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Arizona State University
Department of English
Box 870302
Tempe, AZ 85287-0302
480.965.3168

Main Office Location:
G. Homer Durham Language and Literature Building - LL 542

ADMISSION: Candidates for admission to the M.A. program with concentration in linguistics must submit the following:

Graduate Application

Department of English Application (available on-line in word format or pdf format);

Statement of Purpose

Three letters of recommendation (forms available on-line in word format or pdf format)

Official Transcripts

Department of English Application Process

The Deadline is February 1st.

SPECIFIC COURSE REQUIREMENTS: The Master of Arts in English with a concentration in Linguistics consists of 30 semester hours of graduate courses Two tracks are available in the program: Track 1 - General Linguistics and Track 2 - Applied Linguistics.

TRACK I: GENERAL LINGUISTICS

The General Linguistics program must include the linguistics core, consisting of the following courses or their equivalent:

· LIN 500 Research Methods

· LIN 515 American English or LIN 516 Pragmatics

· LIN 511 Phonetics and Phonology

· LIN 514 Syntax

· One Advanced Studies in Linguistics course (LIN 610, 614, 615, 616, 617)

· LIN 599 Thesis (6 hours)

· Three Electives (9 hours) chosen in consultation with the advisor

TRACK II: APPLIED LINGUISTICS: SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION

· LIN 500 Research Methods

· LIN 515 American English or LIN 516 Pragmatics

· LIN 511 Phonetics & Phonology or LIN 514 Syntax

· LIN 520 Theories Underlying the Acquisition of English as a Second Language

· One course chosen from among: LIN 521, 522, 523, 524, 615, 616, 620

· LIN 599 Thesis (6 hours)

· Three Electives (9) hours chosen in consultation with the advisor

NOTE: For both the General and Applied Linguistics Tracks, LIN 510 English Linguistics, or its equivalent, is prerequisite to all of these core courses. It may be taken concurrently with other 500-level courses in the first semester of the program. LIN 500 Research Methods should be taken as early as possible in the student's coursework.

STATEMENT ON THESIS COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP: In addition to the departmental expectation that a student's thesis committee chair be a member of the English Department, a linguistics student must have at least one of the English Department's regular linguistics faculty on her/his committee. This linguistics representative can be either the chair or a member of the committee.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT: Students must demonstrate evidence of a competent knowledge of a natural language other than modern English, to be selected by the student, subject to the approval of the chair of the thesis committee.

1. Earning a “B” (3.00) or higher in a 400- or 500-level course in an appropriate (approved) language;

2. Demonstrating comparable proficiency by taking a language examination, administered by the School of International Letters and Cultures, in a language approved by the student’s supervisory committee;

3. Demonstrating native speaker proficiency, as determined by the School of International Letters and Cultures, in a language approved by the student’s supervisory committee;

4. Earning a “B” (3.00) or higher in both ENG 530 Old English and ENG 531 Old English Literature or their equivalent.

For more information contact: enggrad@asu.edu

Arizona State University

Department of English

Box 870302

Tempe AZ 85287-0302

480-965-3194

fax 480-965-3451