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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Applied Linguistics and Technology

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Linguistics

Doctor of philosophy in linguistics.

The Doctor of Philosophy program in linguistics requires a minimum of 72 s.h. of graduate credit. A minimum of 18 hours must be advanced coursework. Students must maintain a cumulative g.p.a. of at least 3.00. The highly selective program provides students with a strong foundation in theoretical linguistics and helps them develop the skills they will need to explore the close relationship between linguistics and related disciplines.

Listed below are the general categories of coursework required to earn the degree; for more specific information on courses, curriculum, and requirements of the Doctor of Philosophy in linguistics, visit the UI General Catalog .

Important Deadlines

Application Deadline : January 15th

Students applying to the Ph.D. program must have a Master's in linguistics from the University of Iowa or its equivalent in coursework. Admission to the Ph.D. depends, in part, on the availability of a faculty member to serve as the student's advisor. Applicants should submit official transcripts of all previous undergraduate and graduate work, names and contact information for three individuals competent to judge their potential for graduate work and who have agreed to write letters of recommendation, a statement of purpose, written evidence of the ability to do advanced work in linguistics, and answers to a short list of questions from the Linguistics Department. Applicants from non-English speaking countries must also submit TOEFL scores. Entering students in linguistics whose first language is not English are also evaluated for English proficiency by the English as a Second Language staff upon arrival on campus and are required to take any ESL courses recommended as a result of the evaluation.

Applicants must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate College; see the  Manual of Rules and Regulations of the Graduate College  on the Graduate College website. For more information, see the  Graduate Admissions Process  page.

Comprehensive Examination

To pass the comprehensive examination for the Ph.D., a student must submit two papers of publishable quality and present each orally at a departmental colloquium. One of the papers must be in phonology or syntax and the other in an area of the student's choosing, which may be the proposed dissertation area but must be distinct from the area of the first paper.

Dissertation

In the semester following the comprehensive examination, but no later than the sixth semester of enrollment in the Ph.D. program, a student presents a dissertation prospectus to the dissertation committee. The dissertation prospectus consists of a formal statement of the dissertation topic and proposed research program which is defended by the student before the dissertation committee; the dissertation committee must approve the prospectus in order for the student to proceed with the dissertation.

The dissertation is a major research work on a topic chosen by the student and approved by the dissertation committee. After the dissertation committee reads and approves the dissertation, it is defended orally by the student in a public defense. A copy of the dissertation must be available to the faculty at least two weeks prior to the defense.

PhD in Linguistics (General Catalog)

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Last updated Oct 5, 2023

Haeun (하은 /ha.ɯn/ ) Kim , also known as Hannah Kim, is a PhD student in the Applied Linguistics and Technology program (minor in Statistics) at Iowa State University. She holds a BA and an EdM in English Language Education from Kyungpook National University. Before joining the program, she taught English to middle and high school students in South Korea for six years. She is currently working as the Writing and Communication Consultations Graduate Assistant at Iowa State University’s Academic Success Center . Her research interests include language assessments for young learners, argument-based validation in testing, corpus linguistics, writing pedagogy, and language learning in the digital wilds. Under the guidance of her PhD advisor, Professor Carol A. Chapelle , she is working on her dissertation that focuses on the task complexity of picture-based narrative writing tasks in WIDA’s ACCESS for ELLs .

• Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
• Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea
• 6 years of EFL teaching experience as a public school teacher in South Korea
• 2 years of experience teaching college-level writing at Iowa State University (ENGL 150, 250)
• Graduate Communication Consultant, Writing and Media Center, ISU
• Online Learning Team, Department of English, ISU
• Peer Mentor, American English E-Teacher Program (Using Educational Technology in the English Language Classroom)

Language Assessment

• 2023 Michigan Language Assessment Intern
• 2021 WIDA Summer Research Intern
• 2020 MwALT Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Language Assessment Research
• Communications Chair, International Language Testing Association (ILTA) Graduate Student Assembly (GSA) (2023)
• Secretary, Asian Association for Language Assessment (AALA) Student Committee (2022)
• Social Events Manager, Language Assessment Student Organization, ISU (2019–2022)
• Test Rater, English Placement Test for Non-Native Speakers of English (EPT), ISU

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This is an archived copy of the 2022-2023 catalog. To access the most recent version of the catalog, please visit http://catalog.iastate.edu .

