All applicants who wish to be considered for entry in the Fall 2023 program must have submitted and completed the application by the January 6, 2023deadline. Apply for the Ph.D. in Second Language Acquisition. Admission to the program requires an advanced level of proficiency in at least one of the languages taught by the department (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Spanish) in order to carry out research and teach in that language. Review the Graduate School minimum academic progress and degree requirements,in addition to the program requirements listed below. Benefits also include a regular stipend paid twice per month during the academic year, student health insurance coverage through the UA Campus Health Service, and discounts at the University of Arizona Bookstore. A speaker series offers students the chance to interact with top scholars in the field. Students must follow the credit and course requirements set by the minor program if they choose an external minor. This The application portal will open onSeptember 1, 2022. the program is interdisciplinarydrawn not only from the SLS department Applicants with graduate degrees in such related disciplines as anthropology, The high value placed on interdisciplinary research and education is indicative of The University of Arizona's enthusiasm and commitment to fostering innovation and creativity among its faculty and students. The program does not admit in the spring. materials and syllabus design, discourse analysis, methodology of science The SLAT major consists of twelve (12) units of coursework. Retrieve, evaluate, and interpret academic publications, and use this information to identify a gap in the extant research and to develop theoretical frameworks and research designs for their own research projects. 1890 East-West Road of their MA training is at least one graduate-level course in each of An advisor, under certain circumstances, may permit the student to replace the 3 dissertation credits with another 3-credit graduate course that directly supports the dissertation. If you cannot find the answer to your question on our website, please contact ModernLangGradmail@andrew.cmu.edu. A writing score of4.0 or higher is preferred. Additional funding opportunities are included in the information for current students on the SLA website. Please see the SLAT Timeline Checklist for a quick reference guide on each of these program requirements. Evening/Weekend: Courses meet on the UWMadison campus only in evenings and/or on weekends to accommodate typical business schedules. Candidates are encouraged to apply early. Students who are out of compliance with SLAT policy are ineligible for SLAT funding, including tuition support. Education Graduate Decisions on scholarships and fellowships are made by the SLAT Executive Council during the application process each year. Second Language PedagogyResearch into language-learner needs Minors and Certificates Offered, Colleges In addition, typically, students with prior graduate coursework at UW-Madison may only count up to 6 credits toward the SLA Program. Students must submit a short statement (2-3 pages) at the end of their third semester, discussing how the courses that they have taken so far, as well as those that they plan to take in the future semester(s), inform their dissertation research and their envisioned career path. Department of Second Language Studies View the Second Language Acquisition Ph.D.course descriptions. With program approval, students are allowed to count up to 6 credits of graduate coursework from other institutions. The program strives to provide Please refer to the SLA website for application deadlines, required application materials, and required modes of submitting these materials. Language (TOEFL). Develop an original research plan that advances a specific area of SLA. An annual graduate student symposium, organized in partnership with students in related programs on campus and other institutions, allows students to gain professional experience organizing a conference and presenting their research before audiences of peers and faculty members from the three institutions and across the country. and Information Science. Applicants whose native language is not English their native language. Students must meet all program requirements by published deadlines in order to remain in good standing. At least two courses must be at the 700 level. Minimum IELTS: Must meet University of Arizona Graduate College minimum requrement. Obtain prior approval from the SLAT Graduate Advisor to ensure the selected class will meet this core requirement. Students in the SLA program are typically funded through campus teaching assistantships, project assistantships or through fellowships. Demonstrate a strong overall understanding of the scope of the discipline of SLA (e.g., the theories on which research in the field is based; the types of questions that researchers in SLA address; and the variety of techniques used to answer these questions). The program does not admit in the summer. (3), SLS 750 Seminar in Second Language Acquisition (3), EDEP 768C Seminar in Educational Psychology: Learning (3), LING 750Q Seminar: Language Acquisition (3), SLS 660 Sociolinguistics and Second Languages (3) (basic preparation), SLS 760 Seminar in Second Language Use (3), CHN 750E Research Seminar in Chinese Language: Sociolinguistics (3), SLS 613 Second Language Listening and Speaking (3), SLS 630 Second Language Program Development (3), SLS 710 Teaching Second Languages (3) (basic preparation), SLS 730 Seminar in Second Language Pedagogy (3), CHN 750B Research Seminar in Chinese Language: Teaching Methods (3), EALL 601 Method of Teaching East Asian Languages (3), EDEP 768G Seminar in Educational Psychology: Educational Evaluation *M. Forman, PhDethnographic linguistics, Philippine studies The PhD program in second language acquisition (SLA) is administered ESP, research methods TESOL offers a Minor and a MA. must include a minimum of two graduate-level courses in each of three (3), EALL 603 (Alpha) Bibliographical and Research Methods (3, EDEP 604 Multiple Regression in Behavioral Research (3), EDEP 768H Seminar in Educational Psychology: Research Methodology Universal Grammar, child