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BOSTONUNIVERSITYGRADUATESCHOOLOFARTSANDSCIENCES

LINGUISTICSPROGRAM

MAINAPPLIEDLINGUISTICS

GRADUATESTUDENTHANDBOOK

2016-17EDITION

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1 INTRODUCTION..........................................................................................................................................11.1 THISHANDBOOK........................................................................................................................................................11.2 ADMINISTRATIONOFTHELINGUISTICSPROGRAM..............................................................................................1

2 PROGRAMFACULTY.................................................................................................................................22.1 COREFACULTY............................................................................................................................................................22.2 AFFILIATEDFACULTY................................................................................................................................................42.3 VISITINGRESEARCHERS............................................................................................................................................72.4 AFFILIATEDRESEARCHERS......................................................................................................................................72.5 PROFESSORSEMERITI(OFTHEFORMERPROGRAMINAPPLIEDLINGUISTICS)............................................8

3 THEMAINAPPLIEDLINGUISTICS........................................................................................................93.1 INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................................93.2 COURSEREQUIREMENTS...........................................................................................................................................93.3 ELECTIVECOURSEOFFERINGS..............................................................................................................................113.4 LANGUAGEREQUIREMENT....................................................................................................................................133.5 MASTER’SPROJECT.................................................................................................................................................143.6 GRADUATION............................................................................................................................................................143.6.1 DegreeCompletion.........................................................................................................................................143.6.2 ProcedurestoApplyforGraduation.......................................................................................................153.6.3 CheckingthatyourRequirementshavebeenFulfilled...................................................................153.6.4 Commencement................................................................................................................................................15

3.7 APPLICATIONTOPHDPROGRAMS.......................................................................................................................153.8 TIMELINEFORMASTER’SSTUDENTS.................................................................................................................153.8.1 Deadlines.............................................................................................................................................................15

v Warning:Deadlinesareenforced,andfeesWILLbechargedifyoucompletetheMAinthesummer........16v Warning:Limitedfacultyavailabilityduringthesummer...............................................................................................16

3.8.2 Reviewofprogress..........................................................................................................................................164 FORNEWSTUDENTS..............................................................................................................................164.1 ORIENTATIONACTIVITIES.....................................................................................................................................164.2 OTHERINFORMATION............................................................................................................................................174.2.1 Housing................................................................................................................................................................174.2.2 StudentHealthBenefits................................................................................................................................174.2.3 StudentHealthServices................................................................................................................................174.2.4 MedicalInsurance...........................................................................................................................................17

5 PROCEDURESANDPOLICIES...............................................................................................................175.1 GENERALREGISTRATIONPROCEDURES..............................................................................................................175.2 ADDITIONALREGISTRATIONPROCEDURES........................................................................................................185.2.1 Full-timeCertification...................................................................................................................................185.2.2 RegisteringforIndependentStudy..........................................................................................................185.2.3 Tuitionchargesbasedonthenumberofcoursesforwhichyouregisterinagivensemester..............................................................................................................................................................................19

5.3 GRADESANDCOURSEWORK..................................................................................................................................195.3.1 CourseDropsandWithdrawals................................................................................................................195.3.2 Incompletes,FailingGrades,andGradeRequirementstoRemaininGoodStanding.......195.3.3 Transfers.............................................................................................................................................................205.3.4 Waivers................................................................................................................................................................20

5.4 ADVISING...................................................................................................................................................................205.4.1 Advisors...............................................................................................................................................................205.4.2 WorkingwithAdvisorsandReaders.......................................................................................................21

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6 IMPORTANTINFORMATIONABOUTCARRYINGOUTRESEARCH...........................................217 FUNDINGYOUREDUCATION................................................................................................................217.1 FLEXIBLEPAYMENTPLANS...................................................................................................................................227.2 FEDERALFUNDING:WORK-STUDY.....................................................................................................................227.3 FUNDINGTHROUGHBU..........................................................................................................................................227.3.1 ResearchandTeachingAssistantships..................................................................................................227.3.2 TeachingOpportunitiesinotherBUprograms..................................................................................22

v RomanceStudies/ModernLanguagesandComparativeLiterature............................................................................22v TheWritingProgram........................................................................................................................................................................23v CELOP......................................................................................................................................................................................................23v OtherDepartments............................................................................................................................................................................23

8 PROGRAMRESOURCES..........................................................................................................................238.1 LINGUISTICSOFFICE...............................................................................................................................................238.2 STUDENTLOUNGEANDGRADUATESTUDENTWORKSPACE.........................................................................238.3 LINGUISTICSLIBRARY.............................................................................................................................................238.4 CONFERENCEOFFICE..............................................................................................................................................24

9 UNIVERSITYRESOURCES......................................................................................................................249.1 COMPUTERACCESS.................................................................................................................................................249.1.1 BUemailaddress.............................................................................................................................................249.1.2 Web-basedInformation................................................................................................................................24

9.2 LIBRARYSERVICES..................................................................................................................................................249.2.1 ComputerAccesstotheUniversityLibrary..........................................................................................249.2.2 ElectronicSearches........................................................................................................................................249.2.3 Carrels..................................................................................................................................................................259.2.4 NewAcquisitions.............................................................................................................................................25

9.3 RESOURCESOFTHECONSORTIUM........................................................................................................................2510 PROGRAMACTIVITIES........................................................................................................................2610.1 BUCONFERENCEONLANGUAGEDEVELOPMENT..........................................................................................2610.2 COLLOQUIA.............................................................................................................................................................2610.3 RESEARCH-RELATEDACTIVITIES......................................................................................................................26

APPENDIX:FORMSANDPAPERWORK....................................................................................................271. MAINAPPLIEDLINGUISTICS:WAIVEROFCOURSEREQUIREMENT...............................................................282. APPLICATIONFORDIRECTEDSTUDY(GRSLX951/952).............................................................................293. MASTER’SPROJECTPROPOSALFORM*..................................................................................................................314. MASTER’SPROJECTAPPROVALFORM*.................................................................................................................32

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1 INTRODUCTIONBecause language-related phenomena are central to many aspects of human life,individualswhopossess sophisticated knowledge of language and linguisticswork in awide range of professional and academic fields. Applied linguistics, an interdisciplinaryenterprise, encompasses a correspondingly wide range of aims and concerns. BostonUniversity’sgraduateprogramsinAppliedLinguisticsofferasolidfoundationinlinguistictheoryandpractice,andofferopportunitiesforstudyinavarietyofareas.StudentsintheMAandPhDprogramsapplyknowledgeaboutlinguistictheory,description,andanalysistoaparticularareaofstudy.

1.1 ThisHandbookThe Graduate StudentHandbook is intended to provide a guide to students in the MAprogramthroughouttheircourseofstudy.Itmayalsobeofusetostudentsconsideringapplyingto theMAprogram;wearenotcurrentlyacceptingnewstudents intothePhDprogram,butcurrentPhDstudentsmayalsofindsomeofthisinformationtobeuseful.This handbook is intended to augment the information available in the annual onlineGraduateSchool (GRS)Bulletin:http://www.bu.edu/academics/bulletin/.However, in caseswhere the information in this document and the GRS bulletin might appear to be inconflict, the GRS bulletin serves as the final legal authority. It is each student’sresponsibility to be aware of deadlines established by the Graduate School, which areincluded invariousGRSpublicationsandonline.A lotofveryuseful informationcanbefoundhere:http://www.bu.edu/cas/students/graduate/.Weconsideriteachstudent’sresponsibilitytomakehimselforherselffamiliarwiththecontents of this handbook. The information in this handbook may help you avoidunnecessary problems. Please don’t hesitate to contact the Program Director, DGS, oryouradvisorifyouhavequestionsaboutanythinginthishandbookorabouttheprogramingeneral.

1.2 AdministrationoftheLinguisticsProgram

ProgramAdministrator(PA)

CammySamuelsonEmail:[email protected]:(617)358-4640LinguisticsProgramOffice621CommonwealthAve.,Room120Boston,MA02215Web:http://ling.bu.edu

Generalinquiriesaboutthegraduateprogram:[email protected]

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DirectoroftheLinguisticsProgram DirectorofUndergraduateStudies(DUS)ProfessorCarolNeidle ProfessorPaulHagstromRoom101 Room105621CommonwealthAve. 621CommonwealthAve.Boston,MA02215 Boston,MA02215Email:[email protected] Email:[email protected]:(617)353-6218 Phone:(617)353-6205

______________________________DirectorsofGraduateStudies(DGS)_________________________________Fall2016 Spring2017

ProfessorDanielErker ProfessorNeilMylerRoom501A RoomB08718CommonwealthAve. 621CommonwealthAve.,Boston,MA02215 Boston,MA02215Email:[email protected] Email:[email protected]:(617)353-6211 Phone:(617)358-4642

GraduateSchoolofArtsandSciences705CommonwealthAvenue,Suite112

Boston,MA02215USAPhone:(617)353-2696

Web:http://www.bu.edu/cas/students/graduate/_________________________________________________________________________________________________

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*PeterAlrenga,AssistantProfessorofLinguistics,CAS.BA,StanfordU.;MA,PhD,UCSantaCruz.§ Phone: 353-6221Linguistics-621CommonwealthAve.room110§ Email: [email protected]§ Web: http://ling.bu.edu/people/alrenga

ResearchInterests:Semantics;syntax;pragmatics._________________________________________________________________________________________________* SudhaArunachalam, Assistant Professor of Speech, Language&Hearing Sciences andLinguistics,SAR.BA,USC;MA,PhD,U.ofPennsylvania.§ Phone: 353-7491SAR-635CommonwealthAve.,room323§ Email: [email protected]§ Web: http://ling.bu.edu/people/arunachalam§ Web:http://www.bu.edu/sargent/academics/faculty/slhs-programs/sudha-arunachalam-phd/§ Lab: http://www.bu.edu/childlanguage/

Research Interests: Early language development, language processing, lexical and syntacticrepresentation.

