Admission for graduate study in linguistics requires no specific undergraduate preparation, but a background in English, foreign language, speech, psychology, mathematics, or philosophy is particularly relevant. Transcripts of all previous study must be submitted and must indicate strong promise of your success in graduate study. The transcript also must include evidence of two years of college-level study of foreign language. Admission is possible if you cannot meet this requirement, but it must then be satisfied by concurrent nondegree study. Nonnative speakers of English may use their study of English to satisfy this requirement. Teacher training and experience are desirable as preparation for native students intending to follow the TEFL curriculum. For nonnative applicants to the TEFL program, both teacher training and an undergraduate major in English are recommended.
While there is no specific deadline for submission of application materials, new applicants are normally admitted only in the fall quarter. Applicants for financial aid for the following academic year must apply by April 1.
Validation to teach ESL in Ohio public schools is also offered (as an endorsement added to certification in another field); required courses are LING 550, 575, 581, 583, six credits of 510, and EDCI 505. A national specialty area test also must be passed. The program can be completed in two summers and does not require admission to the linguistics program.
Specific information about the programs and requirements may be obtained by writing to the Chair, Department of Linguistics, Ohio University, Gordy Hall, Athens OH 45701-2979.
510 Language Teaching Practicum (3)
Supervision of graduate student teaching. Required of all M.A.-TEFL majors and all teaching associates.
Staff; F, Su; Y.
520 Linguistics and Semiotics (4)
Prereq: 550. Analysis and interpretation of cultural sign systems from the perspective of linguistic theory and methodology.
Flanigan; F; D.
540 Introduction to Bilingualism (5)
Prereq: 550. Introduction to basic aspects of bilingual education from legal, sociological, linguistic, and educational perspectives.
Flanigan; Sp; Y.
545 Instructional Materials in Bilingualism (5)
Prereq: 540. Analysis and creation of bilingual teaching materials.
Staff; D.
550 Introduction to General Linguistics (5)
Technical introduction to linguistics, devices of language description, and methods of linguistic analysis.
Staff; F, W, Sp, Su; Y.
551 Computers for Language Teaching I (4)
Prereq: 550. Introduction to uses of computers for language teaching, software selection, and creation of supplementary computer-assisted language learning (CALL) materials.
Soemarmo; W, Su; Y.
552 Computers for Language Teaching II (4)
Prereq: 551 and 580 or ML 545. Creation of CALL materials using authoring packages, authoring languages, or BASIC programming language.
Soemarmo; Sp, Su; Y.
553 Computers for Language Teaching III (4)
Prereq: 552. Introduction to development of CALL materials using speech synthesis, interactive audiotape, videotape, or videodisc player.
Soemarmo; Su; Y.
555 Introduction to Graduate Study in Linguistics (3)
Introduction and orientation to field of linguistics and its research resources.
Staff; F; Y.
560 Phonology (5)
Introductory course in analysis of sound systems of natural languages.
Coady; F; Y.
565 Theories of Phonology (5)
Prereq: 560. Latest developments in phonological theory, concentrating on theory of generative phonology in contrast with classical phonemic theory.
Bond; W; Y.
570 Syntax (5)
Introduction to theories and applications of grammatical analysis.
McGinn, Miyamoto; W; Y.
572 Theories of Grammar (5)
Prereq: 570. Study of competing contemporary models of grammatical description.
McGinn, Miyamoto; F; Y.
575 Theories of Language Learning (5)
Prereq: 550. Theories of first- and second-language acquisition and their applications to development and evaluation of language teaching methodology.
Flanigan; W, Su; Y.
580 TEFL Theory and Methodology (5)
Prereq: 550, 575. Second language teaching theory and methodology, with emphasis on teaching English as foreign language.
Anderson; W, Su; Y.
581 Methods and Materials in TESL (5)
Prereq: 550, 575. Introduction to techniques of teaching English in a second language context, with emphasis on the creation and evaluation of instructional materials for public school ESL.
Staff; Su; D.
582 Materials in TEFL (5)
Prereq: 550, 575, 580. Theory and practice of analysis, evaluation, and creation of instructional materials for teaching English as foreign language.
Anderson, Flanigan; Sp, Su; Y.
583 Proseminar in TEFL: Testing (5)
Prereq: 582. Advanced research in special problems in testing English as a second or foreign language.
Anderson, Mickelson; Sp; Y.
585 Historical Linguistics (5)
Prereq: 560, 570. Study of genealogical and typological classification of languages, methods of historical analysis, and change in language systems.
Bond, McGinn; F; Y.
590 Sociolinguistics I (5)
Prereq: 550. Language varieties and their social functions with implications for educational policy and national language planning.
Flanigan; F; Y.
591 Sociolinguistics II (5)
Prereq: 590. Introduction to interrelationships between language and social groups.
Staff; D.
595 Seminar in Area Linguistics (5)
Research on particular aspects of languages of given area.
McGinn; Sp; D.
600 Studies in Linguistics (1-4)
Directed individual investigation of particular area of interest in linguistics.
Staff; F, W, Sp, Su; Y.
620 Research in Linguistics (5)
Prereq: 575. Introduction to aspects of research design in applied linguistics.
Bond; Sp; Y.
640 Topics in Applied Linguistics (5)
Prereq: 575. Critically examines basic assumptions, approaches, and methods of particular subfields of applied linguistics.
Staff; Sp; Y.
652 Computational Linguistics (3)
Prereq: 550. Application of computers to linguistic research and teaching.
Soemarmo; D.
661 Phonological Structures of English (4)
Prereq: 550, 560. Introduction to pedagogical issues related to the teaching of listening and speaking in ESL/EFL settings.
Coady; F; Y.
671 Syntactic Structures of English (4)
Prereq: 570. Introduction to pedagogical issues related to the teaching of English grammar in ESL/EFL settings.
Anderson; W; Y.
675 Linguistic Semantics (5)
Prereq: 570. Semantic aspects of standard theory in generative grammar.
Soemarmo; W; Y.
682 Proseminar in TEFL (5)
Prereq: 620. Research and writing on a special problem in teaching English as a second or foreign language.
Staff; D.
685 Proseminar in Applied Linguistics: Reading (5)
Group and individual research in the theories and applications of reading research.
Anderson, Coady; Sp; Y.
690 Languages in Contact (4)
Prereq: 560, 570. Social, psychological, and pedagogical consequences of language contact, with emphasis on linguistic transfer, borrowing, and pidginization and creolization.
Staff; D.
695 Thesis (5-10)
Prereq: 572. Advanced research culminating in thesis.
Staff; W, Sp; Y.
696 Field Methods (5)
Prereq: 560, 570. Methods of eliciting, transcribing, organizing, and analyzing linguistic data.
Bond, McGinn; W; Y.
699 Proseminar in Linguistics (5)
Prereq: 675. Individual research and writing in general linguistics.
Staff; D.
760 Seminar in Phonology (5)
Research on selected topics in phonological theory.
Bond, Coady; D.
775 Seminar in Linguistic Semantics (5)
Prereq: 675. Survey of contemporary semantic theories.
Soemarmo; Sp; D.
800 Readings in Linguistics (2-5)
Directed readings for advanced students.
Staff; F, W, Sp; Y.
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