SJSU Washington Square
Degree and Cer9ficate Programs
Degree • Minor in Linguis9cs • BA Linguis9cs • MA Linguis9cs • MA TESOL
Cer'ficates • Graduate Cer9ficate in
TESOL • Undergraduate Cer9ficate
in TESOL • Cer9ficate in Computa9onal
Linguis9cs
SJSU Washington Square
Important Departmental Websites and Lists
• LLD Department – hHp://www.sjsu.edu/linguis9cs/
• LLD Department Facebook – hHps://www.facebook.com/LLD.SJSU
• LLD Department Email List – lld-‐student-‐list-‐[email protected]
• LLDSA Email List – lldsa-‐[email protected]
SJSU Washington Square
Important University Websites
• Graduate Applica9ons and Program Evalua9ons (GAPE) – hHp://www.sjsu.edu/gape
• Graduate Studies and Research (GS&R) – hHp://www.sjsu.edu/gradstudies
• Catalog – hHp://info.sjsu.edu/home/catalog.html
• Career Center – hHp://www.careercenter.sjsu.edu
SJSU Washington Square
Plans to Gradua9on
Plan A: Thesis Op'on • Comple9on of 30 units
– Linguis9cs • 18 core units • 1-‐6 units of 298/299 • 6-‐11 units of other elec9ves
– TESOL • 24 core units • 1-‐6 units of 298/299 • 0-‐5 units of other elec9ves
Plan B: Non-‐Thesis Op'on • Comple9on of 30 units • Passing of a comprehensive
exam
SJSU Washington Square
MA TESOL Program Requirements • Prerequisites: LING 101, 107 • Core Courses
– LLD 250W Becoming a Professional in TESOL/LING – LLD 260 English Structures I – LLD 261 English Structures II – LLD 270 Second Language Acquisi9on – LLD 271 Intercultural Communica9on and SLA – LLD 280 Methods and Materials in TESOL – LLD 282 Prac9cum in TESOL – LLD 283 Curriculum and Assessment in TESOL
• Elec9ves: 6 units under advisement • Sa9sfy the Graduate Wri9ng Requirement: pass LLD 250W with a B or beHer • Sa9sfy the Foreign Language Requirement
– Na9ve English speakers: 1 year college level courses in a foreign language – Non-‐na9ve English speakers: English sa9sfies this requirement
SJSU Washington Square
MA Linguis9cs Program Requirements • Prerequisites: LING 101, 111, 112 • Core Courses
– LING 113 Introduc9on to Phonology – LING 114 Introduc9on to Seman9cs and Discourse – LING 201 Phonology: Theory and Applica9on – LING 202 Syntac9c Theory – LING 203 Seman9c Structures – LING 213 Linguis9cs Field Methods
• Elec9ves: 12 units under advisement • Sa9sfy the Graduate Wri9ng Requirement: LLD 250W with B or beHer (or other op9ons) • Sa9sfy the Foreign Language Requirement
– Na9ve English speakers: 2 years of an Indo-‐European or 1 year of an non-‐an Indo-‐European language college level courses
– Non-‐na9ve English speakers: English sa9sfies this requirement
SJSU Washington Square
Plan A: Thesis
• Read the Thesis Orienta9on Guidelines on the LLD website • Talk to the appropriate coordinator if you have more ques9ons • Consider your 9me allotment for your studies (a thesis takes longer!) • Find an idea to explore • Find a thesis advisor (must be interested and knowledgeable on the topic) • Register for 1-‐3 units of LLD/LING 298 Special Studies • Prepare a viable, compelling proposal • Find two other commiHee members • Register for 3 units of LLD/LING 299 Thesis Guidance • Work, Work, Work! • Submit thesis for approval by the thesis commiHee and by the Office of
Graduate Studies
SJSU Washington Square
Plan B: Comprehensive Examina9on
• Given twice a year, in mid November and in mid April • Read the Comprehensive exam guidelines on the LLD website
• AHend an Orienta9on session on the fourth week of the semester – This semester, it’ll be on October 14th
• Pe99on to take the exam – This semester, the deadline is October 7
• Complete all incompletes by the 9me the pe99on is submiHed
SJSU Washington Square
Basic Comprehensive Exam Outline: TESOL
Language StructureLanguage Development
PART I
Social / Psychological Contextsof Language
Learning &Teaching
PART II
Pedagogical Issues
PART III
MA TESOLExam
SJSU Washington Square
Basic Comprehensive Exam Outline: Linguis9cs
Phonetics and Phonology
PART I
Syntax and Semantics
PART II
Computational LinguisticsPsycholinguisticsSociolinguistics
Second Language AcquisitionHistorical Linguistics
Morphology
PART III
MALINGEXAM
SJSU Washington Square
Success in your program
• Visit your advisor at the beginning of your program and EVERY semester ajer that. • You can find out your advisor on a list posted in front of CL 473
• Observe university guidelines on academic honesty • Communicate on your progress with GAPE in a 9mely
manner, i.e., fill out appropriate forms at required 9mes • Be PROACTIVE about everything you want to accomplish at
SJSU!
