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The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

ICS concentration applied linguistics comes to an end

ICS professor Lloyd Peckham is one of the faculty affected by the closures.
The applied linguistics and Bible translation concentration is being phased out due to the closure of the two graduate-level programs.
Jodie Stock • December 5, 2019

(This story was originally published in print on Dec. 5, 2019). According to Wycliffe Bible Translators, there are still 3,969 languages without their translation of the Bible, and “1 in 5 people… do not have a full Bible in their first language.” However, as Biola has been restructuring various...

West and east coasts chat differently

Photo courtesy of Tim Seeberger
The differences between New York and California conversations can leave new arrivals in the state feeling out of place.
Tim Seeberger, Writer • February 22, 2016
The differences between New York and California conversations can leave new arrivals in the state feeling out of place.

Do not discount speech

Illustration by Trevor Lunde/THE CHIMES
Although writing holds great importance in society, it still falls short as superior to verbal communication.
Alan Hobbs, Writer • September 30, 2015
Although writing holds great importance in society, it still falls short as superior to verbal communication.