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*JonathanBarnes,AssociateProfessorofLinguistics,CAS.BA,ColumbiaU.;MA,PhD,UCBerkeley.Onsabbaticalleave2016-17.§ Phone: 353-6222Linguistics-621CommonwealthAve.,room119§ Email: [email protected]§ Web: http://ling.bu.edu/people/barnes§ Lab: http://blogs.bu.edu/prosodylab/blog/

ResearchInterests:Phonetics;phonology;prosody;speechperception;languagechange._________________________________________________________________________________________________* Charles Chang, Assistant Professor of Linguistics, CAS. AB, Harvard U.; MPhil, U. ofCambridge(UK);MA,PhD,UCBerkeley.§ Phone: 353-8718Linguistics-621CommonwealthAve.,room116§ Email: [email protected]§ Web: http://ling.bu.edu/people/chang§ Web: http://charleschang.net§ Lab: http://sites.bu.edu/pamlab/

ResearchInterests:Phonetics,phonology,languageacquisition,andlanguageattrition._________________________________________________________________________________________________*DanielErker,AssistantProfessorofSpanishandLinguistics,CAS.DirectorofGraduateStudies, Fall 2016. BA, Marquette U.; MA, Graduate Center, CUNY; PhD, NYU. On leaveSpring2017.§ Phone: 353-2642RomanceStudies-718CommonwealthAve.,room501A§ Email: [email protected]§ Web: http://ling.bu.edu/people/erker

Research Interests: Language variation, contact, and change; acoustic and articulatoryphonetics;SpanishintheUnitedStates;thelanguagesofLatinAmerica;andtheevolutionofhumanlanguage._________________________________________________________________________________________________* Paul Hagstrom, Associate Professor of Linguistics, CAS. Director of UndergraduateStudies.BA,CarletonCollege;PhD,MIT.§ Phone: 353-6220Linguistics-621CommonwealthAve.,room105§ Email: [email protected]§ Web: http://ling.bu.edu/people/hagstrom§ Web: http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/UG/hagstrom/

ResearchInterests:Syntax/semanticsinterface(questions,negation);languageacquisition._________________________________________________________________________________________________*NeilMyler,AssistantProfessorofLinguistics,CAS.DirectorofGraduateStudies,Spring2017.BA,MPhil,CorpusChristiCollege,U.ofCambridge(UK);PhD,NYU§ Phone: 358-4642Linguistics-621CommonwealthAve.,roomB08§ Email: [email protected]§ Web: http://ling.bu.edu/people/myler§ Web: https://sites.google.com/site/neilmylerlinguist/

ResearchInterests:Morphology,(micro-)comparativesyntax,theinteractionbetweensyntaxandmorphophonology,argumentstructure,themorphosyntaxandsemanticsofpossession,Quechuamorphologyandsyntax,andEnglishdialectsyntax.

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* Carol Neidle, Professor of French and Linguistics, CAS. Director of the LinguisticsProgram.BA,YaleCollege;MA,MiddleburyCollege;PhD,MIT.§ Phone: 353-6218Linguistics-621CommonwealthAve.,room101§ Email: [email protected]§ Web: http://ling.bu.edu/people/neidle§ Web: http://www.bu.edu/asllrp/carol.html

ResearchInterests: Syntax and syntactic theories,with a focus onAmerican Sign Language,RussianandFrench._________________________________________________________________________________________________*AlexanderNikolaev,AssistantProfessorofClassicalStudiesandLinguistics,CAS.BA,U.ofSt.Petersburg,Russia;PhD,HarvardU.§ Phone: 358-4287STH-745CommonwealthAve.,room417§ Email: [email protected]§ Web: http://ling.bu.edu/people/nikolaev§ Web: http://www.bu.edu/classics/people/faculty/alexander-sasha-nikolaev/

Research Interests: Early Greek literature (epic, lyric, iambic, and elegiac poetry);earlycontacts between Greece and other cultures of the Near East;historical grammar andetymology;comparativepoeticsandmythology._________________________________________________________________________________________________*CatherineO’Connor, Professor of Education and Linguistics, SED. BA, StanfordU.;MA,PhD,UCBerkeley.§ Phone: 353-3318SED-2SilberWay§ Email: [email protected]§ Web: http://ling.bu.edu/people/mcoconnor§ Web: http://www.bu.edu/sed/about-us/faculty/profiles/catherine-oconnor/

Research Interests: Language documentation; discourse pragmatics; linguistic typology;sociolinguistics;morphosyntax-pragmaticsinterface;languageineducationalsettings.

2.2 AffiliatedFaculty

*CatherineCaldwell-Harris,AssociateProfessorofPsychologicalandBrainSciences,CAS.AB,HarvardU.;PhD,UCSanDiego.§ Phone: 353-2956 PSY-64CummingtonMall,room123§ Email: [email protected]§ Web: http://www.bu.edu/psych/charris/

Research Interests: Psycholinguistics,bilingualism, foreign language acquisition, cross-culturalpsychology,andacquisitionofEnglishviaprintbydeafpersons._________________________________________________________________________________________________*JulietFloyd,ProfessorofPhilosophy,CAS.BA,WellesleyCollege;AM,PhD,HarvardU.§ Phone: 353-3745STH-745CommonwealthAve.,room503§ Email: [email protected]§ Web: http://www.bu.edu/philo/people/faculty/full-time/juliet-floyd/

Research Interests: History and philosophy of logic and mathematics, history anddevelopmentofanalyticphilosophy,philosophyoflanguage._________________________________________________________________________________________________

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*DebKelemen,ProfessorofPsychologicalandBrainSciences,CAS.BA,U.ofManchester,UK;MA,PhD,U.ofArizona.§ Phone: 353-2758 PSY-64CummingtonMall,room121§ Email: [email protected]§ Web: http://www.bu.edu/cdl/ccl/

Research Interests: Cognitive development with a particular emphasis on conceptualdevelopment,including:conceptsoftheartificialandnaturalworld,conceptualconstraintsonintuitive,religious,andscientifictheory-formation,objectcategorization,sociallearning,socialcognition,moralcognition,culturalandindividualdifferencesincognition,conceptualchangeandearlyscienceeducation._________________________________________________________________________________________________*AmyLieberman,AssistantProfessorofCurriculumandTeaching,SED.BA,StanfordU.;MA,UCBerkeley;PhD,UCBerkeleyandSanFranciscoStateU.(JointProgram).§ Phone: 353-3377DeafStudies-621CommonwealthAve.,room207§ Email: [email protected] § Web: http://www.bu.edu/sed/about-us/faculty/profiles/amy-lieberman/

ResearchInterests:Languageacquisitionandprocessing,studiedusingarangeoftechniques,including naturalisticobservation and experimental studies with a novel eye-trackingparadigm for American Sign Language; early parent-child interactions, peer interactions,andhowearlyexperiencesshapedeafindividuals’languageprocessingabilities._________________________________________________________________________________________________*JacquelineA.Liederman,ProfessorofPsychologicalandBrainSciences,CAS.BA,CUNY;PhD,U.ofRochester.§ Phone: 353-3129 PSY-64CummingtonMall,room118A§ Email: [email protected]§ Web: http://www.bu.edu/psych/faculty/liederma/

ResearchInterests: Interhemispheric interactionduring informationprocessing; hemispatialneglectandanosognosia;neurodevelopmentaldisorders._________________________________________________________________________________________________*MichelleMentis, ClinicalProfessorandDirector,Masterof ScienceProgram inSpeech-LanguagePathology,SAR.BA,U.oftheWitwatersrand,Johannesburg,SouthAfrica,MA,PhD,UCSantaBarbara.§ Phone: 353-7480SAR-635CommonwealthAve.,room351B§ Email: [email protected]§ Web: http://www.bu.edu/sargent/profile/michelle-mentis-ph-d-ccc-slp/

ResearchInterests:Assessmentandtreatmentoflanguagedisordersinchildren;developmentandevaluationoftreatmentapproachesforpreschoolchildrenwithlanguageimpairments._________________________________________________________________________________________________

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*FallouNgom, Associate Professor and Director of the African Language Program, CAS.Maîtrise,UniversitéGastonBergerdeSaint-Louis(Sénégal);MA,U.ofMontana;PhD,U.ofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaign.§ Phone: 353-7305ASC-232BayStateRd.,room507§ Email: [email protected]§ Web: http://www.bu.edu/anthrop/people/faculty/f-ngom/

ResearchInterests: Interactions between African languages and non-African languages, thelocalizationof Islaminsub-SaharanAfrica,Ajami literatures(recordsofAfrican languageswritten inArabic script), andLADO(LanguageAnalysis for theDeterminationofNationalOrigin),asubfieldofForensicLinguistics._________________________________________________________________________________________________*TylerPerrachione, Assistant Professor of Speech, Language&Hearing Sciences, PeterPaul Career Development Professor, and Director of the Communication NeuroscienceResearchLaboratory,SAR.BA,MA,NorthwesternU.;PhD,MIT.§ Phone: 358-7410SAR-635CommonwealthAve.,room339§ Email: [email protected]§ Web: http://sites.bu.edu/cnrlab/§ Web: http://www.bu.edu/sargent/profile/tyler-k-perrachione-ph-d/

Research Interests: Language and the brain, speech perception, foreign language learning,developmentalcommunicationdisorders._________________________________________________________________________________________________*MarnieReed,ClinicalAssociateProfessorofEducation,SED.BA,WestChesterU.;EdM,EdD,BU.§ Phone: 353-1811 SED-2SilberWay,room234§ Email: [email protected]§ Web: http://www.bu.edu/sed/about-us/faculty/marnie-reed/

ResearchInterests:Speechperceptionandproductionbynon-nativespeakers;TESOL._________________________________________________________________________________________________* Nancy J. Smith-Hefner, Associate Professor, CAS. BA, MA, PhD, U. of Michigan.Onsabbaticalleave2016-17.§ Phone: 353-2198ASC-232BayStateRoad,room415§ Email: [email protected]§ Web: http://www.bu.edu/anthrop/people/faculty/n-smith-hefner/

ResearchInterests:Youthlanguageandlanguagesocialization,languageandgender,languageandeducation,languageandsociability._________________________________________________________________________________________________

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*HelenTager-Flusberg,ProfessorofPsychologicalandBrainSciences,CAS.BSc.U.CollegeLondon,UK;PhD,HarvardU.§ Phone: 358-5919SOC-100CummingtonMall,room170E§ Email: [email protected]§ Web: http://www.bu.edu/anatneuro/dcn/researchers_and_students/research_team/flusberg.html

