Ph.D in TESOL/Applied Linguistics
Up until Fall 2007, students interested in applied linguistics at the doctoral level, in areas consistent with program faculty strengths, pursued a Ph.D. in Linguistics in cooperation with the faculty of the Department of Second Language Studies and the Department of Linguistics. Applications were made to the Department of Second Language Studies.
All Ph.D. work in TESOL and Applied Linguistics is now supervised by Second Language Studies faculty as an area of specialization in the Ph.D. in Second Language Studies.
For all students:
Students who entered the Ph.D. program Fall 2006 and after will earn a degree in Second Language Studies. Students who entered Fall 2005 and before will earn a degree in Linguistics with a specialization in TESOL and Applied Linguistics.
The M.A. degree program in TESOL and Applied Linguistics continues as a separate degree within the Department of Second Language Studies.
For continuing students only:
Course Requirements
A minimum of 90 credit hours, including dissertation credits, is required. Required courses include one graduate course each in phonetics, phonology, syntax, and language acquisition, plus at least four courses at the 600-700 level.
Additional courses in the research area are planned with an advisor.
Foreign Language Requirements
Knowledge of two foreign languages, one of which must be French, German, or Russian, must be demonstrated, as well as knowledge of the linguistic structure of one language other than English and outside the student’s general language family. L653-654 (Field Methods) may be used to satisfy the language structure requirement.
Minor
Every student completes a minor approved by his or her departmental and minor advisors.
Qualifying Examination and Dissertation
After the completion of course requirements, the Ph.D. student takes the qualifying examination, the exact nature and time of which will be determined by the student’s Advisory Committee. After passing the qualifying examination, the student is nominated to candidacy.
The student then selects a research committee composed of no fewer than three members of the Department of Second Language Studies faculty, and a representative from another department, normally the minor department. The committee must approve the proposed dissertation topic as well as the completed dissertation.
For additional information regarding the Ph.D. in TESOL and Applied Linguistics, please consult the University Graduate School Academic Bulletin for Second Language Studies.