Linguistics is a cross-disciplinary program designed to meet the needs of students interested in various aspects of language—its structure, history, varieties, meanings, and uses. The program includes courses in anthropology, communication disorders, computer science, English, psychology, and speech communication and world languages and cultures, thus providing a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of human language.

Courses in linguistics serve as background for students interested in any career that involves working with language, such as teaching English as a first and as a second language, second language studies, speech-language pathology, cross-cultural communication, linguistic anthropology, computational linguistics, and psycholinguistics.

In the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, courses in linguistics can be applied as electives or as part of the group requirements. They may also be used in a minor or in a major. Linguistics majors earn a Bachelor of Arts.

Learning Outcomes

Students who major in Linguistics at Iowa State University will be able to

• display extensive knowledge of the primary areas of linguistics, especially syntax and phonology/phonetics.
• identify and analyze descriptive and prescriptive approaches to language description.
• display a sophisticated understanding of the hierarchical and systematic nature of human language.
• demonstrate skills in the intersection of language analysis and technology.
• analyzing organized and unorganized linguistic data.
• conducting research, including carrying out literature searches and reviews, formulating testable questions, developing protocols for collecting data, and drawing conclusions based on research goals.
• formulating effective linguistic arguments in spoken and written form.

display understanding of the ways languages change over time by appealing to examples of change in at least three languages.

Linguistics Degree Requirements

Majors in linguistics complete a minimum of 36 hours in linguistics with a grade of C or better in each linguistics course. Courses specifically required are:

In addition, linguistics majors must choose 9 credits of elective courses. Discuss choices with the advisor. Suggested areas of further study are:

Communication Disorders

Computers and Linguistics

Second Language Studies

Sociolinguistics and Language

Spanish Linguistics

Additional courses in linguistics may include ANTHR 309 and special topics offered through LING 319 and 320, which are repeatable for different topics. They also include courses for study abroad, especially LING 395, and independent studies through LING 490. Majors in linguistics must show proficiency in a second language equivalent to that achieved after two years of university-level study. Alternatively, majors in linguistics can demonstrate university-level study in two other languages of at least one year each.

Communication Proficiency requirement: According to the university-wide Communication Proficiency Grade Requirement , students must demonstrate their communication proficiency by earning a grade of C or better in ENGL 250.

For information about using linguistics courses in an interdisciplinary studies major, see Liberal Arts and Sciences, Cross-Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies .

LAS majors require a minimum of 120 credits, including a minimum of 45 credits at the 300/400 level.

Students in all ISU majors must complete a three-credit course in U.S. diversity and a three-credit course in international perspectives. Check ( http://www.registrar.iastate.edu/courses/div-ip-guide.html ) for a list of approved courses.

Linguistics, B.A.

Undergraduate Minor in Linguistics

Minors in linguistics are individually tailored to the interests of the student, who consults with the linguistics advisor to develop the minor program of study. All minors must have a minimum of 15 credits in linguistics, of which 6 must be in courses numbered over 300. The minor must include at least 9 credits that are not used to meet any other department, college, or university requirement. All programs must include LING 219 Introduction to Linguistics .

Minor in TESL (Teaching English as a Second Language)

Minor in Teaching English as a Second Language (Minor in TESL) is for undergraduate students.

The  Minor in TESL  provides concentrated coursework that prepares students to teach English to nonnative speakers of English, either in community programs in the United States or in an overseas location. Students from any program may complete the minor without further studies in linguistics.

For more information, please contact  Taylor Anne Barriuso , Linguistics Undergraduate Advisor.

Concurrent B.A. in Linguistics and M.A. in TESL/Applied Linguistics

A concurrent B.A. in Linguistics and M.A. in TESL and Applied Linguistics offers well-qualified students the opportunity for accelerated study, achieving both degrees within a 5-year time frame. A student enrolled in this program pursues a graduate M.A. degree while simultaneously completing the requirements for the B.A. in Linguistics. Completing the concurrent degree program would enable students to enter the workforce one year earlier than through the traditional M.A. degree pathway. Up to six credits can be double-counted toward the requirements for both degrees. Students applying for the concurrent degree program should be motivated, focused, and able to handle a 16+ credit hour/semester schedule.