§ Lab: http://www.bu.edu/autism/

ResearchInterests:Thenatureoflanguageimpairmentsandfunctioninginautismandrelatedneurodevelopmental disorders including language disorders and other genetic syndrome.We study the developmental origins and course of development including behavioral,experimental, electrophysiological and neuroimaging methods to explore theneurocognitivemechanismsthatunderlielanguageinthisdisorders.2.3 VisitingResearchers

* Tracy Heranic, Lecturer in the Department of Romance Studies and Visiting Researcher in Linguistics, CAS. BA, Mercyhurst College; MA and PhD (in progress), U. of Nantes, France.§ Phone: 353-6204 RomanceStudies-718CommonwealthAve.,room301A § Email: [email protected] § Web: http://ling.bu.edu/people/Heranic

Research Interests: lexical semantics, discourse analysis, pragmatics, French/Englishcomparativelinguistics,andsociolinguistics.Dissertationinprogressontheconstructionofdiscursivelexicalmeaningandpragmaticcompetenciesinforeignlanguagelearning._________________________________________________________________________________________________* Sungmi Kwon,Visiting Researcher in Linguistics, CAS. BA, Kyungpook National University; EdM, Boston University; MA, PhD, Ewha Womans University.§ Phone: TBALinguistics-621CommonwealthAve.,room118§ Email: TBA § Web: http://ling.bu.edu/people/kwon

ResearchInterests:Secondlanguage(L2)phonologyandphonetics,L2prosody,experimentalphonetics,pronunciationteaching,L2pragmatics,contrastiveanalysisofKoreanandotherlanguages.

2.4 AffiliatedResearchers

*DaliaCahana-Amitay, ResearchAssistant Professor,Neurology, BU School ofMedicineand VA Harold Goodglass Aphasia Research Center. BA, Tel-Aviv U., Israel; PhD (AppliedLinguistics),BU.

VABostonHealthCareSystem,150S.HuntingtonAve.,JamaicaPlain,MA02130§ Email: [email protected]§ Web: http://profiles.bu.edu/Dalia.CahanaAmitay

Research Interests: Neurolinguistics, with a focus on interrelated aspects of language,cognition,andbrainhealthinagingandstroke._________________________________________________________________________________________________

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*VictorManfredi,Visiting Researcher in African Studies, CAS. AB, PhD, Harvard U.

ASC,232BayStateRoad§ Email:[email protected]§ Web:http://people.bu.edu/manfredi/ResearchInterests:(i) comparativegrammarandprosodyof theBenue-KwalanguagesoftheNiger-Congofamily;(ii) indigenousverbal,musicalandpoliticalculturesofsouthernNigeria; (iii)Africancultural transmission to theWesternHemisphere; (iv)orthographyandtypography.

2.5 ProfessorsEmeriti(oftheformerPrograminAppliedLinguistics)

*BruceFraser,ProfessorofLinguisticsandEducation,SED.BEE,CornellU.;PhD,MIT.§ Email: [email protected]§ Web: http://www.bu.edu/sed/about-us/faculty/bruce-fraser/

ResearchInterests:Pragmatics;discourseanalysis;forensiclinguistics;conflictresolution._________________________________________________________________________________________________* Jean Berko Gleason, Professor Emerita of Psychological and Brain Sciences, CAS. AB,RadcliffeCollege;AM,PhD,HarvardU.§ Email: [email protected]§ Web: http://jeanberkogleason.com

ResearchInterests:Lexicaldevelopment;aphasia;developmentalsociolinguistics.* Robert J. Hoffmeister, Associate Professor Emeritus of Education, SED. BS, U. ofConnecticut;MEd,U.ofArizona;PhD,U.ofMinnesota.§ Email: [email protected]§ Web: http://www.bu.edu/sed/about-us/faculty/robert-hoffmeister/

ResearchInterests:ASLacquisition;Deafculture;educationoftheDeaf._________________________________________________________________________________________________* JohnHutchison, Associate Professor Emeritusof Modern Foreign Languages, CAS. BA,PomonaCollege;MA,PhD,IndianaU.

§ Email: [email protected]

ResearchInterests: African languages; creole languages; language typology, languagepolicy;languageteachingandcurriculardevelopment;minoritylanguagepublishing,literacy._________________________________________________________________________________________________*PaulaMenyuk,ProfessorEmeritaofEducation,SED.BA,NYU;EdM,EdD,BU.§ Email: [email protected]

ResearchInterests:Languagedevelopment;literacy;developmentallanguagedisorders.

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3 THEMAINAPPLIEDLINGUISTICS3.1 IntroductionBostonUniversityoffersan8course(32credit)MasterofArtsdegreeadministeredbytheLinguistics Program. The program offers a strong grounding in linguistics, and providesopportunities forMA students to pursue awide range of interests. The departments andprogramscitedbelowprovidearichsetofscholarlyandappliedexperiencesforcandidatesseekingtheMaster’sdegree.TherearetwoprincipalcareertracksthatgraduatesoftheMAprogrammightfollow.Oneistoenteradoctoralprogram,eitherinlinguisticsorinanaffiliatedarea.Theothercareertrackinvolvesseekingaprofessionalpostingovernment,education,industryorhealthandhuman services. With the array of specializations available in the program (see below),Master’scandidatescanpreparethemselvesforawiderangeofprofessionalroles.

3.2 CourseRequirementsCandidatesfortheMAdegreeinAppliedLinguisticsarerequiredtocompleteaminimumofeightgraduate-levelsemestercourses(32credits)ortheequivalent.CoreRequirements:Eachstudentmusttakefourcorecoursesthatprovideanintroductiontolanguagestructure,linguistictheory,andonemajorareaoflinguisticsbeyondthese:

1. GRSLX601Phonetics&Phonology:IntroductiontoSoundSystems(previouslyofferedasCASLX510)

2. GRSLX621Syntax:IntroductiontoSententialStructure(previouslyofferedasCASLX522)

3. Onecourseinlinguistictheory.Forexample:

• GRSLX611Morphology:IntroductiontotheStructuresandShapesofWords(previouslyofferedasCASLX521)

• GRSLX617“Having”and"Being"acrossLanguages(previouslyofferedasCASLX517)• GRSLX627Focus(previouslyofferedasCASLX518)• GRSLX628Questions(previouslyofferedasCASLX519)• GRSLX645LanguagesinContact:TheHighStakesofGrammaticalBorder-Crossing

(previouslyofferedasCASLX515)• GRSLX660HistoricalandComparativeLinguistics(previouslyofferedasCASLX535)• GRSLX703PhonologicalAnalysis(previouslyofferedasCASLX513)• GRSLX705Prosody(previouslyofferedasCASLX525)• GRSLX722IntermediateSyntax:ModelingSyntacticKnowledge• GRSLX732IntermediateSemantics:TheGrammaticalConstructionofMeaning

(previouslyofferedasCASLX503)• GRSLX733IntermediatePragmatics:MeaninginContext

(previouslyofferedasCASLX504)

4. One course that provides an introduction to a major area of applied linguistics, broadlyconstrued(oftentakenfromamongthefollowingcourses,butotherappropriatecoursesmaybesubstitutedaswell,subjecttoadvisor'sapproval):

• GRSLX641Sociolinguistics(alsoofferedasCASAN521)

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• GRSLX649Bilingualism(previouslyofferedasCASLX545)• GRSLX655SecondLanguageAcquisition(previouslyofferedasCASLX542)• GRSLX659InterruptedAcquisitionandLanguageAttrition

(previouslyofferedasCASLX546)• GRSLX753AcquisitionofPhonology(previouslyofferedasCASLX541)• GRSLX754AcquisitionofSyntax(previouslyofferedasCASLX540)• SARSH524LanguageAcquisition• SARSH531IntroductiontoCommunicationDisorders• SEDLS566LanguageAcquisition• SEDLS750CognitiveDevelopmentandLanguage• GRSPS828Psycholinguistics

SpecializationRequirements: Each studentwill construct a specialization sequence of fourcourses (some possible courses are listed in Section 3.3, ‘Electives.’) The specializationsequence provides studentswith the opportunity to develop sophisticated knowledge of thetheoriesandmethodsofoneareaoflinguistics.

The four-course specialization sequence is to be designed in consultation with the facultyadvisor.Possiblespecializationsequencesaredescribedbelow,butstudentsshouldnotethatitis not necessary to specialize in one of these.MA students and their advisors often composeunique specialization sequences that meet their needs or interests, as indicated in the‘IndividualizedSpecialization’optionbelow.

1. LanguageAcquisitionandDevelopment

Includesthestudyoffirstand/orsecondlanguagelearningwithin the theoretical frameworks provided by linguisticsandpsychology;mayemphasize linguistic, cognitive, socialoreducationalimplications.

2. NeurolinguisticsandLanguageDisorders

Featuresthestudyofneuro-psychologicalandneurologicalsubstratesoflanguageandlanguagedisorders;mayincludeadultandchild languagedisorders;mayemphasizeclinicalortheoreticalimplications.

3. LanguageStructureandLinguisticTheory

4. LanguageVariationandChange

Students may specialize in the study of a particularlanguage or language family (e.g., African languages,Romance languages or American Sign Language), viewedwithin current linguistic theory, or studentsmay focus onlinguistictheoryexclusively.Includes the study of language in its social context; mayinclude sociolinguistics, historical approaches to languagechange,dialectology,andlanguagecontact;mayemphasizequantitative methods, empirical research design andcommunity-basedlinguisticinquiry.

5. BilingualismandLanguageTeaching

Includesstudyoflinguistictheoryandmethodsoflanguageteachingandlearning;mayincludeadultandchildlanguagelearners in formal educational settings; may emphasizebilingual education, or English and other languages taughtasasecondlanguage.

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6. SignLanguage IncludesthestudyofthelinguisticstructureandacquisitionofAmericanSignLanguageandsignedlanguagesingeneral.Research may also address crosslinguistic comparisons ofdifferent signed languagesorcomparisonsbetweensignedandspokenlanguages.

7. IndividualizedSpecialization

Students may design their own programs of study inconsultationwithanadvisorandapprovaloftheDirectorofGraduateStudies.Examples include focuson languageandliteracyteaching indevelopingcountries, language inmasscommunication,natural languageunderstanding,discourseanalysis,pragmatics,andothers.

