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The University of Mississippi

DepartmentofModernLanguages

GraduateStudentHandbook

Academicyear2019-2020IhavereadthegraduatestudenthandbookandacknowledgemyresponsibilitiesasagraduatestudentandthepoliciesandproceduresattheUniversityofMississippi,DepartmentofModernLanguages.Signature:_______________________________________________________ Date:____________

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

INTRODUCTIONWelcomefromtheChair...........................................................................................................................................3ThisHandbookandOtherDocuments...............................................................................................................3ProfessionalismandEthics.....................................................................................................................................3DepartmentalAdministration,StaffandFaculty...........................................................................................4EMERGENCYCONTACTS..........................................................................................................................................6GENERALDEPARTMENTALPOLICIESFORGRADUATESTUDENTSDegreePlanningandRegisteringforClasses..................................................................................................7AcademicandResearchPerformance................................................................................................................7Assistantships..............................................................................................................................................................8Guidelines.......................................................................................................................................................................8TravelFunds...............................................................................................................................................................10Plagiarism....................................................................................................................................................................11ComputerUsage........................................................................................................................................................11Offices............................................................................................................................................................................11CopyingandOfficeSupplies................................................................................................................................11Mail.................................................................................................................................................................................12FrequentlyAskedQuestions................................................................................................................................12REQUIREMENTSANDPROCEDURESFORTHEM.A.INMODERNLANGUAGESANDTESOLCERTIFICATETransferCredits........................................................................................................................................................12TheM.A.DegreeinFrench,GermanorSpanish.........................................................................................12TheM.A.DegreeinLinguistics............................................................................................................................14TheM.A.DegreeinAppliedLinguistics/TESOL..........................................................................................14TheCertificateinTESOL........................................................................................................................................15ComprehensiveExams...........................................................................................................................................15TheM.A.Thesis(allemphases).......................................................................................................................................16TheM.A.Portfolio(AppliedLinguistics/TESOL)...................................................................................................18Graduation.................................................................................................................................................................................19TimeLimitsforCompletionofDegree........................................................................................................................19REQUIREMENTSANDPROCEDURESFORTHEPH.D.ThePh.D.DegreeinSecondLanguageStudies............................................................................................20RequiredCourses..................................................................................................................................................20LanguageRequirement..........................................................................................................................................20ThePh.D.EmphasisinAppliedLinguistics...................................................................................................20ThePh.D.EmphasisinSpanish............................................................................................................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INTRODUCTIONWELCOMEFROMTHECHAIROnbehalfoftheDepartmentofModernLanguages,itisapleasureandprivilegetowelcomeyouamongourfacultyandstudents.Graduatestudyrepresentsasignificantstepforwardinyourcareerandlifeplans,anditisaseriouscommitmentaswell.PleaseknowthatIamalwayswilling,asareallofmycolleaguesinModernLanguages,tohelpourgraduatestudentsinwhicheverwaythatIcan.Ihopeyouwillfindyourcourseofstudychallenging,butrewarding.

DanielE.O'Sullivan,Ph.D.ChairandProfessorofModernLanguages

THISHANDBOOKANDOTHERDOCUMENTSThisHandbook is intended to acquaint youwith applicable policies andrequirementsrelatingtostudyfortheMaster’sandDoctoratedegreesintheDepartmentofModernLanguagesandtoinformyouoftheproceduresthatmustbefollowedinaccordancewithGraduateSchoolandDepartmentalregulations.It is inyourbest intereststoacquaintyourselfwith the locationof theGraduateSchool,anddevelopandmaintainafriendlyandprofessionalrelationshipwiththestafftherein.Itisyourresponsibilitytokeepup-to-dateonchangesinGraduateSchoolrequirementsandpoliciesandproceduresrelatingtothedegreeyouarepursuing.Pleaseseehttp://gradschool.olemiss.edu/forresourcesandinformation.ThisHandbookistobeusedasasupplementtotheBulletinoftheGraduateSchoolandotherapplicableinformation,whichmaybeobtainedfromtheGraduateSchooloffice.Thishandbookmaynotanswerallquestionsaboutourgraduateprograms.TheGraduateCatalog,UniversityPolicyDirectory,orotherpublicationsmaybereferencedhereandshouldbeconsultedaswellwhenquestionsarise.TheGraduateCatalogestablishesminimums,anditiswithintherightofaDepartmenttoestablishpoliciesthatrequiremorethantheminimums.IfthereisarealorapparentconflictbetweenthishandbookandtheGraduateCatalog,youshouldfollowthishandbook.PROFESSIONALISMANDETHICSThegraduateprogramsintheDepartmentofModernLanguagesembraceastandardofprofessionalismincomportmentandcommunicationcommensuratewithsoundprinciplesofethical,just,andeffectiveprofessionalpractice.The Academic Discipline Policy” in the M Book is available at: https://communications.olemiss.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2017/10/MBook.pdf

