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2017-2018 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
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2017-2018 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Linguistics, Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Option, M.A.

This program is designed both for students who wish to pursue further graduate study and those seeking a terminal degree. The program seeks to blend theoretical and applied aspects of linguistics and draws from a variety of disciplines. The M.A. offers three options and one concentration:

  1. General Linguistics Option
  2. Language and Culture Option
  3. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
  4. Special Concentration

Graduate assistantships may be available to qualified students.

Option in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

Take all of the following courses (15 units):

Take one of the following courses in research methods: (3 units)

Take two of the following courses in language structure (6 units):

Take one of the following courses in language variation (3 units):

Students taking comprehensive exams must additionally take the following two courses (6 units):

Completion of one of two culminating experiences:

  1. A thesis and its accompanying oral defense and oral examination (LING 698 , 6 units).
  2. The comprehensive examination and its accompanying graduate paper (LING 697 , 1 unit)