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Degree Offered: MA in Applied Language Studies.
Length of Program: 1or 2 years. Students may be full-time or part-time and begin their study at the beginning of the fall semester.
Program Requirements: 5.0 credits (each one-semester course is 0.5 credits). There are 3 program options: thesis option (3.0 course credits plus thesis), research essay options (4.0 course credits plus research essay), or coursework option (5.0 course credits). Competence in a language other than English is not required. Neither practice teaching nor a comprehensive examination is required.
Courses Offered: (*required) *Directions in Applied Language Studies; *Inquiry Strategies in Applied Language Studies; Systemic-Functional Linguistics; Major Structures of English; Second Language Classroom; Curriculum Design; Issues in English Language Teaching and Teacher Education; Seminar in University Teaching; TESL Methodology; Pedagogical Grammar; Language for Specific Purposes; Social Theories of Learning Language; Language Acquisition; Language and Cognition; Syntax, Semantics, Culture and Cognition; Aspects of Bilingualism; Language Policy and Planning; Critical Discourse Analysis; Policy and Practice in Literacy and Language Education; Language Testing and Assessment; Features and Principles of Academic Discourse; Research and Theory for Academic Writing; Research and Theory for Workplace Writing; Adult Literacy Practices and Learning; Bilingualism and Biliteracy; Bilingualism and Biliteracy; Qualitative Research in Writing Studies; Rhetorical Genre Studies; Second Language Writing: Research and Theory; Social Theories of Learning Writing; Learning Across the Disciplines; ESL Practicum.
Full-Time Staff: Randall Gess (director), Natasha Artemeva, Ellen Cray, Richard Darville, Janna Fox, Guillaume Gentil, Marie-Odile Junker, Graham Smart, David Wood, Devon Woods, Lynne Young.
Admission Requirements: The program normally requires a 4-year BA (honours) degree in a discipline involving the analysis of language or the study of language use or learning, or a 3-year BA in a relevant discipline plus a BEd or 1-year certificate in TESL. Students must have at least B+ standing in related courses and Bƒo overall in their academic work. There is a qualifying year program for students without the required background or standing.
Tuition, Fees, and Aid: For domestic students, CAD$ 4363.71 per academic year; for others, CAD$10,059.71 per academic year. Teaching assistantships and scholarships are available.
General: Applied language studies focus on language learning, especially the acquisition of literacy and second languages, in a variety of academic and workplace contexts. The program is geared toward both practitioners and students wishing to pursue doctoral work in related areas. It is aimed at enhancing their understanding of discourse processes and social contexts for language use, first and second language acquisition and development, and educational contexts for and testing of such acquisition. Students may choose either a concentration in the Teaching and Acquisition of Additional Languages, or the Nature, Acquisition and Teaching of Written Discourse/Literacies, or a combination of both fields.
The university has an intensive English language program for nonnative speakers.
Further Information:
Supervisor of Graduate Studies
School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
Carleton University
215 Paterson Hall
1125 Colonel By Drive
Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 CANADA
Telephone: 613-520-6613
Fax: 613-520-6641
E-mail: linguistics@carleton.ca
http://www.carleton.ca/slals/
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