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Asanemergingprofessionalinthefieldofhighereducation/studentpersonnel,eachgraduatestudentwill:• displayprofessionalismthroughpunctuality,appearance,attendance,anddependability;• makeaprimarycommitmenttograduatetraining,dedicating10ormorehours/weekoutsideofclasstimeforeachcoursetaken;thiswilllimitastudent’sfreetimeandtimeforoutsideemployment;• exhibitpoise,maturity,andsoundjudgment;• participateinactivitiesrelatedtoprofessionalorganizationsincluding,butnotlimitedto,MississippiForeignLanguageAssociation,LinguisticSocietyofAmerica,etc.;attendatleastoneregionalornationalconference;andpresentapaper,poster,orotheritematastate,regional,ornationalconferencerelatedtothefield;• honoralldutiesandobligationsrelatedtoemployment,assistantship,practicum,orotherwork-typesituationrelatedtothefield;• respectandacknowledgealllawfulanduniversity-relatedauthoritybyrefrainingfromactivitiesthatareunlawful,dishonest,fraudulent,deceitful,ornotinLINewithprogram,Department,orUniversitypolicies;• representtheprofessionbyexecutingresponsibilitieswithfairnessandimpartiality,andshowequalconsiderationofallindividualsregardlessofstatusorposition,respectingindividualityandpromotinganappreciationofhumandiversityinhighereducation;• ensurethatallinformationconveyedtoothersisaccurateandinappropriatecontext,andtakeresponsibilityforallpertinentethicalprinciplesandinstitutionalrequirementswhenplanninganyresearchactivitydealingwithhumansubjects;• fosteraclimateofcollegialityandmutualrespectandpromoteasenseofcommunityamongallareasofthecampusbyworkingcooperativelywithstudents,faculty,andstaff,andotherconstituenciesinsideandoutsideoftheinstitutiontoaddresscommongoalsofstudentlearninganddevelopment;• maintainconfidentiality,whereappropriate,andhighethicalstandards.DEPARTMENTALADMINISTRATIONANDSTAFFDepartmentChair: Prof.DanO’Sullivan BondurantHallC-115 (662)915-7298|dosulliv@olemiss.eduAdministrativeAssistant: Ms.MariaFilippi BondurantHallC-115 (662)915-7663|mfilippi@olemiss.eduSecretary: Ms.SashaWilliams BondurantHallC-115 (662)915-7298|sawill10@olemiss.eduGPCforPhDinSLS Prof.FeliceColes BondurantEast210A (662)915-7702|fcoles@olemiss.edu

