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Program Requirements
Revision, October 2016. Start of revision.
Students must satisfy all program requirements for the Ph.D. The Ph.D. thesis must be on a topic relating to language acquisition.
Thesis
A thesis for the doctoral degree must constitute original scholarship and must be a distinct contribution to knowledge. It must show familiarity with previous work in the field and must demonstrate ability to plan and carry out research, organize results, and defend the approach and conclusions in a scholarly manner. The research presented must meet current standards of the discipline; as well, the thesis must clearly demonstrate how the research advances knowledge in the field. Finally, the thesis must be written in compliance with norms for academic and scholarly expression and for publication in the public domain.
Required Courses (12 credits)
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LING 710 Language Acquisition Issues 2 (2 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : Examination and discussion of the leterature on a selected topic in language acquisition.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: White, Lydia; Goad, Heather (Fall)
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PSYC 709 Language Acquisition Issues 1 (2 credits)
Overview
Psychology : Advanced area seminar on a topic in language acquisition issues.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Onishi, Kristine (Winter)
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SCSD 652 Advanced Research Seminar 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Communication Sci & Disorders : Pro seminar in which current research topics in communication disorders will be discussed.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Gonnerman, Laura (Winter)
This course may be taken as an advanced course for M.Sc. students.
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SCSD 653 Advanced Research Seminar 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Communication Sci & Disorders : Pro seminar in which current research topics in communication disorders will be discussed.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Gonnerman, Laura (Winter)
This course may be taken as an advanced course for M.Sc. students.
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SCSD 701 Doctoral Comprehensive
Overview
Communication Sci & Disorders : An examination that must be passed by all doctoral candidates in order to continue in the doctoral program.
Terms: Fall 2016, Winter 2017
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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SCSD 712 Language Acquisition Issues 4 (2 credits)
Overview
Communication Sci & Disorders : An examination that must be passed by all doctoral candidates in order to continue in the doctoral program.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Complementary Courses (6 credits)
3 credits of graduate-level statistics from courses such as:
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EDPE 676 Intermediate Statistics (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : Analysis of variance, fixed, random and mixed effects, crossed and nested designs; regression models. Computer data processing using existing packages.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Quintin, Eve-Marie (Fall)
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EDPE 682 Univariate/Multivariate Analysis (3 credits)
Overview
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology) : General linear model as a unified data analytic system for estimation and hypothesis testing that subsumes regression, analysis of variance, and analysis of covariance for single dependent variables. Introduction to generalizations involving multiple dependent (criterion) variables. Applications oriented toward education, educational psychology and counselling psychology. Experience with data-analysis tools.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Konishi, Chiaki (Winter)
Prerequisite: EDPE 676
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PSYC 650 Advanced Statistics 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Psychology : A course in advanced statistics with specialization in experimental design.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Hwang, Heungsun (Fall)
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PSYC 651 Advanced Statistics 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Psychology : A course in advanced statistics with specialization in multivariate techniques.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Gu, Fei (Winter)
Students who have taken an equivalent course in statistics, or are currently taking an equivalent course as part of their Ph.D. program requirements, will be deemed to have satisfied this requirement for the Language Acquisition Option.
At least two courses, selected from the following list.
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EDSL 620 Critical Issues in Second Language Education (3 credits)
Overview
Education in Second Languages : An examination of social identity, first language maintenance, and power relations, and their impact on the nature of second language teaching, from the perspective of critical applied linguistics. Topics range from the micro level of the individual to the macro level of language planning and policy-making.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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EDSL 623 Second Language Learning (3 credits)
Overview
Education in Second Languages : Seminar in second language acquisition theory and research and their relevance to teaching a second language.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Sarkar, Mekhala (Fall)
Fall
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EDSL 624 Educational Sociolinguistics (3 credits)
Overview
Education in Second Languages : Seminar in the social, cultural and political dimensions of English second language learning and teaching.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Crump, Alison (Fall)
Fall
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EDSL 627 Instructe (3 credits)
Overview
Education in Second Languages : Seminar in second language classroom-centred research focusing on instructional procedures and practices in relationship to learning outcomes.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Lyster, Roy (Winter)
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EDSL 629 Second Language Assessment (3 credits)
Overview
Education in Second Languages : Research, theory, issues and practices in second language assessment in relationship to learners, teachers, and programs.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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EDSL 632 Second Language Literacy Development (3 credits)
Overview
Education in Second Languages : Theory and research related to the teaching and learning of second language literacy. The orientation is on reading and writing as a socio-cognitive activity.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Fall
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LING 550 Computational Linguistics (3 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : Hands-on introduction to concepts and methods for the computational study of linguistic data. Topics will be introduced in the context of models or results from experimental linguistics, then further explored in empirical datasets using core methods for speech and language processing. A central focus will be practical skills for computational analysis of language, including an intensive introduction to programming, using text and speech corpora, and core machine learning tools.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Sonderegger, Morgan (Fall)
Prerequistie(s): A 300-level course in LING (3 or more credits) or a 300-level course in COMP (3 or more credits), or permission of instructor.
