Objectives for the PhD program
The objectives of the PhD program are to:
- Provide students with a critical understanding of what Applied Linguistics currently entails and the ability to identify emerging issues
- Further develop students’ ability to synthesize fundamental concepts into theories and critically evaluate multiple perspectives within the field of Applied Linguistics
- Enable students to apply fundamental theoretical knowledge in diverse professional settings
- Provide students with research opportunities in an expanding area of theory and practice at the interface of linguistics and social context, including interactional sociolinguistics, text linguistics, genre theory, and critical discourse analysis
- Instill students with cultural sensitivity as well as research and professional ethical principles
- Establish Information Technology Literacy as a basis for learning in the field of Applied Linguistics
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