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GPCforFrench/German/Spanish: Prof.DianeMarting BondurantHallE-104 (662)915-7104|dmarting@olemiss.eduGPCforLIN/TESOL: Prof.MariaFionda BondurantHallE-205B (662)915-3140|mifionda@olemiss.eduIfyouneedadvisingorhaveanycomplaints,youshouldseetheGPCfirstbeforegoingtotheDepartmentchair.TalkingtotheDeanoftheGraduateSchoolorotherofficesbeforeinformingtheGPCorChairisfrownedupon.DEPARTMENTALMEMBERSOFTHEGRADUATEFACULTYProfessorsandAssociateProfessorscanchairPh.D.committees.AssistantProfessorsmaychairM.A.committees.Alllevelsofprofessorscanparticipateincommittees.Incaseofdoubt,checkwithyourGPC.DepartmentalfacultywhocanchairPh.D.andM.A.thesiscommittees(asofDec.2018):Allen,Heather Assoc.Prof.ofSpanishClark,Allen Assoc.Prof.ofArabicColes,Felice Prof.ofSpanishandLinguisticsDyer,Donald Prof.ofRussianandLinguisticsFionda,Maria Assoc.Prof.ofSpanishandLinguisticsIepuri,Valentina Assoc.Prof.ofRussianKlodt,Jason Assoc.Prof.ofSpanishMarting,Diane Assoc.Prof.ofSpanishO'Sullivan,DanielE. Prof.ofFrenchSapp,Chris Assoc.Prof.ofLinguisticsandGermanWarhol,Tamara Assoc.Prof.ofAppliedLinguisticsandTESOLYang,Henrietta Assoc.Prof.ofChineseDepartmentalfacultywhocanchairM.A.thesiscommittees:Cappozzo,Valerio Asst.Prof.ofItalianChen,Cheng-Fu Asst.Prof.ofChineseFafulas,Stephen Asst.Prof.ofSpanishandLinguisticsGarcíaOtero,María Asst.Prof.ofSpanishHutchinson,Christopher Asst.Prof.ofGermanKahng,Jimin Assoc.Prof.ofLinguisticsMenaldi,Veronica Asst.ProfessorofSpanishPetrescu,CorinaL. Assoc.Prof.ofGermanQuinney,Anne Prof.ofFrenchSchaefer,Vance Asst.ProfofAppliedLinguisticsandTESOLWellman,Sara Asst.Prof.ofFrenchWright,Robyn Asst.Prof.ofSpanishandLinguisticsZeng,Zhini Asst.Prof.ofChinese

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Teachingmembersofthegraduatefaculty(canserveoncommittees):Buchanan,Luanne Instr.Assoc.Prof.ofSpanishChristodoulou,Christiana VisitingResearchProf.ofLinguisticsOchiai,Kaoru Instr.Asst.Prof.ofJapaneseRaines,Michael Instr.Asst.Prof.ofTESOL&IESanchis-Sinisterra,Carmen Instr.Asst.Prof.ofSpanishSarver,Whitney Instr.Asst.ProfofTESOLValle,Daniel VisitingAsst.Prof.ofSpanishandLinguisticsEMERGENCYTELEPHONENUMBERSFireandAmbulance:9-911(fromacampusphone)or911(cellphone)UniversityPolice: 7234(fromacampusphone)or915-7234

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GENERALDEPARTMENTALPOLICIESFORGRADUATESTUDENTS

DEGREEPLANNINGANDREGISTERINGFORCLASSESYouracademicadvisoristheGraduateProgramCoordinator(GPC)foryourprogram.Inaddition,thesisanddissertationwriterswillhavearesearchadvisor;however,theGPCcontinuestobeyouradvisorforprocessinggraduationforms,etc.Youshouldmeetwithyouradvisor/GPCatleastonceeachsemester.Thisusuallytakesplaceduringthepre-registrationperiodasnotedintheUniversitycalendar.Undernoconditionsshouldyouregisterforclasseswithoutadvisorapproval.Meetingswithanadvisorcanbeatimetodiscussprogressandmakeplansthathelpensuresuccesswithintheprogramofstudy.YoucanfindthedegreerequirementchecklistforyourprogramintheAppendices.RegistrationforclassesisaccomplishedcompletelythroughtheUniversity’sweb-basedinterface(myOleMiss):https://registrar.olemiss.edu/course-schedule/2019-fall-registration-information/Eachstudentisgivenawindowoftimetoregisteronline.Ifyoufaceproblemswithregistering,pleasecontactInformationTechnologyfortechnicalproblems(662-915-5222orhelpdesk@olemiss.edu).Ifyourproblemrelatestoaclassthatisfullorapre-requisitethatyoulack,pleasecontacttheinstructortorequesttobeaddedtothecourse.WhencommunicatingwiththeGPC,aninstructor,orastaffmemberregardingcourseregistration,alwaysincludeyourUniversityIDnumber.Youarealsoresponsiblefornotingprerequisitesforcoursesandplanningyourprogramstoaccountforpropersequencingofallcoursework.RefertoprogramchecklistsandtheGraduateCatalogforpertinentinformation.ACADEMICANDRESEARCHPERFORMANCEYoushouldmakeeveryreasonableefforttoattendlecturesthattheDepartmentsponsorsandinotherwaystakeadvantageofopportunitiesforprofessionaldevelopment,suchasconferencesandworkshopsoutsidetheuniversity.Tomakegoodprogresstowardsthedegree,youmustmaintainaGPAofatleast3.0ingraduate-levelcourses.TheGraduateSchoolwillplaceastudentwhoseGPAfallsbelow3.0inanygivensemesteronacademicprobation.Astudentonprobationwhoearnslessthana3.0GPAthefollowingsemesterwillbedismissedfromtheprogram.Youshouldimmediatelyfamiliarizeyourselfwiththeproceduresandreadinglistsforcomprehensiveexams,thesis,and/orportfolio,sothatyoucanmakeprogresstowardthesecomponentsduringthefirstyear.Youhavetheinitialresponsibilitytorecognizewhenyouarehavingacademicdifficultiesandareexpectedto initiatesteps toresolve theproblem.Astudentcanbedismissed

