LINGUIST List 22.2927 Mon Jul 18 2011 Support: Applied Ling: PhD Student, U of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA Editor for this issue: Lili Xia <lxialinguistlist.org> To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     Martin Ball , Applied Linguistics: PhD Student, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA Message 1: Applied Linguistics: PhD Student, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA Date: 17-Jul-2011 From: Martin Ball <mjballlouisiana.edu> Subject: Applied Linguistics: PhD Student, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA E-mail this message to a friend Institution/Organization: University of Louisiana at Lafayette Department: Communicative Disorders Web Address: http://www.louisiana.edu Level: PhD Duties: Research,Teaching,Project Work Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics [Other] Clinical Linguistics Description: Interested in a PhD program in Clinical Linguistics? Doctoral Program in Applied Language and Speech Sciences at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Department of Communicative Disorders. For those looking for a doctoral program in Clinical Linguistics, we would like to draw to your attention the Ph.D. program in Applied Language and Speech Sciences at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. We accept students in the Fall (mid-August start) and the Spring (January start). Like most Ph.D.s in the US, we require several semesters of advanced coursework, before students proceed to the dissertation stage. Also, students need to have taken the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) and acquired acceptable scores (http://www.ets.org/gre/). Courses on our program include, for example, clinical linguistics (Systemic Functional Linguistics), clinical sociolinguistics, qualitative research methods, experimental methods, and a wide range of electives across the whole range of topics in communication disorders and clinical linguistics. Details of the program are available on the departmental webpage: http://speechandlanguage.louisiana.edu/programs/index.shtml We are looking for students with Master's degrees in communication disorders, linguistics, or related subjects. Candidates with good undergraduate degrees are also considered but will be required to do more course work credits. We welcome candidates from the US and from other countries: we currently have students from a wide range of countries (Ireland, Germany, Greece, Singapore, Turkey, Korea, Guyana, Palestine; in the past from Canada, UK, China). We have a certain amount of funding each year from our Graduate School for Graduate Assistantships, Doctoral Fellowships, and Minority Fellowships. These scholarships cover tuition fees, and provide a stipend for living expenses. Graduate Assistants work within the department in return. Students on scholarships are expected to be in residence in Lafayette, and the cost of travel to Louisiana is not covered by these scholarships. At this point we would like to urge anyone interested in a January 2012 start, and with the relevant background, to formally apply as soon as possible. First, send the following documents by email to me (mjballlouisiana.edu ) : a) A current CV, showing your GPA in current and recent degree programs, and GRE, and IELTS / TOEFL scores if available; b) A writing sample in English, such as a term paper, thesis, or published paper; c) A brief statement of research interests (no more than 1-2 sides) After hearing back from us, and if we recommend that you apply, go to this website: http://gradschool.louisiana.edu/forms/index.shtml When there, apply online for the ALSS program ($25.00 or $30.00 fee payable by credit card). Also apply for a Graduate Assistantship and Doctoral Fellowship. These forms should be faxed to +1 337-482-1333 but then please mail copies to the Graduate School as well. (UL Lafayette Graduate School, PO Box 44610, Lafayette, LA 70504-4160. USA.) If you are looking at a January 2012 start, you should have all your qualifications in place now (i.e. previous degree, GRE, etc). In that case we suggest that you submit your application within the next few weeks, and start the other steps at the same time. As funding is limited we cannot guarantee at any particular time that there will be scholarships available. Anyone requiring further information please contact Dr. Martin J Ball at mjballlouisiana.edu Applications Deadline: 18-Dec-2011 Mailing Address for Applications:         Attn: Dr. Martin Ball         Dept Communicative Disorders         P O Box 43170         Lafayette LA 70504-3170         USA Web Address for Applications: http://gradschool.louisiana.edu/ Contact Information:         Dr. Martin Ball         mjballlouisiana.edu Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 18-Jul-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.