Dr. Alan Rumsey

Professor

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Biography

Alan Rumsey is an Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the Australian National University and is a Chief Investigator at the Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language. He has held several academic positions including Lecturer and Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney, and has been involved in significant research in the fields of linguistic anthropology and child language socialization. His recent work has focused on the multimodal aspects of children's language socialization from a cross-cultural perspective. He has contributed to various interdisciplinary projects, notably on comparative verbal art in Papua New Guinea. Rumsey has served on the editorial boards of prominent anthropology journals and held advisory roles with various land councils in Australia. He has been recognized by the Australian Academy of the Humanities and has made substantial contributions to Australian anthropology and linguistics.

Research Interests

Experience

Emeritus Professor

2019-01-01 — Present

Australian National University • Canberra, Australia

Professor Emeritus in the Department of Anthropology, focusing on linguistic anthropology and cultural studies.

Professor

2010-01-01 — 2019-01-01

Australian National University • Canberra, Australia

Held a professorship at the College of Asia and the Pacific.

Research Fellow

1996-01-01 — 2001-01-01

Australian National University • Canberra, Australia

Focused on research projects related to language and culture.

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer

1978-01-01 — 1995-01-01

University of Sydney • Sydney, Australia

Taught in the Department of Anthropology.

Awards

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Fellow

2004-06-01

Requirements for Australian National University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.8
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:18
Reading
Required:18
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:18
Total
Required:80
PTE
Listening
Required:55
Reading
Required:55
Writing
Required:55
Speaking
Required:55
Overall
Required:64
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree or international equivalent Cognate discipline for some specializations
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Specialization Notes

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