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fromtheprogramnotonlyforfailuretomaintainanadequategradepointaverage,butalsoforsuchreasonsasunsatisfactoryprogresstowardadegree,inabilitytopassacomprehensiveexamination,failuretoprepareortodefendathesisordissertationinasatisfactorymanner,orfailuretocompletethesisordissertationworkinanacceptableamountoftime.TerminationduetoinadequateacademicprogressisadecisionmadebytheDepartment.ASSISTANTSHIPSTheDepartmentoffersseveralgraduateassistantshipseveryyear;eachpaysastipendandautomaticallyincludesatuitionwaiverandsubsidizedhealthinsurance.Theassistantshipsarecompetitiveandbasedonmerit,andallapplicantstoourprogramareautomaticallyconsideredfortheseassistantships.SupporttowardsthecompletionoftheMaster’sprogramrunsforamaximumtwoyears;supporttowardsthecompletionofthePhDprogramrunsforamaximumoffiveyears.TheGraduateSchoolhasRecruitmentFellowshipsthatpay$2,000-3,000eachyearandincludeapartialtuitionscholarship.AgraduatestudentmaybeawardedbothaDepartmentalassistantshipandaRecruitmentFellowship.AccordingtoGraduateSchoolpolicy,graduateassistantswhohaveaone-halftimeorgreaterappointmentareexpectedtodevotefulltimetotheircombinedassistantshipdutiesanddegreeprogramandnotbeemployedoutsideoftheUniversity.First-yeargraduateassistantsarerequiredtoattendseveralpre-semesterorientations(bytheGraduateSchoolandtheDepartment).First-timeteachingassistantsarerequiredtoattendadditionalorientations,eveniftheyattendedthenewgraduatestudentorientationsinapreviousyear.Essentially,youshouldbeoncampusafullworkweekbeforethebeginningofeachFallsemesterand2-3businessdaysbeforethebeginningofeachSpringsemester.StudentswhodonotreceiveanassistantshipthroughtheDepartmentareurgedtocheckwiththeGraduateSchool,otheracademicunits(includingtheLibrary),andtheOfficeofFinancialAidforinformationandapplicationsforscholarshipsandfellowships.TheGraduateSchoolalsoprovides,onacompetitivebasis,DissertationFellowshipsandSummerGraduateResearchFellowshipstoalimitednumberofstudentsnearingthecompletionoftheirdoctoralstudies(moreinformationongraduatefellowshipsandaidmaybefoundbelowandattheGraduateSchoolwebsite).GUIDELINESFORGRADUATEASSISTANTSANDGRADUATEINSTRUCTORSThefollowingguidelineswerepassedbytheDepartmentinFall2007:

Types of Graduate Assistantships in Modern Languages: (1) Graduate Assistant (GA): assists a professor or professors in performing various types of research or administrative activities. (2) Graduate Instructor (GI): serves as the primary instructor of an undergraduate course. Such