Studentsmayreceivetransfercreditforuptotwocourses,inaccordancewiththepoliciesandpracticesoftheGraduateSchool.Ifastudenthastakentheequivalentofanyofthecorecourses,thesemaybewaived. In this case, the studentmay substituteanother course for the coursesalreadytaken,butunlessthecreditsaretransferred,therewillbenoreductioninthe32creditsrequiredfortheMA.

3.3 ElectiveCourseOfferingsStudentsmaytakecoursesnotonthis list for theirelectives,butadvanceapprovalbythemajoradvisorisrequired.LinguisticTheory

• GRSLX611Morphology:IntroductiontotheStructuresandShapesofWords(previouslyofferedasCASLX521)

• GRSLX617“Having”and"Being"acrossLanguages(previouslyofferedasCASLX517)• GRSLX627Focus(previouslyofferedasCASLX518)• GRSLX628Questions(previouslyofferedasCASLX519)• GRSLX631Semantics&Pragmatics:IntroductiontoLinguisticMeaning(previously

offeredasCASLX502)• GRSLX645LanguagesinContact:TheHighStakesofGrammaticalBorder-Crossing

(previouslyofferedasCASLX515)• GRSLX660HistoricalandComparativeLinguistics(previouslyofferedasCASLX535)• GRSLX703PhonologicalAnalysis(previouslyofferedasCASLX513)• GRSLX705Prosody(previouslyofferedasCASLX525)• GRSLX722IntermediateSyntax:ModelingSyntacticKnowledge• GRSLX732IntermediateSemantics:TheGrammaticalConstructionofMeaning

(previouslyofferedasCASLX503)• GRSLX733IntermediatePragmatics:MeaninginContext

(previouslyofferedasCASLX504)LanguageAcquisition

• GRSLX650CrosslinguisticApproachestoLanguageAcquisition(previouslyofferedasGRSLX700)

• GRSLX659InterruptedAcquisitionandLanguageAttrition(previouslyofferedasCASLX546)

• GRSLX753AcquisitionofPhonology(previouslyofferedasCASLX541)• GRSLX754AcquisitionofSyntax(previouslyofferedasCASLX540)• GRSPS848DevelopmentalPsycholinguistics

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• SEDLS566LanguageAcquisition• SEDLS750CognitiveDevelopmentandLanguage

SecondLanguageAcquisition,Bilingualism,andLanguageTeaching• GRSLX649Bilingualism(previouslyofferedasCASLX545)• GRSLX655SecondLanguageAcquisition(previouslyofferedasCASLX542)• SEDBI620EducationalIssuesinBilingualism• SEDBI621BilingualismandBiliteracy• SEDLS658SecondLanguageAcquisition• SEDTL509MethodsofTeachingEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguages

LinguisticAnalysisofSpecificLanguagesAFRICAN LANGUAGES

• GRSLX668StructureofAfricanLanguages(previouslyofferedasCASLX505)ENGLISH

• GRSLX664TheLinguisticsofContemporaryEnglish(previouslyofferedasCASLX406)• GRSLX665VariationinDialectsofEnglish(previouslyofferedasCASLX530)• CASEN515HistoryoftheEnglishLanguage1• CASEN516HistoryoftheEnglishLanguage2• CASEN518LinguisticProblemsinTESOL

JAPANESE

• CASLJ510StructureoftheJapaneseLanguage:SyntaxROMANCE LANGUAGES

• GRSLX670RomanceLinguistics(previouslyofferedasCASLX532)French

• CASLF504HistoryoftheFrenchLanguage• GRSLX673TheStructureofFrench:Phonology(alsoofferedasCASLF503)• GRSLX674TheStructureofFrench:Syntax(previouslyofferedasCASLF502)• GRSLX676TopicsinFrenchLinguistics(previouslyofferedasCASLX506;

alsoofferedasCASLF506)Spanish

• CASLS504HistoryoftheSpanishLanguage• GRSLX681SpanishintheUnitedStates(previouslyofferedasCASLX420;

alsoofferedasCASLS420)• GRSLX683TheSoundsofSpanish(previouslyofferedasCASLX507;

alsoofferedasCASLS507)• GRSLX684TheStructureofSpanish(previouslyofferedasCASLX508;

alsoofferedasCASLS508)• GRSLX686TopicsinSpanishLinguistics(alsoofferedasCASLS505)

AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE

• SEDDE672StructureofAmericanSignLanguageOTHER

• GRSLX669CreoleLinguistics(previouslyofferedasCASLX533)• GRSLX691LinguisticFieldMethods(previouslyofferedasCASLX501)

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NeurolinguisticsandLanguageDisorders• CASPS544DevelopmentalNeuropsychology• SARSH505IntroductiontoPhonologicalDisorders• SARSH708ModelsofLanguage• SARSH731PhonologicalDisorders• SARSH735PreschoolLanguageDisorders• SARSH736Aphasia• SARSH756CognitionandNeuralBases

PhilosophyofLanguage• GRSPH621Frege,Moore,andRussell• GRSPH622AnalyticPhilosophy• GRSPH624Wittgenstein• GRSPH633SymbolicLogic• GRSPH663PhilosophyofLanguage

ComputationalLinguistics• GRSLX690TopicsinLinguistics:NaturalLanguageProcessingandComputational

LinguisticsResearchMethodology

• GRSLX691LinguisticFieldMethods(previouslyofferedasCASLX501)• GRSLX795QuantitativeMethodsinLinguistics• GRSMA613/614StatisticalMethodsIandII• GRSPS711/712StatisticsinPsychologyIandII• GRSSO709FieldResearch• GRSSO712QualitativeResearchMethods• SEDRS652QualitativeResearchMethods

DirectedResearchForGRS LX951/952DirectedResearch courses, instructor andhours are arranged andcreditisvariable.StudentsdonotregisterthemselvesforthesecoursesontheLink.Rather,theymustfilloutanapplication(includingabriefsummaryandoutlineoftheproject,plusalistofreadings),seetheappendix,p.29.IndependentstudycoursesdonotcountaselectivesexceptinspecialcircumstancesasdeterminedbytheadvisorandDGS.SeeSection·.

3.4 LanguageRequirementMaster’sstudentsarerequired todemonstratecompetence ina languageother than theirnativelanguage.Thisrequirementmaybefulfilledinoneofthreeways,listedhere.

1. The studentmaypresent a transcript that indicates that he or she successfully completedtwoyearsofaforeignlanguageasanundergraduate.

2. Thestudentmaypassalanguageexamadministeredbyfacultyintheappropriatelanguageprogram,orbyafacultymemberintheLinguisticsProgram.(Oneoptionistopassthefinalexamofaqualifyingcourse.)

3. ThestudentmaycountEnglishastheexaminationlanguageifheorsheisanativespeakerofalanguageotherthanEnglishandhaspassedtheTOEFLataleveladequateforadmissiontotheprogram.

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Ifyouareinapositiontosatisfythelanguagerequirementinoneoftheabovethreeways,contact the Program Administrator (PA) to have this requirement officially entered intoyour records and/or to schedule a language exam. The exam requires you to translate apassageconcerninglanguageorlinguistics.Youareallottedonehourandalloweduseofadictionary.Studentsareadvisedtoschedulethisexamearlyintheirgraduatecareerincasetheydonotpassthefirsttime.ExamsaregenerallygradedandreturnedtotheLinguisticsofficewithintwotothreeweeksaftertheexamhasbeentaken.

3.5 Master’sProjectStudents in all specialization sequences must complete a final Master’s project, whichnormallyresults inapotentiallypublishablepaper.TheMAprojectmustdemonstratethestudent’s control over theories and methods pertaining to an appropriate topic in thestudent’sareaofspecialization.If your research involves human subjects, please see the important information on thispage:http://ling.bu.edu/grad/resources/researchinfo.PlanningofthefinalprojectisdoneinconsultationwithaprojectsupervisorwhowillbeamemberoftheCoreLinguisticsFaculty(seethelistinSection2.1);thismayormaynotbethestudent'smainacademicadvisor.Oneortwoadditionalreaders, fromamongtheCoreandAffiliatedLinguisticsfacultymembers,willprovideguidanceontheproject.Whileyoucancountonyouradvisortoguideyourthroughplanningandcarryingoutyourresearchproject,itisultimatelyuptoyoutoensurethatthepaperinwhichyoudocumentyourresearch iswellwritten.BU'sEducationalResourceCenterprovidesawiderangeofwritingservicestostudents:http://www.bu.edu/erc/writingassistance.Work on the project may begin at any point in the student's program, and may be anextensionofaprojectdoneforacourse.Atwo-to-fourpageproposalmustbesubmittedtotheLinguisticsProgramOfficealongwiththeProjectProposalform(seeAppendix),signedbytheprojectsupervisorandatleastoneadditionalreaderbeforetheprojectisbegun;seedeadlinesinSection3.8.1.ThefinalversionoftheMAprojectmustbereadandapprovedbyatleasttworeaders.

Pleasenote that theMAproject requirement in Applied Linguistics is not the same as theGraduateSchool“Master’sThesis”option.ThismeansthattheinformationintheGRSbulletinaboutsubmissionoftheMAthesis(includingdeadlinesandformatting)doesnotapplytoourstudents. Instead, for Applied Linguistics Master’s students, the project must be fullycompletedandapprovedbythedeadlinesinSection3.8.Studentsshouldgivethereadersoftheir MA project at least one month to read the penultimate draft, and should allowthemselvesampletimetomakerevisionsasrequestedbytheirreaders.

Seethenextsectionformoredetailsonformalitiesinvolvedingraduation.StudentsmustmakesurethatthereadersoftheirMAprojectsigntheappropriateform,whichmustthenbesubmittedtotheprogramofficewithacopyofthecompletedprojectbythedeadline.

