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Thu 03 Nov 1994

Sum: Doctoral programs in Applied Linguistics

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Several weeks ago I posted a query about doctoral programs in applied
linguistics. I received 9 responses. Thanks to all the respondents. The
responses are organized below. Note that there were no responses from
Georgetown or UCLA, though they were mentioned in one response.

Michael Toolan <toolanu.washington.edu>

We don't have an entirely separate program in Applied Linguistics, but we
do, within our English dept., provide a concentration of courses in
language and discourse studies, leading to the Ph. D. We're particularly
equipped to supervise dissertations in a)rhetorical and composition
theory and b)discourse analysis. Among students taking up these options
are ones who have completed our MA in TESOL. Michael Toolan

(Dept of English, U of Washington, Seattle)


Robert Port <portcs.indiana.edu>

Depends on what she means by applied linguistics. Indiana
University has a program in this area. It is focussed
especially on teaching English as a second language but also
offers training in topics like lexicography, creoles,
sociolinguistics, etc. If she wants a PhD, it would be in
Linguistics.

 Request information from:

 Department of Linguistics,
 323 Memorial Hall
 Indiana University
 Bloomington, IN 47405
 812-855-6459
 lingdeptindiana.edu

Stanley Dubinsky <DUBINSKUNIVSCVM.CSD.SCAROLINA.EDU>

Greetings. Your friend might want to consider applying to the Linguistics
Program here at the University of South Carolina. The Linguistics
Programhere is an interdepartmental program, involving 13 core faculty
from seven depts (including English, French, Spanish, Anthro, Phil,
Psych, and Speech Path). We have about 60 graduate students, most of
whom are specializing in SLA theory/ESL. Other popular specializations
here include general sociolinguistics, discourse/conversation analysis,
code-switching, and dialect studies. There are three things that might make
this program attractive to your friend (besides the winter weather -- or lack
thereof):

(i) the involvement of faculty from diverse departments creates a wealth
of potential avenues of research for our students, (ii) despite its
interdisciplinary nature, the program requirements have a strong
emphasis on core areas of theoretical linguistics, and (iii) we
have just hired a new SLA theoretician into the program.

If you or she/he has any questions, I would be pleased to answer them.

Best,

Stan Dubinsky

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One anonymous respondent suggested that UC Berkeley has or used to have a
flexible system whereby a student could create their own program. This person
also suggested Penn State for Educational Linguistics and the University of
Hawai'i at Mano'a.

"Sarah G. Thomason" <sallyisp.pitt.edu>

 Pitt has a specialty in applied linguistics within the Ph.D. program in
linguistics -- but students with little interest in linguistics per se are
 better
off in an applied linguistics Ph.D. program, of which there are quite a few:
UCLA and Hawaii may be the most prominent. Carnegie Mellon
University just announced a new one; their faculty is small but good, but
financial aid is likely (I gather) only for people with native-like fluency in
French, German, Spanish, or Japanese. I think USC (= Southern Calif.)
has a Ph.D. program in applied ling., but I may be wrong -- maybe it's like
ours, linguistics with a specialization track in app. ling. Likewise the U. of
Delaware.

 -- Sally


Alan Juffs <juffsisp.pitt.edu>

The University of Pittsburgh offers a PhD in Applied Linguistics.

I believe it is a very strong program, since it gives students a thorough
training in linguistics, as well as the opportunity to actually work in
applied areas.

Students are currently funded through the English Language Institute as
well as various research projects which do not relate to language teaching.
The applied program is particularly strong in the field of second language
acquisition, both UG oriented and cognitive approaches. In addition, we
also offer courses in language planning, sociolinguistics, and languages in
contact.

Please don't hesitate to write for further information.

Alan Juffs
Admissions Officer


|Alan Juffs |Tel: (412) 624 3750 |
|Dept. of Linguistics |FAX: (412) 624 6130 |
|2831 CL |e-mail: juffsisp.pitt.edu |
|University of Pittsburgh |__________________________________|
|Pittsburgh, PA 15260 | |
|USA | |

Marina McIntire <mmcintirlynx.dac.neu.edu>

The program at BU in applied linguistics is a pretty good one. For one
thing, there's the ASL connection which is a strong one. It's pretty far on
the theoretical side, but still.....

 Ricky Jacobs

Hi, Susie [sic], a voice from the past. The program here that is the direct
counterpart of the Applied program at UCLA is called, for political
reasons, the Ph.D. in SLA, though it covers much more. It's housed in
ESL here and now has quite a few people recognized as "stars". For
details, check with:

 Professor Charlene Sato, Chair
 Ph.D. Program in SLA
 Department of English as a Second Language
 University of Hawai'i at Manoa
 1890 East-West Road
 Honolulu, HI 96822

Ali Aghbar <AAGHBARgrove.iup.edu>

We have a Ph.D. program in Rhetoric and Linguistics. Students can
choose concentrations in composition or TESOL. They can enroll year
round or summers only. For more information, contact:

Director
Graduate Programs in Rhetoric and Linguistics
Department of English
Indiana University of PA
Indiana, PA 15705


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