Eligibility (all qualifications must be met to apply):

• A minimum 45 credits in undergraduate program complete
• Two years of ISU foreign language study or bilingualism demonstrated by an approved language test (completed or in progress)
• At least 12 credits of Linguistics courses completed with a major GPA of 3.2 or higher,
• A minimum cumulative ISU GPA of 3.0

Students should know by the middle of their sophomore year if they are interested in pursuing the concurrent program. We recommend that students plan ahead, and notify the undergraduate linguistics adviser as soon as they know of their intent to apply for the concurrent degree; if possible, the linguistics adviser should be notified of intent to pursue the concurrent degrees by the end of the 4th semester.

Students should apply for concurrent enrollment by the end of the 5 th semester of study (and no later than the end of the 6 th semester) by filing the Request for Concurrent Enrollment form from the Graduate College and submitting the application materials (listed below).

If accepted into the concurrent enrollment program, students should begin taking graduate courses (by the onset of the fourth year of study). Students accepted into the concurrent enrollment program will continue to work with the undergraduate linguistics adviser until the BA degree requirements are met. By the onset of the fifth year of study, students should have identified an area for their thesis/creative component and establish a program of study committee (including a major professor).

Students become full-time graduate students upon acceptance into the concurrent degree program. Students are eligible for research assistantships upon entry into the concurrent degree program, although it should be noted that these opportunities are rare. Student are eligible to apply for a teaching assistantship once all requirements for the BA degree are met; TA selection will follow the standard procedures for the department (including GRE scores).

How to Apply

The following components make up your application: 

• Fill out the Request for Concurrent Enrollment form from the Graduate College.  
• Write a statement of purpose, usually 1-2 pages, explaining why you want to pursue the M.A. degree.
• Obtain three letters of recommendation.
• Create a curriculum plan with the undergraduate linguistics adviser, who works closely with members of the graduate faculty.
• Writing sample (which can be a paper written for an undergraduate course at ISU).
• Submit your materials by e-mail to Teresa Smiley in the Graduate English Office at [email protected] .
• GRE scores (not required for initial application; required if applying for a teaching assistantship).

The admission criteria are generally the same as those required for all graduate students in the department. Application materials are reviewed by the graduate faculty in linguistics, the department’s Director of Graduate Education (DOGE), and the department chair; their recommendations are forwarded on to the ISU Graduate College.

BA in Linguistics

120 credits

• 45 credits at 300+
• 36 credits in major (6 graduate credits can double count with graduate degree requirements)
• 9 credits English communication (such as ENGL 314 Technical Communication )
• 12-16 credits of foreign language
• 29 credits in general education: 9 in A&H, 9 in SS, 8 in NS, 3 in math
• LING 305, 275, 286, 309, 318, 319, 320, 322, 324, 325, 422, 425, 300-level Spanish LING courses

MA in TESL/Applied Linguistics

**6 credits (including 510) can count as an elective in the BA degree

Graduate Minor

A graduate minor in linguistics permits students to investigate various aspects of linguistics, emphasizing the ability to think about language in a systematic and disciplined way and to apply the methods of the field to research problems in their own disciplines. Graduate courses for the minor may be cross-listed with courses in Anthropology, Communication Disorders, Computer Science, English, Psychology, and World Languages and Cultures.

For the master’s degree, a declared minor consists of 9 credits in linguistics including two foundation courses:

For the Ph.D. degree, the minor consists of 12 credits in linguistics including:

Additional courses beyond those listed below may be used as electives. The chair of the supervisory committee can provide information about these.

At least one member of the linguistics faculty will serve on a student’s program of study committee. A list of faculty members may be obtained from the Linguistics program website. Ph.D. candidates will write one section of the preliminary examination on an area of linguistics. Students in Teaching English as a Second Language/Applied Linguistics are not eligible for a graduate minor in linguistics.

Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, PHD

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• Location: Tempe campus
• Second Language Requirement: No

Program Description

Degree Awarded: PHD Linguistics and Applied Linguistics

The PhD program in linguistics and applied linguistics focuses on the scientific study of human language and the application of that study to the human condition.

