Dr. Itamar Shatz

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Biography

Itamar Shatz primarily develops and analyzes large-scale language datasets using quantitative methods from computational social sciences, which overlap with digital humanities. He is currently focusing on his PhD, investigating the influence of crosslinguistic lexical similarity on language learners' use of second-language vocabulary. Additionally, he actively engages in activities related to open research and science communication. As a lecturer at the University of Cambridge, he teaches courses such as Quantitative Methods for Analyzing Language Data, a graduate course in the Linguistics department, and Making Sense of Statistics, aimed at Cambridge Digital Humanities students, researchers, and university staff. Furthermore, he serves as a supervisor for the course on Language Acquisition (Li15).

Research Interests

Courses

Quantitative Methods for Analyzing Language Data Making Sense of Statistics Language Acquisition

Requirements for University of Cambridge

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
UK Bachelor's Degree with good Upper Second Class Honours or international equivalent Background in international relations, politics, law, economics, security or history is a definite asset
Application Checklist
  • Two academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Personal statement (approx 500 words)
  • Research proposal (1-2 pages/500 words)
  • Application fee (£50)
Specialization Notes

Standard postgraduate requirements for Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and related humanities departments.