Department of English Literature and Linguistics - Bar Ilan University

Department of English Literature and Linguistics - Bar Ilan University The official page of the Bar Ilan Department of English Literature and Linguistics Linguistics is the scientific study of language.

The Bar-Ilan Department of English and Linguistics is composed of two independent, structurally related divisions: English & American Literature and Linguistics. Both divisions value critical thinking in a warm multi-cultural environment that emphasizes diversity and the free exchange of ideas. The literature division offers a chance to study English and American literature, both classic and conte

mporary. In addition to a broad introduction to the great works of literature in English, we offer an array of specialized seminars on such topics as literature and film, literature and gender, the graphic novel, literature and pedagogy, or Jewish American literature. The Shaindy Rudoff Graduate Program in Creative Writing is part of the literature division and offers an MA degree for writers of poetry and fiction. This year we are launching a new MA in English literature with a focus on literary translation. The linguistics division provides students with a thorough training both in theoretical fields, such as syntax, semantics and phonology, and in applied and experimental fields, such as language acquisition, bilingualism, neurolinguistics, reading acquisition, and discourse analysis. The unique program in Linguistics in Clinical Research allows students coming from a background in fields such as communication disorders to deepen their understanding of the mechanisms involved in human language use. Research in the department emphasizes an interdisciplinary and open minded approach to language, with faculty members actively involved in the Gonda Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center.

🎉 Congratulations to Our Outstanding Students! 🎉We are delighted to share that Yahav Mesilati, a BA student, and Oksana ...
04/06/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Our Outstanding Students! 🎉

We are delighted to share that Yahav Mesilati, a BA student, and Oksana Rekun, a PhD student in the Department of English Literature and Linguistics at Bar-Ilan University, have been awarded this year’s Rector’s Prize for their outstanding academic achievements.

Yahav Mesilati has distinguished herself through her dedication to her studies, this recognition is a wonderful testament to her hard work and achievements as an undergraduate student.

Oksana Rekun is conducting innovative doctoral research on code-switching in Russian–Hebrew bilingual children and adults under the supervision Prof. Natalia Meir. Oksana has already published two research papers on this topic!

Congratulations, Yahav and Oksana! 👏🎉 We are incredibly proud of you and wish you continued success in all your future endeavors.

You can listen to past conference participant Ruth Franklin as she speaks about her new book on Anne Frank & Holocaust R...
30/05/2026

You can listen to past conference participant Ruth Franklin as she speaks about her new book on Anne Frank & Holocaust Remembrance.

Podcast Episode · The Learning Curve · January 27 · 50m

Missed the lecture? It's recorded! In honor of Shaindy Rudoff z''l , we are pleased to share the recording of the 20th a...
19/05/2026

Missed the lecture? It's recorded!
In honor of Shaindy Rudoff z''l , we are pleased to share the recording of the 20th annual Memorial lecture, featuring Sara Sherbill in conversation with Ilana Blumberg. https://youtu.be/DA8pemxNZnk
Introduction by Marcela Sulak, Dvar Torah by Michael Kramer, Rudoff Family response by Mark Semer

Sara Sherbill in conversation with Ilana BlumbergMay 19, 2026

10 pm Israel time, May 13
13/05/2026

10 pm Israel time, May 13

May 13 at 10 pm Jerusalem time

Join us!
07/05/2026

Join us!

04/05/2026

**New scholarship opportunity for incoming MA students in literature**

The MA Program in literature is happy to announce a new scholarship of NIS 5,000, to be awarded to excelling students who begin their MA studies in the literature track in the academic year 2026-27.

The recipients will be chosen based on a record of academic excellence, high quality of academic writing, and interest in advanced literary research.

Applications should be sent by June 1, 2026 to Dr. Carra Glatt ([email protected]) and include the following documents:

1. CV
2. Transcript of BA grades
3. A sample paper from a literature course you have taken (clean copy)
4. A short (1 pp.) statement of purpose describing what you hope to accomplish as an MA student, including possible directions for a research thesis. (We do not expect you to have the topic fully worked out, but we are interested in hearing about what interests you.)

The winners will be announced at the end of June 2026. The scholarship will be paid at the beginning of the next academic year, and is contingent on registration and enrollment in classes.

We are incredibly proud of our dear Prof. Sharon Armon-Lotem for winning this prestigious prize and for advancing the im...
16/02/2026

We are incredibly proud of our dear Prof. Sharon Armon-Lotem for winning this prestigious prize and for advancing the important Multi4All project.

פרופ' כרמית אלטמן זכתה, עם שתי חוקרות נוספות מאוניברסיטת בר אילן, במקום ראשון בתחרות בתחום טכנולוגיות חינוך, על פיתוח כלי אבחון פורץ דרך לפערי שפה בגיל הרך

Hebrew U is sponsoring a poetry prize.
20/01/2026

Hebrew U is sponsoring a poetry prize.

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אוניברסיטת בר אילן, בנין 404 חדר 203, רמת גן
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