Students in this program select a research specialization in formal linguistics, applied linguistics or some combination within these fields of study.

The curriculum provides professional training in linguistics and applied linguistics with focused research in several linguistic subfields, including syntax, semantics, phonetics, phonology, pragmatics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, language contact and change, language planning, Indigenous American linguistics, language documentation and revitalization, second language acquisition, second language teaching and learning, teaching English to speakers of other languages, global Englishes and computer-assisted language learning.

The doctoral program in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics focuses on the study of human language and the application of that study to the human condition.  Students in this program will choose a research specialization which can be formal linguistics, applied linguistics, or some combination of these areas.  The curriculum will provide training in linguistics and applied linguistics with focused research in several areas such as phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics.  Second language acquisition and second language teaching and learning, TESOL (teaching English to speakers of other languages), language contact and change, including World Englishes, are also research possibilities in addition to sociolinguistics, language planning, discourse analysis, language and cognition.

Matthew Prior , Director

Kira Assad, Program Manager

Faculty in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics

Doctoral Examinations

Doctoral Procedures and Timeline

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Degree Requirements

Curriculum plan options.

• 84 credit hours, a written comprehensive exam, an oral comprehensive exam, a foreign language exam, a prospectus and a dissertation

Required Core (18 credit hours) APL 555 Disciplinary Discourses (3) APL 601 Introduction to Applied Linguistics (3) LIN 511 Phonetics and Phonology (3) LIN 514 Syntax (3) LIN 515 American English (3) or LIN 516 Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis (3) LIN 655 Advanced Disciplinary Discourses in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics (3)

Electives and Research (33 credit hours) LIN 501 Approaches to Research (3)

Specialization (21 credit hours)

Culminating Experience (12 credit hours) LIN 799 or APL 799 Dissertation (12)

Additional Curriculum Information When approved by the student's supervisory committee and the Graduate College, this program allows 30 credit hours from a previously awarded master's degree to be used for this degree. If students do not have a previously awarded master's degree, then 30 credit hours is made up of additional electives and research coursework which must include LIN 510, if they have not previously taken it or its equivalent.

Students must demonstrate evidence of competent knowledge of a natural language other than modern English, to be selected by the student and subject to the approval of the chair of the dissertation committee. The language requirement must be completed before the student is eligible to take the doctoral examinations. This requirement may be met by any of the following:

• earning a "B" or higher (3.00 on a 4.00 scale) in a 400- or 500-level course in an appropriate (approved) language
• demonstrating comparable proficiency by taking a language examination, administered by the School of International Letters and Cultures, in a language approved by the student's supervisory committee
• demonstrating native-speaker proficiency, as determined by the School of International Letters and Cultures, in a language approved by the student's supervisory committee
• earning a "B" or higher (3.00 on a 4.00 scale) in both ENG 530 Old English and ENG 531 Old English Literature or the equivalent of each
• holding a bachelor's degree in an approved foreign language
• having fulfilled a foreign language requirement toward a previously awarded master's degree that was completed within five years of the semester for which the student was admitted to the doctoral program
• two years (four semesters) of successfully completed college-level coursework (no more than six years prior to admission to the degree program) at least at the 100 and 200 levels with a "C" or better for languages which the School of International Letters and Cultures does not offer or does not offer above the 200 level

The foreign language requirement must be in a language approved by the student's doctoral supervisory committee.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree from a regionally accredited institution.

Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program, or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program.

All applicants must submit:

• graduate admission application and application fee
• official transcripts
• statement of purpose
• resume or curriculum vitae
• three letters of recommendation
• academic writing sample relevant to the field
• statement of teaching philosophy (teaching assistantship only)
• proof of English proficiency

Additional Application Information An applicant whose native language is not English (regardless of current residency) and has not graduated from an institution of higher learning in the United States must provide proof of English proficiency. Applications will not be processed without valid proof of English proficiency. More information about English proficiency requirements can be found the school website . Please note that official scores must be sent to ASU in order for the application to be processed.