3.6 Graduation3.6.1 DEGREECOMPLETIONTheMaster’sProgramshouldbecompletedwithinthreeyearsafterthefirstregistrationforstudyleadingtotheMaster’sdegree.A‘PetitionforExtensionofTimetoCompleteMA

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Requirements’isavailablefromtheGraduateSchoolifastudentfindsthatheorshecannotcomplete theMaster’s degree in this time frame. Students normally register for nomorethanfourcoursespersemester,butmustregisterforatleastonecourseeachsemesteruntilcourserequirementshavebeenfulfilled(unlessaleaveofabsencehasbeengranted).3.6.2 PROCEDURESTOAPPLYFORGRADUATIONAnintenttograduateformmustbefilledoutonlinebythestateddeadline;see:

http://www.bu.edu/cas/students/graduate/grs-forms-policies-procedures/grs-masters-forms-policies-procedures/grs-masters-graduation-procedures/.

3.6.3 CHECKINGTHATYOURREQUIREMENTSHAVEBEENFULFILLEDSeveralweeksbeforetheendofthesemester,theGraduateSchoolwillsendaformtotheDGS, asking whether you have finished all of your requirements for the MA degree,including the 8 required courses completed with a grade of B- or better, the languagerequirement, and theMAProject (whichmusthavebeensubmitted to theprogramofficealong with the MA Project Approval form; see the Appendix). This means that all thenecessarydocumentationmustappearonyouronlinetranscriptorhavebeensubmittedtothe Program Office. You are responsible for making sure that all your documents are inorder in time for graduation. If you are completing coursework required for the degreeduring the semester inwhich you intend to graduate, your graduationwill be subject tosatisfactorycompletionofthosecourses.3.6.4 COMMENCEMENTMaster’scandidatesarenotrequired toparticipate in thecommencementceremonies inMay,butthosewhoseofficialgraduationdatesareinJanuaryorMay(aswellasthosewhoanticipatecompletionintimeforgraduationnSeptember)arewelcometodoso.Therearecommencementceremoniesheldspecifically forLinguistics;PhDstudentsalsoparticipateinGRSceremonies. Ifyouwishtoparticipate inthegraduationceremonies inMay,pleaseinformtheLinguisticsProgramAdministratorbynolaterthanMarch31.

3.7 ApplicationtoPhDPrograms

ManyMaster’sstudentsplantogoontocompleteadoctorateafterreceivingtheirMaster’sdegree.Ifyouthinkyoumightbeinterestedinthiscourseofaction,itisimportanttobegintothinkaboutitearlyinyourMAstudies.Youshouldconsultyouradvisorinyoursecondsemester aboutwhat sorts of doctoral programsmight be a goodmatch, and aboutwhattypeofpreparationsuchprogramsmightbelikelytowantinapplicants.NOTE:WearenotcurrentlyacceptingapplicationsforthePhDinAppliedLinguistics.

3.8 TimeLineforMaster’sStudents3.8.1 DEADLINESImportant deadlines are found here: http://www.bu.edu/cas/students/graduate/grs-forms-

policies-procedures/grs-masters-forms-policies-procedures/grs-masters-graduation-procedures/

Note that theMaster’s “project” required forAppliedLinguistics isnot a “thesis.”So, theonlyGRSdeadline thatapplies is the filingof the intenttograduateform,which isnowsubmittedonline.However,therearedeadlinesimposedbytheprogramforsubmissionofanMAprojectproposalandforcompletionoftheMAproject.

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Forintendedgraduationin….

September2016 January2017 May2017SubmissionofapprovedMaster’sProjectProposal*

February 10, 2016

June 10, 2016

October 10, 2016

Filingoftheonline“IntenttoGraduate”form**

May 31, 2016

September 30, 2016

January 30, 2017

Finaldraftduetoreaders

July 10, 2016

November 7, 2016

March 5, 2017

SubmissionofCompletedandApprovedMaster’sProject*

August 10, 2016

December 7, 2016

April 5, 2017

*BothahardcopyandapdfversionoftheMAprojectshouldbesubmittedtotheLinguisticsProgram,alongwithahardcopyoftheformintheAppendix(onthelastpageofthisdocument).**ThisformistobesubmittedelectronicallytoGRS:

http://www.bu.edu/cas/students/graduate/grs-forms-policies-procedures/grs-masters-forms-policies-procedures/grs-intent-to-graduate-for-a-masters-degree/.

Studentsshouldverifythesedeadlinesatthelinkprovidedatthebeginningofthissubsection. v Warning:Deadlinesareenforced,andfeesWILLbechargedifyoucompletetheMAin

thesummerPleasepaycloseattentiontothedeadlines.IfyoudonotcompletetheMAintimeforMaygraduation,insteadintendingtocompletethedegreeintimeforaSeptemberdiploma,youwillbe required to register foronesummer term,andyouwillbe charged for continuingstudentfeesforthatterm($3,074asof2016-17).Youareadvisedtoplanaccordingly.

v Warning:LimitedfacultyavailabilityduringthesummerPleasenotethatfacultymaynotbeavailableduringthesummermonths.Youshouldplanahead;pleasemakespecificplansforthetimeframeofdegreecompletionthatmaydependon facultyavailabilityduringsummermonthsonlyafterconsultingwithyouradvisorandreaders.

3.8.2 REVIEWOFPROGRESS

IndividualmeetingswiththeDGSwillbesetupwitheachstudentearlyinthefalloftheirsecondyeartoreviewacademicprogress.

4 FORNEWSTUDENTS4.1 OrientationActivitiesFordetailsoforientationsforincominggraduatestudentsandnewteachingassistants,seehttp://www.bu.edu/cas/students/graduate/information-for-new-graduate-students/new-teaching-

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fellow-orientation-program/. The orientation for new MA students will be held on Friday,September2,2016from9amto12noon.At12:30, incomingLinguisticsMAstudentsareinvited to an informal lunch in the Linguistics building, 621 Commonwealth Ave. At thebeginningoftheschoolyear,areceptionisalsoheldforallgraduatestudentsandfacultyinthe Linguistics Program. This gathering offers an excellent informal opportunity for newstudentstobecomeacquaintedwithfellowstudentsandfacultymembers.

4.2 OtherInformation4.2.1 HOUSINGGraduate student housing (in dormitories) is available on a limited basis. Informationabout dorm accommodations can be obtained from the Office of Housing, 985Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 (http://www.bu.edu/housing/). There is also adifferent office with listings for apartments in the area, the Office of Rental PropertyManagement,19DeerfieldStreet,Boston,MA02215(http://www.bu.edu/orpm/).Forlistingsof apartments to share off-campus, see the Off-Campus Housing Office in the GeorgeShermanUnion,775CommonwealthAve.,basement(http://www.bu.edu/offcampus/).4.2.2 STUDENTHEALTHBENEFITSA packet containing information about student benefits will be sent to you during thesummeralongwithyourregistrationmaterials.IfyoudonotreceivethisbyAugust1,youshouldcontacttheGraduateSchoolAdmissionsOffice(phone:617-353-2696).Afewusefulfactsarelistedbelow.Moredetailedinformationiscontainedinthepacket.4.2.3 STUDENTHEALTHSERVICESA full physical examination and certain immunizations are requiredbefore you come toBostonUniversity.StudentHealthServicesislocatedat881CommonwealthAve.,617-353-3575,http://www.bu.edu/shs/.4.2.4 MEDICALINSURANCEMedicalinsurancethroughtheUniversityisavailableforfull-timestudents.Studentswhodonotwantthiscoveragemustprovidedocumentationtoshowthattheyhaveotherhealthinsurance, and must fill out a special form to have the charge removed from their bill.InternationalstudentsarenormallyrequiredtoenrollintheBUhealthinsuranceplan.

5 PROCEDURESANDPOLICIESSeehttp://www.bu.edu/cas/students/graduate/forinformationaboutpoliciesandprocedures.The essential information is replicated below, but in case of discrepancy, the official GRSwebsiteshouldbeconsideredauthoritative.

5.1 GeneralRegistrationProceduresTheregistrationprocessiscoordinatedthroughtheLinguisticsProgramOfficeandhasbeensetupsothatyoucanregisterforcoursesyourself.However,therearestillfourscenarioswhereyoumayneedtocontactthePAtohelpyouwithregistration:

• Ifyouareanewstudentintheprogram• Ifyouwanttobecertifiedasafull-timestudent• Ifyouwanttoregisterforanindependentstudy

Ifanyoftheseappliestoyoursituation,seeSection5.2below.

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Forallotherstudents,thegeneralguidelinesforregistrationarethefollowing:1. Makeanappointmentwithyouradvisortodiscusswhichcoursesyoushouldtake.Alist

ofcurrentcoursesisavailableontheLinguisticswebsite.2. Once you know what you are going to register for, your advisor will approve your

academic program and give you your advising code, which you will need in order toregister online through the Student Link (http://www.bu.edu/studentlink). Follow thedirections provided on the Web and refer to the guidelines for registration that youreceivedintheregistrationpackagewherenecessary.

3. Fordetailed information about registration, see:http://www.bu.edu/reg/registration/. Youwillneed toprovidecertain informationand fulfill certainrequirements inorder tobeeligibletoregister;seehttp://www.bu.edu/reg/registration/requirements/.

Note:ifyouradvisorisnotavailableduringtheregistrationprocessoryoudonothaveanadvisor,pleasecontacttheDGSforassistance.

5.2 AdditionalRegistrationProceduresSeehttp://www.bu.edu/cas/students/graduate/grs-forms-policies-procedures/grs-phd-forms-policies-procedures/.