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courses will be supervised by the Director of Basic Language or another faculty member. A graduate student employed at this level must meet specific qualifications, as determined by the department. Academic Qualifications To be eligible to receive any of the above graduate assistantships, a student must be admitted as a Full-Standing or Conditional student in the M.A. in Modern Languages or the Ph.D. in Second Language Studies. The student must be enrolled for University of Mississippi courses during the semesters in which the appointment is in effect. Appointment Students holding assistantships and/or fellowships amounting to at least $600 per semester who are not residents of Mississippi, along with their spouses, are not required to pay the nonresident registration fee; students holding assistantships amounting to at least $2,500 per semester and enrolled as full-time students are eligible to receive a 75% tuition scholarship; students holding assistantships of $5,000 or more per semester are eligible for a 100% tuition scholarship. In order to be eligible to receive a tuition scholarship, graduate assistants must enroll for at least 9 hours of graduate credit (but no more than 12 hours of credit). Appointments are made for a one-semester period. Graduate assistants will be evaluated by their supervising professors and Director each semester. Students who are making good progress toward their graduate degree and who receive good evaluations will usually be considered for reappointment; however, reappointment to a position is not made automatically from one period to the next and depends upon the needs of the department and the availability of funds. A student with unsatisfactory evaluations will be denied reappointment. Because graduate assistants are temporary employees, they are not eligible to accrue any vacation, sick leave, or retirement credit, or to participate in employee insurance programs. Graduate students may enroll in the graduate student health insurance program sponsored by the Graduate School. For the 2007-2008 school year, the department will pay for the enrollment of RAs and TAs in the health insurance program. Duties

The assistantship begins on the first day of class and ends on the last regular day of class of the semester. GAs are not expected to work during finals week, but GIs will fulfill their duties as instructors of their classes. Students will not work during designated University holidays. Ordinarily, GA and GI appointments are made as either one-quarter or one-half time positions. A half-time position implies a 12-hour work effort per week. Work hours for GAs are flexible, according to the needs of the supervising professors. Work hours for GIs must follow class schedules, office hours, and meeting times with the Director of Basic Language Instruction. Students will perform their duties on campus. If appropriate, GAs may perform some of their duties from their own homes (i.e., work on their home computers). The work should never interfere with the graduate student's own class schedule. In the event of a scheduling conflict between GA work or a GI appointment and a graduate course that the graduate student needs to take, the student’s coursework takes priority. Professors who do not have a full allotment of work for a GA in any given week cannot "bank" unused hours for future use. Students with questions or concerns about their GA duties should discuss them (in this order)

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with their supervising professors, the Director of Graduate Studies in the department, the Chair of Modern Languages, the Graduate School. Students with questions or concerns about their GI duties should discuss them (in this order) with their Director of Basic Language, the Chair of Modern Languages, the Graduate School. Students who cannot perform their GA duties in a given week must immediately inform their supervising professors of their inability to work that week. GIs who cannot perform their teaching duties on a given day must immediately inform the Director of Basic Language to find a substitute teacher. Canceling class is never an option. Excessive absences, neglect of duty, or other job-related failures will be discussed with the student, the department chair and the Graduate School as conditions for termination. M.A. students may progress from GA to GI after they have completed successfully 18 hours of graduate course work, including SPAN/FR/GER/TESL 672 "Research and Practice in Classroom Second Language Acquisition." Normally M.A. students spend two semesters as GAs and two as GIs with appropriate recompense. For obvious reasons, graduate students studying abroad may not be GIs. M.A. students will not receive more than four semesters of assistantship funding, and Ph.D. students will not receive assistantship funding for more than five academic years.

GraduateAssistantswhohavetutoringaspartoftheirdutiesmaynottutorforpayanyoneenrolledinabasiclanguagecourse.NograduatestudentintheDepartmentmayuseanyinsiderinformation(suchasknowledgeoftestingcontent)toassistanyoneenrolledinabasiclanguagecourse.GraduateInstructorsmustalsoabidebytheDepartmentaltutoringpolicy,passedinNov.2009:

No Instructor or Graduate Instructor who is teaching in the Department may tutor (for pay) a student enrolled in a course in the Department. However, they may tutor anyone not currently enrolled in a Departmental course. Graduate students in the Department who are not currently teaching may tutor students enrolled in basic language courses for pay, but they must abide by policies established by their Director of Basic Language and in the Graduate Handbook.