second language acquisition Because of the broad, interdisciplinary nature of the SLA program course requirements, a minor or graduate/professional certificate is not required. and Computer Sciences, Interpretation of Arts and Sciences Program Requirements, College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature Students must submit plans for completing the emphasis requirement and the language requirement for approval by the steering committee within their first year of the program. All rights reserved. Analysis (3), LING 651 Advanced Linguistic Analysis (3), SLS 650 Second Language Acquisition (3) (basic preparation), SLS 673 Applied Psycholinguistics and Second Language Acquisition Composite score of 7, no subject area below 6. *K. Davis, PhDqualitative research, language policy and planning, The SLS Weekly Digestis an email regarding job postings, conference information, calls for papers and publications. Doctoral candidates must pass a comprehensive examination before the We invite visitors to work on specific projects or to share their research. Students are normally admitted for the fall semester, but spring admission *F. Bail, PhDhuman learning and development, instructional formats SLS 640 English Syntax (3) (basic preparation), SLS 642 Comparative Grammar and Second Language Acquisition (3), CHN 641 Contrastive Analysis of Mandarin and English (3), CHN 642 Contrastive Analysis of Mandarin and English (3), CHN 750C Research Seminar in Chinese Language: Structure (3), ENG 702 Seminar in English Language (3) JPN 634 Advanced Japanese Program in SLA requires a master's degree in a foreign language, English, applied linguistics, linguistics, or education. Underrepresented Minorities (URM) includes domestic students of ethnic groups traditionally underrepresented in higher education: African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans, and Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders. Program, contact us! Our faculty committee reviews select visiting scholar applications from the Fulbright program. Students typically complete all of the coursework requirements within two years of enrolling in the Program. Educational Psychology, Hawaiian and Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures, *K. Wolfe-Quintero, PhDinterlanguage analysis, writing pedagogy Face-to-Face: Courses typically meet during weekdays on the UW-Madison Campus. Second Language AnalysisStructural analysis of learners The program emphasizes research in the context of multiple languages. 26 credits must be graduate-level coursework. In their coursework, students in the program learn from and collaborate with experienced and distinguished faculty in many departments and, through their original dissertation research, students generate and contribute new knowledge to the field. Program graduates will have developed a strong interdisciplinary approach to the investigation of the development, use, and maintenance of second languages, along with the knowledge and skills needed to conduct high-quality empirical investigations. Be sure to check with your program for individual policies and restrictions related to funding. and Indo-Pacific Languages and Literatures, Information education, English, modern languages, linguistics, and psychology are *D. Ashworth, PhDJapanese, second language acquisition and pedagogy, Take advantage of the Graduate School'sprofessional development resources to buildskills, thrive academically, and launch your career. research, discourse analysis, teacher training, pedagogical grammar language studies (such as SLS 642) may be used to fulfill the requirement. Fax: (808) 956-2802 and teaching, child language acquisition, multilingualism, sociolinguistics Prior coursework from the UWMadison University Special student career may not be applied toward the program. SLA Steering Committee - The interdisciplinary SLA Steering Committee is comprised of members from the units listed below. Median Time to Degree calculates how long graduates in the last 5 years (2015-2019) took to complete their degrees, counting back to the first semester entering their program. may be required to take in the appropriate departments. Students are required to meet with their advisor at least once each semester to review their progress, select courses, and to discuss any outstanding issues or questions. *A. Bayer, PhDlanguage and literacy in education *T. Ramos, PhDPhilippine linguistics, second language learning Paper based: 550; iBT: 79 *K. Rehg, PhDphonology, bilingual education, Micronesian linguistics offers an MA in ESL (see the Second Graduate students who more fully understand the process of second language acquisition contribute to improving the overall delivery of undergraduate language instruction. must score at least 600 (620 preferred) on the Test of English as a Foreign *R. Schmidt, PhDsecond language learning, sociolinguistics and Students with a background in foreign language or English teaching may work as graduate teaching assistants (TAs) in departments in which those languages are taught. Linguistic dimensions of L2 learning (3 units): Options include LING 500 (Linguistics for Non-Majors), LING 503 (Foundations of Syntactic Theory I), ENGL 612 (Grammatical Analysis), Socio-cultural dimensions of L2 learning (3 units): Options include ANTH 576 (Language in Culture), CHN 585 (Chinese Sociolinguistics), RSSS 515 (Language and Identity), SPAN 584A(Introduction to Sociolinguistics), Cognitive dimensions of L2 learning (3 units): Choose between LING 532 (Psychology of Language) or LING 540 (The Bilingual Mind), Quantitative Research Methods (3 units): Options include ED P 541 (Statistical Methods in Education), ENGL 596J (Second Language Acquisition Research), LING 507 (Statistical Analysis for Linguistics), Qualitative Research Methods (3 units): Options include EAS 577 (Qualitative Research in Applied Linguistics: East Asia and Beyond), SPAN 584C (Research Methods in Sociolinguistics),TLS 605 (Qualitative Methods in Education). by the Department of Second Language Studies. interlanguage pragmatics, qualitative second language research methods Copyright The Regents of the University of California, Davis campus. examination is taken. dialectology and sociolinguistics