5.2.1 FULL-TIMECERTIFICATIONGRShastwowaysinwhichstudentscanobtainfull-timestatus:• Full-TimebyCourseRegistration:Astudentregisteringfor12ormorecreditsisconsideredafull-

timestudent.• Full-TimebyCertification:Master’sstudentswhoareregisteredforlessthan12creditsbutwho

areengagedinfull-timeprogresstowardtheirdegreemustcompletetheContinuingStudyandCertifiedFull-TimeStatusFormandforwardthepdfdocumentforsignaturesbytheiradvisorandtheDGS,whowillemailittotheGRSoffice:

http://www.bu.edu/cas/files/2016/03/Continuing-Study-and-Certified-Full.pdf.5.2.2 REGISTERINGFORINDEPENDENTSTUDYIndependent studycoursesareopportunities for students towork closelywitha facultymemberonagiventopicareaoftheirchoice(usuallyinpreparationforthecompletionofapaperorprojectrequiredfortheirdegree,suchasaqualifyingpaper). Independentstudycourses are sometimes referred to as ‘Directed Study’. Independent study courses do notcountaselectivesexceptinspecialcircumstancesasdeterminedbytheadvisorandDGS.StudentsmayregisterforindependentstudycourseswithaLinguisticsfacultymember;

instructor approval is required. Students who have not yet completed their courserequirements must register for 4-credit level independent studies. Continuing students(studentswhohavecompletedalltheircourserequirements)mayregisterfor2-creditlevelindependentstudycourseswithCASfacultyand3-creditlevelcourseswithSEDfaculty.Fora review of tuition costs for independent study courses, consult the website of theRegistrar’sOffice(http://www.bu.edu/reg/).StudentscannotregisterforthesecoursesusingtheStudentLink,sotheyneedassistanceinordertoregisterforthistypeofcourses:1. TosignupforaGRSLXdirectedstudycourse,youshouldcompletetheapplicationformonp.29,

obtain the necessary approvals, and submit the form by the indicated deadline. The ProgramAdministratorwillneedtoregisteryou.

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2. If theprofessoryouaregoingtoworkwith is in theSchoolofEducationyouneedto filloutaformcalled‘ApplicationforIndependentStudy’.YoucanobtainthisattheprogramofficeoratOffice of Student Records, SED room 127. Fill out this form and have it signed by the facultymemberwithwhomyouwillberegisteredfortheindependentstudy.Then,youneedtotakeittoStudentRecords,SEDroom127andtheywillregisteryou.YoucannotregisterforthiscourseusingtheStudentLink.

5.2.3 TUITIONCHARGESBASEDONTHENUMBEROFCOURSESFORWHICHYOUREGISTERINAGIVENSEMESTER

Importanttonote: If you register for1or2 courses, youpayby the course, the rate insomecasesdependingonwhenthecourseisbeingoffered(dayorevening).Ifyouregisterfor 3 or 4 courses, youwill be charged full-time GRS tuition. Thismeans that it ismoreeconomicaltoregisterfor16ratherthan12credithours(4coursesratherthan3),sincethecostisthesame.Otherwise,youareessentiallygetting3coursesforthepriceof4.

5.3 GradesandCoursework

5.3.1 COURSEDROPSANDWITHDRAWALSStudentsmaydropacourseearlyinthesemesterwithoutpenalty.Studentswhowithdrawfromacourseafterthedropdeadlinereceiveagradeof‘W’(andnocredit)forthecourse.Ifthecourseisrequired,thestudentmusttakethecourseinalatersemesterandpaytuitionagain.Seehttp://www.bu.edu/reg/calendars/semester/forspecificsaboutdeadlinesforaddingand dropping classes in any given semester. The time point atwhich a student drops orwithdrawsfromacourseaffectstheportionoftuitionreimbursementtowhichthestudentis entitled. Please contact theOffice of the Registrar or consulthttp://www.bu.edu/reg/forinformationaboutdeadlinesfordroppingacourseandreceivingtuitionreimbursement.5.3.2 INCOMPLETES,FAILINGGRADES,ANDGRADEREQUIREMENTSTOREMAININGOODSTANDINGAgradeofBminusorhigherisrequiredtopassagraduate-levelcourse;anythinglowerisconsideredafailinggrade.Ifastudentdoesnotcompletetheworkrequiredforacoursebytheendofthesemesterofregistration in that course, the instructormay assign a failing grade. If the student has agood reason for failure to complete the course requirements on time, he or she maynegotiate a short-term extension to complete the outstanding requirements with theinstructor, in which case a grade of Incomplete will be entered, provisionally, until thecourseworkhasbeencompleted,atwhichtimethe‘I’willbechangedtothegradeearned.PermissiontotakeanIncompletemustbereceivedfromtheInstructorbeforefinalgradesfortheclassaresubmitted.Thecourseworkrequiredforthiscoursemustbecompletedandgradedbytheinstructorwithinoneyearfromtheendofthecourseinorderforthestudenttoreceivealettergradeforthecourse.Ifthestudentdoesnotcompletetheworkrequiredwithintheyearlimit,a‘permanentI’isapplied.Seehttp://www.bu.edu/academics/grs/policies/incomplete-coursework/.PleasenotethatonlytheinstructorofthecoursecanchangeagradefromIncompletetoaletter grade. If an instructor leaves the university for any reason, we must contact thatperson if a grade change is needed. Sometimes this is quite difficult, so students areencouragedtofinishtheirIncompletespromptly.

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Studentsareexpectedtomaintainsatisfactoryacademicprogress.StudentswhoseGPAdropsbelow3.0orwhoreceivefailinggrades(i.e.,gradeslowerthanBminusorpermanentIncompletes)inmorethantwo4-creditcoursesareatriskforremovalfromtheprogramatthediscretionoftheGraduateSchool.Studentsarethereforestronglyencouragedtoavoidaccumulating ‘I’ grades and to complete coursework within the time limits. (Seehttp://www.bu.edu/academics/grs/policies/failing-grades/.)

5.3.3 TRANSFERSUptotwocoursesmaybetransferredinfromworkatanotheruniversity,aslongas(a)thecontentof thosecoursescanbeshowntobeequivalenttoacoreorspecializationcourse,and (b) those courseswere not used to satisfy a degree requirement. If the course to betransferredwas takenwhen thestudentwasanundergraduate, itmusthavebeenduringthesenioryear.Eachtransferredcoursereleasesthestudentfromboththerequirementfortakingthatcourseandthecreditsearnedforthecourse.Studentsmustprovidesupportingdocumentation required by the Graduate School to be awarded transfer credit. Note thatBoston University does not accept transfer credits from Harvard Extension. See the GRSBulletinforfurtherdetailsabouttransferofcredits.If a student proposes a transfer to take the place of a core course, the student mustdemonstratethatthecontentoftheclassiscomparabletotheclassitisintendedtoreplace;theapprovaloftheBUfacultymemberwhonormallyteachesthecorecourseisrequired.Ifthe student proposes a transfer to take the place of an elective, the content need not beduplicated at Boston University, but the course should be advanced enough to be areasonableelective,andthesubstitutionshouldbeapprovedbytheDGS.5.3.4 WAIVERSIf a student has already taken a core course at Boston University (for example as anundergraduateorMAstudent), then that requirementwillbewaived,i.e., the studentwillnot have to take that course (see p. 28). However, the student must substitute anothercourseforthatcorerequirement. Inotherwords,allstudentsmustcompleteatotalof32graduatecreditstoreceivetheMAdegree,whetherornottheyhavehadanyoftheircorerequirementswaived.

5.4 AdvisingYour academic advisor can helpwith bureaucratic requirements, such as approving yourcourseselectionsandprovidingyouradvisingcodeatthestartofeachsemester,butmostimportantly,youradvisorcanprovideyouwithguidanceinrelationtoyourprogressintheprogramandthedevelopmentofyourownwork,includingthechoiceofanMAProject.5.4.1 ADVISORSBeforeyourfirstsemesterintheprogramyouwillbeassignedanacademicadvisorbasedonourknowledgeofyourinterestsatthetimeyouenteredtheprogram.However,students’interests often are not well-defined when they enter the program and as your interestsdevelopandyoutakemoreclasses,youmaychangeyourfocus.Youhavearighttochangeacademicadvisorsatanytime.Ifyouwanttochangeadvisors,

youshoulddiscussthiswiththeDGS.Somestudentsareconcernedthattheiradvisorswillbeoffendedorhurtiftheywishtoworkwithsomeoneelse.Thisshouldnotbeaconcern.Youracademicadvisorhasaprofessionalrelationshipwithyouandunderstandsverywell

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thatinterestsandtopicsmaychange.Aslongasyouconductthetransitionprofessionally,thereshouldbenoproblem.ThereisnoexpectationonthepartoffacultythatyouwillstaywithoneadvisorthroughoutyourstudyatBostonUniversity.Studentsshouldidentify,inconsultationwiththeiracademicadvisorandtheDirectorof

Graduate Studies, an appropriate faculty member to serve as first reader for their MAproject(if this issomeoneother thantheacademicadvisor),aswellasadditionalreadersmostappropriatetothesubjectmatterdiscussedandanalyzedintheirwork.5.4.2 WORKINGWITHADVISORSANDREADERSFacultyadvisorsandreadersoncommitteesarecommittedtosupportingyoureffortstodevelop as a scholar. However, it is your responsibility tomaintain communicationwiththemabout theprogressofyourwork.Forexample,youshouldtry tocheck inwithyouradvisoratleastafewtimeseachsemester,particularlyifyoudonothaveaclasswiththatperson.IfyouareworkingonanMAproject,youshouldbeincontactwithyouradvisororfirstreaderatleasteveryotherweek.Pleasenote,however, that facultyaregenerallynotavailableover intersessionor in thesummer.Duringthesummer, facultymembersareexpectedtousetheir timetocarryoutresearchandpreparepublications.Whileitmaybethecasethatanadvisororreaderwillbewillingtoworkwithyouoverthesummer,youcannotassumetheiravailability.Therefore,youshouldplanyourstudiesandwritingsoastomakebestuseofyourowntimeand thatofyouradvisorandreaders.Clearcommunicationand jointplanning is theway toaccomplish this smoothly.Youhavea right toaskyouradvisorandreadersabouttheiravailabilityandaboutexpectationsconcerninghowlongitwilltakethemtorespondto your work. Faculty will appreciate your efforts to think ahead and plan with them.PleasealsoseethewarninginSection3.8.1aboutfeeschargedforsummercompletion.

6 IMPORTANTINFORMATIONABOUTCARRYINGOUTRESEARCHIf your research toward any of the programmilestones discussed in this handbook willrequire you to have contact of almost any kind with other humans (for example, asparticipants inanexperiment, respondents ina survey, students ina classroom,etc.)youwill be responsible for getting approval for this research from the campus InstitutionalReviewBoardbeforeyoubegincollectinganydata.Youradvisor,andalsotheDGS,canhelpwiththisprocess,butultimately,theresponsibilityisyours.Pleasenoteinadditionthattheconsequencesforfailingtofollowtheseprocedurescanbequiteserious,bothforyou,andfortheprogram.TheregulationsandproceduresrequiredbytheIRBarequiteelaborate,andtheapprovalprocesscan take time, so it isextremely important thatyoustart theapprovalprocessasearly as possible. Essential information about this process is available here:http://www.bu.edu/linguistics/UG/docs/MAresearch-info.pdf.DonotsubmitanythingtotheIRBwithoutyouradvisor’spriorapproval.