Forfurtherguidance,seetheInstructorHandbookand/orDirectorofBasicLanguageforyourlanguagesection.TRAVELFUNDSGraduatestudentsareencouragedtoattendlocal,regional,andnationalacademicconferences.Moreadvancedstudentsareencouragedtosubmitabstractsforposterandoralpresentations.Travelfundingforconferencesisavailableonlytoastudentwhoisthefirstauthoronapresentation.Astudentmayreceiveonlyonetravelgrantperyear.ToapplyfortheGraduateStudentTravelAward($300fromtheGraduateSchool,plus$300matchingfundsfromtheDepartment),submitthefollowingmaterialstoyourGPCatleast30dayspriortothedateofthetrip:1. TravelAuthorizationForm(ontheOfficeofProcurementwebsite)https://procurement.olemiss.edu/travel-authorization-form/2. GraduateStudentTravelForm(ontheGraduateSchoolwebsite)https://gradschool.olemiss.edu/current-students/travel-grants/3. Conferenceannouncement

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4. Acceptanceletterfromtheconference5. AbstractUponreturnfromtheconference,thestudentmustsubmitaTravelReimbursementFormtoMariaFilippiwithin30days.Onlytheamountsauthorizedwillbereimbursed.AllrequiredreceiptsfromyourtravelmustbeattachedtoyourTravelReimbursementForm(gas,hotel,registration,flights,etc.)ontheOfficeofProcurementwebsite:https://procurement.olemiss.edu/travel-reimbursement-forms/

PLAGIARISMPlagiarismisthestealingofanotherperson’sintellectualpropertyandwillnotbetolerated.Anyunattributedandunquoteduseofanotherperson’stext,orthecloseparaphrasingofanotherperson’stext,whetherpublishedorunpublished,willbeconsideredplagiarism.Astudentwhoisfoundguiltyofplagiarismwillbesubjecttoseveresanction,tobedeterminedbytheGPCsinconjunctionwiththeChairoftheDepartment.Thesanctionmayincludeimmediateexpulsionfromtheprogram.OFFICESGraduatestudentsshareofficespace,furnitureanddesktopequipment.Theadministrativeassistantwillrequestoffice,copyroomandbuildingkeysforyou.Copyinguniversitykeysisnotpermitted.Losingyourkeysresultsina$300fineperkeyfromtheFacilitiesManagementOffice.Pleasedonotbringspaceheatersorcookingequipmenttotheoffice,asthesemachinesoverloadtheelectricalsystemsandblowfusesinthebuildings.Smokingorvapingisnotallowedinanyoffice,buildingorspaceattheuniversity.Ifthereissomethingwrongwiththeoffice,pleaseinformMs.MariaFilippioftheproblemforFacilitiesManagementtohandle.Call911foremergencies.Ifyouaremakingofficehoursforyourclasses,pleasecoordinatewithyourcolleaguestoallowtimeandspaceforalltheinstructorsinyourofficetomeetwiththeirstudentswithenoughchairsforeveryone.COMPUTERUSAGETheDepartmentmaintainsmanycomputersinitsofficesandlaboratories,whichshouldbetreatedwithcareandrespect.Thesecomputersarenotpersonalcomputersandshouldnotbeclutteredwithpersonaldata/music/photos/programsunrelatedtoresearchandteachingactivities.It ishighly suggested that all students review theUniversity’sappropriateusepolicy.Althoughnotrequired,itissuggestedthatstudentspurchaseapersonalcomputer,preferablyalaptop,fortheirclassworkandpersonaluse.TheDepartmentdoesnottakeresponsibilityfordamageortheftofpersonalcomputers.COPYINGANDOFFICESUPPLIESTheuseofthephotocopymachineforofficialDepartmentalactivitiesisopentograduatestudentsoftheDepartmentwhoareGraduateAssistantsorGraduateInstructors.Thisisforteaching/researchonly;studentsmustnotusetheDepartmentalphotocopierforpersonal