SJSU Washington Square
Double MA degree
• Talk to an advisor. • Fill out Applica9on form • 21 units separate • LLD 250W, 270, 271 common in the two programs
SJSU Washington Square
Fall 2016 Cri9cal Dates for Current Students
• Find the list at: hHp://www.sjsu.edu/linguis9cs/current_students/index.html
• Sept. 10 Deadline to apply for December 2016 gradua9on • Oct. 1 Candidacy Program due for May 2017 gradua9on • Oct. 7 COMPS pe99on due • Oct. 14 COMPS Orienta9on, 3-‐4 PM • Nov. 4 Thesis due to GS&R for review for Dec. gradua9on • Nov. 18-‐21 COMPS Weekend • Dec. 12 COMPS results announced
SJSU Washington Square
MA Checklist
• Find the list at: hHp://www.sjsu.edu/linguis9cs/current_students/advising/index.html
• See your advisor • First semester, begin your prerequisites. Take LLD 250W, if possible, to sa9sfy
GWAR. • Second semester,
• Submit Change of Classifica9on form • Begin work for the Foreign Language Requirement
• Third semester, or ajer 9 units completed in the program • Submit Pe99on for Advancement to Graduate Candidacy form
• Last semester, • Submit Applica9on for Award of Masters degree • Pe99on to take the Comprehensive exam or submit thesis for review.
SJSU Washington Square
Forms
• GAPE Forms: hHp://www.sjsu.edu/gape/forms/ • Change of Classifica9on in Masters Program • Pe99on for Advancement to Graduate Candidacy • Applica9on for Award of Masters Degree • Request for Course Subs9tu9on in Masters Program
• LLD Forms: hHp://www.sjsu.edu/linguis9cs/forms/ • Pe99on to take the Comprehensive Examina9on • Intent to submit a thesis proposal • Pe99on for a Graduate Cer9ficate in TESOL • Pe99on for a Computa9onal Linguis9cs Cer9ficate
SJSU Washington Square
Funding opportuni9es
• College of H&A • University Scholarships • Scholarship program for Ph.D. prepara9on
• All opportuni'es are announced in the Spring semester
SJSU Washington Square
Current Tutoring opportuni9es
• Wri9ng Support Program (WSP) • SJSU Wri9ng Center:
– hHp://www.sjsu.edu/wri9ngcenter/ • Peer Connec9ons:
– hHp://peerconnec9ons.sjsu.edu/employment/
• Linguis9cs Tutor
SJSU Washington Square
LLD Student Associa9on (LLDSA)
• Meet the officers • Check out the ac9vi9es
– hHp://www.sjsu.edu/linguis9cs/people/lldsa/
SJSU Washington Square
Meet the LLD Full-‐Time Faculty
• Dr. Stefan Frazier • Dr. Rosemary Henze • Dr. ScoH Phillabaum • Dr. Daniel Silverman • Dr. Soteria Svorou • Dr. Swathi Vanniarajan • Dr. Hahn Koo • Dr. B. Kumaravadivelu