7 FUNDINGYOUREDUCATIONSee http://www.bu.edu/cas/students/graduate/financial-aid/ for general information aboutloansandfundingsources,bothinternalandexternaltoBU.

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7.1 FlexiblePaymentPlansSeehttp://www.bu.edu/studentaccountingservices/your-bill/payment-plans.

7.2 FederalFunding:Work-StudyWork-Study is a federally fundedprogram forU.S. citizens andpermanent residents. It isdesignedtopromotepart-time(academicyear)andfull-time(summer)employmenttohelpstudents who demonstrate financial need. See http://www.bu.edu/seo/dates/fws-dates/ forinformationaboutapplicationdeadlines.ToapplyyoumustsubmittheofficialapplicationandsupportingmaterialstotheGRSoffice(Room112),asfollows:• theFinancialAidForm(FAFSA),whichshouldbesubmittedatleast6-8weeksprior

totheapplicationdeadlineandisavailableonlineorattheGRSoffice• acurrentIRS1040form

7.3 FundingthroughBUEach year a very limited amount of financial support in the form of tuition waivers isavailableforMAstudents.Graduatefinancialaidfundscannotbeusedforthefollowing:• AuditedCourses• Coursesnottakenforcredit• Courseswithdrawnwitha“W”grade

Withdrawalfromacoursewitha“W”gradeorchangingacourseforcredittoanauditwillresult in the rescinding of financial aid funds used toward that course.Thestudentwillthenberesponsibleforpayingforthatcourse.7.3.1 RESEARCHANDTEACHINGASSISTANTSHIPSOccasionallytheuniversityprovidesfundingtoourprogramforateachingassistantship.The funding levels for suchpositionsvary. Facultymemberswish to encourageall of ourstudents to gain teaching experience, but the rarity of such positions ensures that onecannot depend upon such funding, unfortunately. Similarly, faculty members sometimesreceiveexternalfundingintheformofgrantstosupportfacultyresearch.Usuallyafundedresearchprojectprovidessupportforoneormoreresearchassistants.Thefundinglevelforsuchpositionsvariesbasedontheconditionsofthegrant.Formoreinformation,contacttheDGSifyouwouldbeinterestedinsuchpositions7.3.2 TEACHINGOPPORTUNITIESINOTHERBUPROGRAMSManystudentshavesuccessfullyobtainedteachingpositionsinotherdepartmentsintheuniversity, including those listed below. Prospective students shouldwait until theyhavebeennotifiedofadmissionintotheprogrambeforemakingdirectinquiriesaboutteachingpositions. It is agood idea todiscuss intentions toapply fora teachingposition inoneoftheseprogramsordepartmentswith theDGS inLinguistics, beforemakingdirect contactwith them. For any of these positions, you will be expected to have relevant teachingexperienceatthecollegelevel.v RomanceStudies/ModernLanguagesandComparativeLiteraturePart-time lecturersarehired to teachbasic languagecourses.Studentswhoarenativespeakers of some language other than English (especially French, Spanish, Italian,German, Russian, African languages, Chinese, Japanese, Hebrew, Arabic) or who have

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nearnativefluencyinoneofthoselanguagesshouldsendaletterofinquiryandcurrentcurriculumvitaetotheChairofRomanceStudiesorMLCLwithacopytotheDGS.

v TheWritingProgramIf you are interested in teaching special sections of English composition, you shouldcontact Professor Joseph Bizup, Assistant Dean, College of Arts & Sciences WritingProgram.Qualifiedstudentsinourprogramhavetaughtthesecoursesinthepast.Thereare Teaching Fellowships and GraduateWriting Fellowships in theWriting Program:www.bu.edu/writingprogram/about/fellowships-and-employment/.

v CELOPTheCenterforEnglishLanguageandOrientationPrograms(CELOP)providesintensiveEnglish language instruction for foreign students interested in pursuing academiccareers in the USA. Occasionally, there is a need for part-time teachers of English toteachcoursessuchasESL,studyskills,researchwriting,content-basedESL,andgeneralskills development. Applicants should be native English speakers or have abilingual/bicultural background. Applied Linguistics students may be employed asJuniorLecturers,andwillbeassignedamentorfromCELOP’sseniorfaculty.IfyouareinterestedinapositionatCELOP,contactAlanBroomheadat6173537939.

v OtherDepartmentsIf youhavea specialty in anyother field,discussyour teaching interestwith theDGS,whowillguideyoutotheappropriatecontactperson.Inanyevent,pleaseinformthePAortheDGSofyourteachingplansassoonastheyaredefinite.

8 PROGRAMRESOURCES8.1 LinguisticsOfficeThe Linguistics ProgramOffice is staffed by the PA and is located at 621CommonwealthAve.,room120.ThePAmaybecontactedattheofficebyphone(617-358-4640)orbyemail.Officehoursarepostedontheprogramwebsite.

8.2 StudentLoungeandGraduateStudentWorkSpaceThegraduatestudentloungeislocatedat96CummingtonMall,Room242.Atpresent,theprogramdoesnotprovidedesignatedworkspaceforgraduatestudents.Thereprogramisintheprocessofarrangingmorepermanentspaceforgraduatestudents.PleasecontacttheDGSifyouneedassistanceinfindingaspacetowork.Alsoseesection9.2.3ofthishandbookregardingstudycarrelsinMugarlibrary.

8.3 LinguisticsLibraryThe Linguistics Library has a collection of books and journals related to language andlinguistics that are available for student use. The book room is located at 621Commonwealth Ave., Room 112. The library contains books and journals donated bypublisherswhodisplaymaterialsat theannualBUConferenceonLanguageDevelopment,aswellasbystudentsandfaculty.CopiesofPhDdissertationsbyAppliedLinguisticsalumniare also available. The library is in theprocessofbeing reorganized, andprocedures forcheckingoutmaterialsarebeingrevised.

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8.4 ConferenceOfficeThe office for the BU Conference on Language Development (BUCLD) is located at 96Cummington Mall, Room 244. Email should be directed to [email protected]. Please seeSection10.1fordetailsonparticipationintheBUCLD.Studentsmayalsofindinformationabouttheconferenceattheirwebpage:http://www.bu.edu/bucld/.

9 UNIVERSITYRESOURCES9.1 ComputerAccess9.1.1 BUEMAILADDRESSAll students must have a BU email address. For further information, see

http://www.bu.edu/tech/services/comm/email/. Please note that all information andannouncementsabouttheprogramwillbesenttoyourBUemailaddress,andthatyouareresponsible to check its contents regularly. If youprefer touse adifferent email account,youcanarrangetohaveyouremailforwardedtoyourpreferredaddress.9.1.2 WEB-BASEDINFORMATIONThelinguisticswebsiteisathttp://ling.bu.edu.Clickonthe“graduate”tabatthetop.ItisanexcellentresourceforinformationaboutawidevarietyoftopicsrelatedtolinguisticsatBU.

9.2 LibraryServices9.2.1 COMPUTERACCESSTOTHEUNIVERSITYLIBRARYStudents can browse the library catalog through the library website

http://www.bu.edu/library/.9.2.2 ELECTRONICSEARCHESSearches forelectronicmaterial suchas journal abstractsand full-text journal articles isavailablebothoncampusatMugarLibraryandonlineviatheBUlibrarywebsite.Electronicresourcesofparticularinteresttolinguisticsstudentsincludethefollowing:1. IndexesandDatabases.These includesearchable indexesofarticles,books,andtheses

on a wide variety of subject areas. Some include abstracts, while others only includebibliographicinformation.Also,someareavailableonlinewhileothersmustbeaccessedthroughtheterminalsavailableatMugar.Ofspecialinterestforlinguisticsstudentsarethe ‘Linguistics Abstracts Online’ service provided by Blackwell Publishers (availablebothatMugarandonline)andthe‘LinguisticsandLanguageBehaviorAbstracts’(LLBA)index(availablebothatMugarandonline).

2. On-line journals.These include full-textarticles from journals towhichBUsubscribes.Access to these journals is available on campus or through a proxy connection. Seehttp://www.bu.edu/tech/accounts/remote/ezproxy/fordetails.

3. Interlibrary loan. Studentsmay requestmaterial (such as books and journal articles)fromotherlibrariesifthosematerialsarenotavailablefromanyofBostonUniversity’sown libraries. Interlibrary loan requests may be made either at the Mugar LibraryReferenceDeskoronlineat:http://www.bu.edu/library/ill/ill.html.

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4. The BU library provides a webpage dedicated to linguistics resources. For links toadditionalelectronicandlibraryresources,seehttp://www.bu.edu/library/guides/ling.html.

5. The BU Linguistics website provides a page dedicated to linguistics resources. See:http://ling.bu.edu/resources/researchandhttp://ling.bu.edu/resources/other.

6. Somecareer-relatedresourcesarealsoavailablefromhttp://ling.bu.edu/about/jobs.9.2.3 CARRELSGraduatestudentswhohavecompletedtheircourserequirementsmayrequestacarrelinthelibrary(tobesharedwithoneormoreothergraduatestudents).AletterfromtheDGSisrequiredtocertifythatcourserequirementshavebeencompleted.9.2.4 NEWACQUISITIONSIfyouhaveanysuggestionsaboutbooksorjournalsthatthelibraryshouldacquire,pleasemake awritten request by filling out the forms available at theMugar LibraryReferenceDeskorattheMugarwebsite.