The well-considered one- to two-page statement of purpose should explain the applicant's scholarly background and training, career goals, proposed research specialization, any secondary field of interest and why the applicant wishes to pursue a PhD in linguistics and applied linguistics at Arizona State University. Applicants applying for funding must also submit a statement of teaching philosophy.

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• Independent research expertise: Students will be able to design and carry out an original research study in their discipline and subdisciplines.
• Scholarly writing expertise: Students will demonstrate the ability to produce written scholarly work at a level expected by the profession and consistent with the degree program.
• Critical analysis expertise: Students will demonstrate the ability to explain, synthesize and critique existing scholarship in their research area.

Career Opportunities

Graduates with research expertise in linguistics and applied linguistics work in a variety of professional contexts, such as academia, government, business, health care, legal settings, publishing, the private sector and nongovernmental organizations.

Career examples include:

• computer-assisted language learning expert
• data analyst
• forensic linguist
• language policy or documentation expert
• language program director or coordinator
• language researcher
• linguistic consultant
• program and curriculum developer
• teacher trainer
• university professor

Global Opportunities

Global experience.

With over 250 programs in more than 65 countries (ranging from one week to one year), study abroad is possible for all ASU students wishing to gain global skills and knowledge in preparation for a 21st-century career. Students earn ASU credit for completed courses, while staying on track for graduation, and may apply financial aid and scholarships toward program costs. https://mystudyabroad.asu.edu

Program Contact Information

If you have questions related to admission, please click here to request information and an admission specialist will reach out to you directly. For questions regarding faculty or courses, please use the contact information below.

• [email protected]
• 480/965-3168

PhD Program in Linguistics

About the phd linguistics program.

We offer both an M.A. and a Ph.D. program. Applicants to the Ph.D. program need not already have completed an M.A. Students enrolled in the Ph.D. program do not routinely receive an M.A. along the way, but they may arrange to do so if they have fulfilled the requirements for the M.A. Some of our students also pursue an independent interdepartmental  specialization in cognitive science . We offer a five-year funding package to a small number of applicants each year.

What kind of linguistics do we do?

The Linguistics PhD program offers extensive training in the core areas of theoretical linguistics—phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics—and in sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, and child language acquisition.

Throughout our program, the focus is on the rigorous study of language as a science. We are not primarily focused on the question of how such results can be put to practical use in language teaching, language policy debates, and the like, though of course a thorough grounding in theoretical linguistics is necessary to engage such questions in a fully-informed way. If you are especially interested in these domains, we recommend that you also look at applied linguistics PhD programs. Michigan State offers a PhD degree in Second Language Studies .

The PhD Linguistics experience

We have a longstanding lively culture of interaction in a robust intellectual community, including research groups in most of the areas mentioned. We are also fortunate to have modern and well- equipped laboratories devoted to experimental and field research in language acquisition, phonetics/laboratory phonology, sociolinguistics, and semantics-pragmatics.

Graduates of our Ph.D. program hold positions both in linguistics and in language-teaching departments across the world and continue to do cutting-edge research in their fields. Increasingly, our Ph.D. graduates have pursued careers in sectors beyond or adjacent to academia, including technology, educational administration, data science and more. 

Take a look at a brief overview of the Linguistics PhD degree requirements (courses, thesis/exam). Read about our admissions process , our funding options , and check the frequently asked questions .

For official details about policies governing the structure of the graduate programs, consult our graduate handbook. 

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Graduate Minor in Linguistics

The graduate minor in Linguistics is usually individually tailored to the interest of the student, who consults with the linguistics advisor.

Graduate Minor Requirements

The graduate minor in linguistics is offered through a cooperative agreement with the departments of Anthropology, Computer Science, English, World Languages and Cultures, Psychology, and the program in Speech Communication.

• two foundation courses (ENGL/LING 511 and ENGL/LING 537)
• one elective from the list of courses approved for graduate credit.
• two electives.

The following courses may be used in graduate programs with the approval of the student’s program of study committee:

• LING/COMS 331
• ENGL/LING 420
• ENGL/LING 422
• ENGL/LING 425
• LING/CMDIS 471
• LING/WLC 486
• LING/WLC 487

For more information, please contact Isabella Perksen ( [email protected] ).