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Students must satisfy all program requirements for the Ph.D. in Linguistics. The Ph.D. thesis must be on a topic relating to language acquisition.
A thesis for the doctoral degree must constitute original scholarship and must be a distinct contribution to knowledge. It must show familiarity with previous work in the field and must demonstrate ability to plan and carry out research, organize results, and defend the approach and conclusions in a scholarly manner. The research presented must meet current standards of the discipline; as well, the thesis must clearly demonstrate how the research advances knowledge in the field. Finally, the thesis must be written in compliance with norms for academic and scholarly expression and for publication in the public domain.
Linguistics : A seminar dedicated to graduate student research and professional training.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Clayards, Meghan (Fall)
Linguistics : A seminar dedicated to graduate student research and professional training.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Clayards, Meghan (Winter)
Linguistics : Introduction to the current state of the field of phonetics, covering articulation, acoustics, and theories of perception and production.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Clayards, Meghan (Winter)
Linguistics : Foundations of phonological theory, focusing on issues in segmental and prosodic structure.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Fall
Linguistics : Introduction to the basics of natural language semantics.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Schwarz, Bernhard (Fall)
Fall
Linguistics : In-depth overview of current issues in theoretical syntax. Emphasis will be placed on the logic and development of argumentation in syntactic theory.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Shimoyama, Junko (Fall)
Fall
Linguistics : Research and writing of the first research paper required in the Ph.D program.
Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023
Instructors: Clayards, Meghan (Fall) Clayards, Meghan (Winter)
Linguistics : Research and writing of the second research paper required in the in the Ph.D program.
Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023
Instructors: Clayards, Meghan (Fall) Clayards, Meghan (Winter)
Linguistics : Examination and discussion of the leterature on a selected topic in language acquisition.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Psychology : Advanced area seminar on a topic in language acquisition issues.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Genesee, Fred H; White, Lydia (Fall)
Communication Sci & Disorders : An examination that must be passed by all doctoral candidates in order to continue in the doctoral program.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Note: LING 706 and LING 707 must be completed before proceeding to thesis research.
3 credits of statistics from the following list
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : Concepts and procedures of conducting basic descriptive and inferential statistics, including analysis of variance, correlation, and regression models. Provides experience with data-analysis tools.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Robinson, Kristy (Fall)
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : General linear model as a unified data analytic system for estimation and hypothesis testing that subsumes regression, analysis of variance, and analysis of covariance for single dependent variables. Introduction to generalizations involving multiple dependent (criterion) variables. Applications oriented toward education, educational psychology and counselling psychology. Experience with data-analysis tools.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Konishi, Chiaki (Winter)
Prerequisite: EDPE 676
Linguistics : Introduction to experimental research methods for linguists.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Prerequisite: PSYC 305 or equivalent
Psychology : A course in advanced statistics with specialization in experimental design.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Hwang, Heungsun (Fall)
Psychology : A course in advanced statistics with specialization in multivariate techniques.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Falk, Carl (Winter)
Students who have taken an equivalent course in statistics, or are currently taking an equivalent course as part of their Ph.D. program requirements, will be deemed to have satisfied this requirement for the Language Acquisition Option.
3 credits from the following:
Linguistics : Further introduction to the basics of natural language semantics.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Schwarz, Bernhard; Wagner, Michael (Winter)
Winter
Prerequisite: LING 660.
Linguistics : Continuation of LING 671.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Martinovic, Martina (Winter)
Winter
Prerequisite: LING 671
6 credits from the following methods courses:
Linguistics : Explores theoretically relevant questions in a less familiar and under-studied language, working with a language consultant. Basic methods of how to approach a new language and culture in the field are covered, as well as issues of language documentation and language preservation.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Martinovic, Martina (Fall)
Linguistics : Introduction to experimental research methods for linguists.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Prerequisite: PSYC 305 or equivalent
Linguistics : This course presents the formal methods used in the study of syntax or semantics. Topics include basic set theory as well as partial orders and lattices.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Gillon, Brendan (Winter)
If LING 620 is taken to satisfy both the Statistics and the Methods complementary requirements, then 3 additional credits should be taken at the 500, 600, or 700 level.
6 additional credits at the 500, 600, or 700 level, at least 3 credits selected from the following list:
Education in Second Languages : An examination of social identity, non-dominant languages, and power relations among speakers, and their impact on the nature of second/additional language teaching, learning and use, from the perspective of critical applied linguistics. Topics range from the micro level of the individual to the macro level of language planning and policy-making.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Education in Second Languages : Seminar in second language acquisition theory and research and their relevance to teaching a second language.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Galante, Angelica (Fall)
Fall
Education in Second Languages : Seminar in the social, cultural and political dimensions of English second language learning and teaching.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Riches, Caroline Joan (Fall)
Fall
Education in Second Languages : Seminar in second language classroom-centred research focusing on instructional procedures and practices in relationship to learning outcomes.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Mueller, Caroline (Fall)
Education in Second Languages : Theory and research related to the teaching and learning of second language literacy. The orientation is on reading and writing as a socio-cognitive activity.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Fall
Linguistics : An examination of theoretically informed work on the first language acquisition of phonology.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Linguistics : Interlanguage grammars and the role of Universal Grammar in second language acquisition.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Winter
Prerequisite: LING 671 or permission of instructor.
Linguistics : An advanced seminar on current experimental research in linguistics. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Linguistics : An advanced seminar on current experimental research in linguistics. Topic varies by year.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Psychology : Psychological mechanisms and theories of first language acquisition in infancy and early childhood. Topics such as: infant speech perception, acquisition of grammar, word learning, pidgin and Creole languages, critical and sensitive periods, genetic and evolutionary bases of language.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Onishi, K (Fall)
Fall
Psychology : Advanced area seminar on a topic in developmental psychology and language.
Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023
Instructors: Onishi, K (Fall)
Communication Sci & Disorders : Theories and research related to normal and abnormal phonological development in children will be studied.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: MacGrath, Laura; Rvachew, Susan (Fall)
Communication Sci & Disorders : The nature of phonological disorders and clinical approaches for their remediation in children will be presented.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: MacGrath, Laura; Rvachew, Susan (Winter)
Communication Sci & Disorders : The nature of developmental language disorders and the assessment of language competence and performance in both speaking and non-speaking children will be studied.
Terms: Fall 2022
Instructors: Knecht, Stacey; Rioux, Eve (Fall)
Communication Sci & Disorders : Major theories of language disorders are translated into intervention principles used in language treatment programs. Adaptations of intervention techniques to suit specific disorders (including augmentative communication) will be explored.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Thordardottir, Elin; Ovadia, Amanda (Winter)
Communication Sci & Disorders : Pro seminar in which current research topics in communication disorders will be discussed.
Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023
Instructors: Pell, Marc D (Winter)
This course may be taken as an advanced course for M.Sc. students.
Communication Sci & Disorders : Pro seminar in which current research topics in communication disorders will be discussed.
Terms: Fall 2022, Winter 2023
Instructors: Pell, Marc D (Winter)
This course may be taken as an advanced course for M.Sc. students.
0-2 credits from the following:
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : Seminar on language science controversies and their associating literature, and practical implications in education and learning in general.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Education in Second Languages : Review of language acquisition issues.
Terms: Winter 2023
Instructors: Ballinger, Susan Gail (Winter)