9.3 ResourcesoftheConsortiumBoston University participates in a Consortium of Boston-area colleges and universities.Othermemberuniversitiesof theconsortiumincludeBostonCollege,BrandeisUniversity,TuftsUniversity, andHebrewCollege.ConsortiummembershipenablesBostonUniversitystudents to takecoursesatanyof theseschools.Todoso,submitapetitionthatyoumayobtain from theRegistrar (881CommonwealthAvenue),which is signedby your advisorandtheGraduateSchoolRecordsOfficer.ItisthenreturnedtotheRegistrar.ThetuitionispaidtoBU.Theonlyrestrictionisthatthecoursemustberelevanttothestudent’sprogram.Studentswhoarepayingcontinuingstudentfeesarenoteligible.Tuitionremissionmaybeusedtowardcoursesatthememberuniversities.BostonUniversityisalsoamemberoftheBostonLibraryConsortium.IfyouwishtotakebooksoutfromotherBoston-arealibrariesparticipatinginthisconsortium,youwillneedaConsortiumlibrarycard,whichmaybeobtainedwithoutchargeattheCirculationdeskofMugarlibrary.Anewcardmustbeobtainedeachsemester.

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10 PROGRAMACTIVITIES10.1 BUConferenceonLanguageDevelopmentTheBostonUniversityConferenceonLanguageDevelopment(BUCLD)wasstartedin1976by students and faculty in the Psycholinguistics Program (a historical antecedent of theProgram in Applied Linguistics). The Conference has become one of the best knownconferencesonlanguagedevelopmentintheworldandtakesplaceinearlyNovembereachyear.TheConferencedrawsover500people fromallover theU.S.andaroundtheworld,and includes about 150 papers in such areas as theoretical approaches to languageacquisition, second language acquisition, language disorders, and other topics related tolanguage development. The Conference is a non-profit organization and is funded by themoneytakenineachyearattheConference,currentlysupplementedbygrantsprovidedbytheNationalScienceFoundation.BUCLD is run each year by students in the Linguistics Program, with the guidance offaculty advisors, currently Profs. PaulHagstrom, SudhaArunachalam, and Charles Chang.Planningfortheconferencegoesonallyear.Twoorthreestudentsserveasorganizersofthe conference, six to seven as committee chairs, and the rest of the students help in avariety ofways throughout the year and at the conference itself. The organization of theconference is a year-long project that requires the participation of all students in theLinguisticsprograminordertorunsmoothly.Allstudentsareexpectedtocontributetotheorganizationoftheconferencethroughouttheyearandparticularlytotheconferenceitself(by,forexample,staffingtheregistrationdesk,orchairingsessions).Session-chairingalonerequiresapproximately40volunteers,soeveryonecounts!Inquiriesabouthowtohelpwiththe conference may be made by email ([email protected]). The conference website ishttp://www.bu.edu/bucld/.

10.2 ColloquiaYou should plan to attend the Linguistics Colloquia and other events organized by theProgram. In addition, the Boston area is home to a number of prestigious linguisticsprograms,manyofwhichhosteventsduringtheacademicyear. BesuretocheckoutthelinguisticsprogramwebsitesatHarvardandMITfornewsaboutevents.

10.3 Research-RelatedActivitiesImportant:Ifyourresearchinvolveshumansubjects,pleaseseethecriticalinformationinSection6.Inrecentsemesters,graduatestudentshaveorganizedtheirownweeklyresearchforum.This forumis informalandentirely independent fromtheprogram,althoughsomefacultymembersoften attend. Eachweek, oneormore graduate studentspresent theirwork inprogress,andreceivesupportivefeedbackfromtheirpeersandattendingfaculty.Wehopethatstudentswillcontinuethistraditioninthecomingyear.Studentswho are planning to present a paper at a conference, forum orworkshop arestrongly encouraged to schedule a practice talk in front of fellow students and facultymembers. You can practice and receive feedback that will be very helpful for the realpresentation.Practicetalksmaybeannouncedovertheprogramemail ifyouwish.E-mailtheProgramAdministratorat least10days inadvancesothataroomcanbebookedandthetalkcanbeannounced.

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APPENDIX:FORMSANDPAPERWORK FormstobesubmittedtotheLinguisticsProgramOffice,onthefollowingpages:

§ MAINAPPLIEDLINGUISTICS:WAIVEROFCOURSEREQUIREMENT§ APPLICATIONFORDIRECTEDSTUDY(GRSLX951/952)§ MASTER’SPROJECTPROPOSALFORM*§ MASTER’SPROJECTAPPROVALFORM*

FormstobesubmittedtotheGraduateSchoolavailablefromtheGRSwebsite(http://www.bu.edu/cas/students/graduate/grs-forms-policies-procedures/grs-masters-forms-policies-procedures/):• Petitionforapprovaltotransfercredits• LeaveofAbsence/Withdrawal• DiplomaApplication

Usefulinformationalsoavailableonline:

• GeneralInformationforGraduateStudents:http://www.bu.edu/cas/students/graduate/

• GraduateSchoolBulletin:http://www.bu.edu/academics/grs/• GraduationCalendar:

http://www.bu.edu/cas/students/graduate/graduation-information/• InformationfromtheRegistrar’sOffice:http://www.bu.edu/reg/

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1. MAINAPPLIEDLINGUISTICS:WAIVEROFCOURSEREQUIREMENTName: ___________________________________________ Academic Advisor: ____________________________________ BU Core Course Requirement to be waived _________________________ Number/Name of the course taken elsewhere: University where course was taken; date taken: Were transfer credits awarded for this course? ___________

If not, what BU course has been approved as a substitution? ___________ Signature of BU faculty member who teaches the core course being waived: ________________________________ ____________________________ __________ [printed name] [signature] [date]

BU Elective Course Requirement to be waived: _________________________ Number/Name of the course for which transfer credits were awarded: University where course was taken; date taken: Signature of DGS:

____________________________ __________ [signature] [date]

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2. APPLICATIONFORDIRECTEDSTUDY(GRSLX951/952)DescriptionofaDirectedStudyADirectedStudyisacourseinwhichastudentpursuesindependentresearchundertheguidanceofafacultymember.AstudentmaychoosetoundertakeaDirectedStudyforthefollowingreasons:1)topursue indepthanareacoveredmoregenerally inacourse,2) toexplorea topicnotnormallycovered in the curriculum, or 3) to prepare an independent researchproject such as aQualifyingPaper(etc.)underfacultyguidance.Inallcases,itisthestudent’sresponsibilitytoidentifythetopicandtoacquireenoughinformationtoensureitsworthinessforindependentresearch.CreatingaDirectedStudyProposal:StudentandSupervisingFacultyMember1.Identifykeyreferences(books,journalarticles,orothersources)pertinenttothestartoftheproject.2.Arrangeameetingbetweenthestudentandsupervisingfacultymember.Thedesignofaclear,explicitplanforthecompletionofthecourseisthemainpurposeofthisinitialconference.Topicstocovershouldinclude:supervision,atentativeplanfortheresearch,includingalistofreferencesandassignmentstobecompleted,andascheduleforregularmeetingsthroughoutthesemester.Theresearchprojectwillnormallyculminateinamajorpaperoraseriesofpapers.

Itisimportanttoallowyourselfampletimetocreateathoroughandacademicallyrigorousproposal.YoushouldbeginthinkingaboutyourDirectedStudyduringthesemesterpriortoyouranticipatedregistration.Itisnotrecommendedthatyoubegincreatingaproposaloncethesemesterhasalreadybegun.

DocumentingaDirectedStudywithintheDepartment1.PleasefillouttheDirectedStudyapplication,onthenextpage;therearesectionstobefilledoutbythestudent,andsignaturesconfirmingapprovalbythefacultymemberandtheDGSarerequired.2.Theapplicationmustbesubmittedatleast2dayspriortothefinaldayforaddingacourse.Pleasekeepacopyoftheapplicationforyourself,andgiveonetoyourprofessor.

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BOSTONUNIVERSITYLINGUISTICSPROGRAM

GRADUATEDIRECTEDSTUDYAPPLICATION

Dateofapplication: SemesterofDirectedStudy:___________________(Mustbenolaterthantwodaysbeforethelastdaytoaddaclassfortheselectedsemester)SupervisingFacultyMember: Name: ID#: PhoneNumber: E-mail: PleaselistallpreviousDirectedStudiestaken.(Note:absolutelimitof12credits) Pleaseanswerthefollowingquestionsonanattachedsheet:1.Stateclearlytheobjective,researchplan,andrationaleforthisDirectedStudycourse.Includeacompletebibliographyofreadingstobecompleted.Attachextrapagesifneeded.2.StateconciselyhowthisDirectedStudycoursefitsinwithyouroverallacademicprogram,inrelationtobothpreviousworkandfuturegoals.3.Pleaseprovideatentativescheduleofmeetings,textstobereadanddiscussed,andworktobecompleted.Includeduedatesforwrittenorotherwork.PARTTHREE:SIGNATURES1.Student: Date: 2.SupervisingFacultyMember: Date: 3.DGSorProgramdirector: Date:

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3. MASTER’SPROJECTPROPOSALFORM*

BU MA in Applied Linguistics Expected graduation

Name: ___________________________________________ date: __________ Project Advisor: ____________________________________ Academic Advisor (if different) : ____________________________________ Title of Project: _____________________________________________________________ Project Abstract: Readers’ signatures, indicating approval of the attached project proposal Project supervisor / first reader: ________________________________ ____________________________ __________ [printed name] [signature] [date]

Second reader: ________________________________ ____________________________ __________ [printed name] [signature] [date]

Third reader (optional): ________________________________ ____________________________ __________ [printed name] [signature] [date]

*Pleaseattach2-4pageprojectproposaltothisform,andsubmittotheLinguisticsProgramOfficebythedeadlinelistedinSection3.8.1oftheMAHandbook.

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4. MASTER’SPROJECTAPPROVALFORM* BU MA in Applied Linguistics Expected graduation

Name: ___________________________________________ date: __________ Project Advisor: ____________________________________ Academic Advisor (if different) : ____________________________________ Title of Project: _____________________________________________________________ Project Abstract: Readers’ signatures, indicating approval of the attached project. Project supervisor / first reader: ________________________________ ____________________________ __________ [printed name] [signature] [date]

Second reader: ________________________________ ____________________________ __________ [printed name] [signature] [date]

Third reader (optional): ________________________________ ____________________________ __________ [printed name] [signature] [date]

*PleaseattachahardcopyoftheapprovedMAProjecttothisform,andsubmittotheLinguisticsProgramOfficebythedeadlinelistedinSection3.8.1oftheMAHandbook.Inaddition,apdfversionofthefinalprojectshouldbesentviaemailtotheDGS.

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