction to Māori Society
• LING 8.90: The Structure of Māori
• LING 54.90: Foreign Study in Linguistics

Prerequisites

• LING 1: Introductory Linguistics
• One other linguistics course in the 20s

Faculty Director

• David A. Peterson, Associate Professor of Linguistics
• Rolando Coto Solano, Assistant Professor

Student Life

• Students live in University of Auckland campus housing during their time in Auckland.
• In Rarotonga, students share a house together.
• The program includes excursions to places relevant to Māori history and culture.

Enrollment Information

• About 10 students are selected for the program.
• Committed students must also submit an application to the University of Auckland.

Financing Your Program

Tuition and Fees

• The fees charged by the College include regular tuition charges, service fees, and specific costs established for each off-campus study locale.
• Room and board costs may be higher than for a term in Hanover.

Financial Aid

• The College endeavors to adjust its normal financial aid awards for students already receiving aid.
• Tuition and expected family contribution for Dartmouth's off-campus programs are the same as for an on-campus term.
• Additional Dartmouth Scholarship Funds are available to cover costs more than a typical term in Hanover.

Program Resources

Department Contact

• Hope Rennie, Department Administrator

Alumni Contact

• To be determined

Student Voices

• "Our excursions to Waikaremoana and Waiheke were transformative and inspirational."
• "I am going to take my new perspectives and lessons on Native issues and rights with me for the rest of my life."
• "In Maori culture, the importance of the family in every person's life is second to none."
• "This program allowed me to study language documentation and then to apply those skills directly in the field."
• "I learned a lot about my identity and what is truly important to me."