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LING 555 Language Acquisition 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : A detailed overview of recent experimental work on first language acquisition of syntax within the principles and parameters framework, concentrating on both theoretical and methodological issues.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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LING 590 Language Acquisition and Breakdown (3 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : Theoretical and experimental perspectives on an imperfect language faculty, in the context of current linguistic theory and state-of-the-art experimental methods and techniques. Comparison of linguistic abilities of normally developing children, children with language disorders (e.g., SLI), and adults with disrupted linguistic abilities (e.g., aphasic patients).
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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LING 651 Topics in Acquisition of Phonology (3 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : An examination of theoretically informed work on the first language acquisition of phonology.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
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LING 655 Theory of L2 Acquisition (3 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : Interlanguage grammars and the role of Universal Grammar in second language acquisition.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2016-2017 academic year.
Winter
Prerequisite: LING 671 or permission of instructor.
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LING 751 Advanced Seminar: Experimental 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : An advanced seminar on current experimental research in linguistics. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Wagner, Michael (Fall)
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LING 752 Advanced Seminar: Experimental 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Linguistics : An advanced seminar on current experimental research in linguistics. Topic varies by year.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Goad, Heather; White, Lydia (Winter)
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PSYC 545 Topics in Language Acquisition (3 credits)
Overview
Psychology : Psychological mechanisms and theories of first language acquisition in infancy and early childhood. Topics such as: infant speech perception, acquisition of grammar, word learning, pidgin and Creole languages, critical and sensitive periods, genetic and evolutionary bases of language.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Onishi, Kristine (Winter)
Fall
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PSYC 735 Developmental Psychology and Language (3 credits)
Overview
Psychology : Advanced area seminar on a topic in developmental psychology and language.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Onishi, Kristine (Winter)
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SCSD 619 Phonological Development (3 credits)
Overview
Communication Sci & Disorders : Theories and research related to normal and abnormal phonological development in children will be studied.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Rvachew, Susan; Matthews, Tanya (Fall)
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SCSD 632 Phonological Disorders: Children (3 credits)
Overview
Communication Sci & Disorders : The nature of phonological disorders and clinical approaches for their remediation in children will be presented.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Rvachew, Susan; Matthews, Tanya (Winter)
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SCSD 633 Language Development (3 credits)
Overview
Communication Sci & Disorders : Theories of language acquisition, prerequisites to language development, and current issues in research will be studied. Topics include the role of input, individual differences in acquisition, and language socialization.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Gonnerman, Laura (Fall)
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SCSD 637 Developmental Language Disorders 1 (3 credits)
Overview
Communication Sci & Disorders : The nature of developmental language disorders and the assessment of language competence and performance in both speaking and non-speaking children will be studied.
Terms: Winter 2017
Instructors: Brandeker, Myrto (Winter)
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SCSD 643 Developmental Language Disorders 2 (3 credits)
Overview
Communication Sci & Disorders : Major theories of language disorders are translated into intervention principles used in language treatment programs. Adaptations of intervention techniques to suit specific disorders (including augmentative communication) will be explored.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Brandeker, Myrto; Vaillancourt, Sophie (Fall)
Elective Course
0-2 credits from the following:
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EDSL 711 Language Acquisition Issues 3 (2 credits)
Overview
Education in Second Languages : Review of language acquisition issues.
Terms: Fall 2016
Instructors: Sarkar, Mekhala (Fall)
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