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DEPARTMENT OF LINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

Graduate Student Orientation Fall 2015

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


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]


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


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


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


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


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


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


Basic Comprehensive Exam Outline: TESOL

Language StructureLanguage Development

PART I

Social / Psychological Contextsof Language

Learning &Teaching

PART II

Pedagogical Issues

PART III

MA TESOLExam


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


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!


Double MA degree

•  Talk to an advisor. •  Fill out Applica9on form •  21 units separate •  LLD 250W, 270, 271 common in the two programs


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


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.


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


Funding opportuni9es

•  College of H&A •  University Scholarships •  Scholarship program for Ph.D. prepara9on

•  All opportuni'es are announced in the Spring semester


Current Tutoring opportuni9es

•  Wri9ng Support Program (WSP) •  SJSU Wri9ng Center:

–  hHp://www.sjsu.edu/wri9ngcenter/ •  Peer Connec9ons:

–  hHp://peerconnec9ons.sjsu.edu/employment/

•  Linguis9cs Tutor


LLD Student Associa9on (LLDSA)

•  Meet the officers •  Check out the ac9vi9es

–  hHp://www.sjsu.edu/linguis9cs/people/lldsa/


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


HAVE AN EXCITING AND PRODUCTIVE

FALL 2016 SEMESTER!

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