Doctors of Philosophy in Linguistics in North America 2017. PhD in English Binghamton University's graduate program in English offers more than just the study of language and literature. Students in the program develop skills that have applications far beyond the traditional occupations of teaching and composition. Effective and persuasive communicators are in demand in a number of fields, including law, marketing, communications, and journalism. Advanced study of literature and rhetoric will greatly contribute to your skill set and employability. The Creative Writing concentration can offer additional experience, and is not only for those who are pursuing a career in writing. Graduate Programs Welcome to the Graduate English program at Binghamton University. Our program has had a history of distinguished faculty and graduates in literary research, critical theory,rhetoric, and creative writing. History The English Department currently serves approximately 75 students working toward the PhD and about 30 students in progress toward the MA degree. The English Department offers opportunities for study in all major areas of British and American literatures, with strengths in American Studies, British Modernities, Critical Theory, Gender and Sexualities, Medieval Studies, Early Modern and Renaissance Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Race, Empire, and Global Diasporas, Rhetorical Discourse, Ethnic Studies, Cultural Studies/ Science Studies, Creative Writing. Programs Ph.D. in English with a research dissertation Ph.D. in English with creative dissertation Literature Degrees: The MA in literature stresses breadth of knowledge in literature and theory. The Ph.D. program encourages students to pursue focused interests in literary periods or movements, theoretical models and... [-]

Pursue a diverse range of issues in preparation for your career as a researcher, teacher trainer, or leader in fields related to teaching and learning second languages, including: Corpus linguistics Grammar and vocabulary Grammatical variation Language planning and policy Language testing and program evaluation Pragmatics Quantitative research methods Register and discourse analysis Second language acquisition Second language reading and writing Second language teaching and learning Speech perception and production Spoken discourse World Englishes Our faculty work closely with individual students, helping them to develop as colleagues in applied linguistics. As a result, our PhD students have an outstanding record of publication and participation in major conferences such as TESOL and AAAL. Graduates of our program have also been highly successful at obtaining tenure-track faculty positions at major universities. What Can I Do with a Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Linguistics? The Ph.D. program in Applied Linguistics at Northern Arizona University is designed to prepare future professors, researchers and teacher trainers to work independently and in leadership positions with the learning and teaching of second languages, the analysis of language, and the design of language-related research. University Requirements To receive a Doctor of Philosophy Degree (Ph.D.) at Northern Arizona University, you must complete a planned group of courses, from one or more disciplines, ranging from at least 60-109 units of graduate-level courses. Most plans require research, a dissertation, and comprehensive exams. All plans have residency requirements regarding time spent on the Flagstaff campus engaged in full-time study. ADDITIONAL ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS Admission... [-]

Doctors of Philosophy in Linguistics in North America 2017. The Doctor of Letters allows further specialization in the field of letters which, essentially, that of literature, language and textual, visual and discursive practices (including theater, cinema, philosophy, history of art and media discourse). It aims to train students who can contribute to increased knowledge of critical, historical, methodological and theoretical, and, thereby, contribute to the integration of disciplines, with literary studies, share the letters of the field. Offered jointly with the University of Quebec in Chicoutimi and the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, this program brings together 23 research professors and researchers-creators whose specializations cover all the topics and approaches of literary studies. Program Structure The Doctor of Letters offers two options: literary analysis and writing and includes a thesis of 72 credits. Program Structure Research areas The teaching team conducts research and research-creation structured around the bearing axles letters of programs at three levels: creation, literary culture, approaches and methods. Research show a concern for complementarity both in terms of time that objects and methods. creative Writing Tale, story, novel, poetry, haiku, story, theater, pedagogy and philosophy of creation. literary culture French literature of the Old Regime (XVI-XVIII centuries), the writings of the New France, Quebec and French literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, contemporary literature. Approaches and Methods Geocriticism, literary history, intertextuality, language, myth criticism and mythanalysis, narrative, onomastics, poetic collection of poetic genres, psychoanalysis, rhetoric, semantics, semiotics and discourse analysis. The dynamism of research in letters... [-]