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copying.Pleaseseetheadministrativeassistantorthesecretarytogetapersonalidentificationnumber(PIN)forthecopymachines.SelectedofficesuppliesareavailablefromtheDepartmentalOffice.MAILTheUniversityprohibitssendingorreceivingpersonalmailthroughthecampusmailsystem.ThenewpostofficeserviceforallstudentsiscalledPakMailatCrosbyHall,http://www.pakmailolemiss.com/FREQUENTLYASKEDQUESTIONSIfIamnotofferedanassistantshipimmediatelyuponadmission,isitpossibletoreceivesupportlater?Yes.Weevaluateallourstudentseachsemesterandwhenfundsbecomeavailabledecidewhethertograntorincreasesupportonthebasisofmeritandsuccessfulprogress.WhenwillIknowmyGraduateAssistantship(GA)orGraduateInstructor(GI)assignment?GA/GIassignmentsarefinalizedonlyimmediatelybeforethebeginningoftheFallandSpringsemesters.WhatdoIdoafterIamadmittedtotheprogram?PleaselettheGPCknowassoonasyoudecidewhethertoacceptourofferornot.Youmayseethescheduleofclassesonmy.olemiss.edu,butyoushouldwaittoregisterforcoursesuntilyourarrivalinOxford.Plantobeoncampusonefullweekbeforethefirstdayofclassestoattendthevariousorientations.DoIneedtohavehealthinsurance?Yes,youcanfindthedetailsatthiswebsite:https://gradschool.olemiss.edu/current-students/student-health-insurance/IsitdifficulttofindhousinginOxford?TherearealotofapartmentcomplexesinOxford,mostofwhichhavebeenbuiltinthelastdecadeinresponsetogrowingstudentdemand.Youcanvisitthefollowingwebsiteconcerninghousing:http://offcampus.housing.olemiss.edu/

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REQUIREMENTSANDPROCEDURESFORTHEM.A.INMODERNLANGUAGESANDTESOLCERTIFICATE

TRANSFEROFCREDITSTransferofcreditsfromanotheruniversitytowardtheM.A.inModernLanguagesisnotpermittedbytheDepartment.CoursestakenduringasemesterabroadasanM.A.studentinModernLanguageswillonlycounttowardthedegreewithadvanceapprovalfromtheGPC.THEM.A.DEGREEINFRENCH,GERMAN,ANDSPANISHThedegreerequirementsareslightlydifferentfortheemphasesinFrench,German,andSpanish.Thefollowingguidelinesapplytoallthreelanguages,butvisitcatalog.olemiss.eduforthedetailsofyouremphasis.M.A.studentsinthefirstsemesterwilltakeFr/Germ/Span601(ProfessionalIssuesinGraduateStudies),Fr/Germ/Span672(Research&PracticeinClassroomSecondLanguageAcquisition),andtwocoursestaughtinthelanguageofstudy.StudentstakeanOralProficiencyInterview(OPIc)inthefirstsemesteroftheprogram.InordertoqualifyasaGraduateInstructor,thestudentmustscoreAdvanced-Low.AstudentwhoscoresbelowAdvanced-LowshouldspendthesecondsemesteroftheM.A.onaDepartmentally-approvedstudyabroadprogramandmustre-taketheOPIcwhileabroadoruponreturninordertobeconsideredforaGraduateInstructorship.StudentswhoarefundedasGraduateAssistantsandarenotnativespeakersofthelanguageofstudymayusetheassistantshiptofundthesemesterabroad.AstudentwhofailstoscoreAdvanced-LowonthesecondOPIcwillonlybeallowedtoteachatthediscretionoftheDirectorofBasicLanguage.Dependingontheemphasis,studentshavetwooptionsforcompletingthedegree,bothofwhichmusttotal36hours.Oneoptionrequires36hoursofgraduate-levelcoursework,ofwhichatleast24creditsmustbeintheemphasis,withanoptionalsubfield.Theotheroptionrequiresatleast24hoursofgraduate-levelworkintheemphasisandupto12hoursofthesiscredits.StudentsmustmaintainaminimumBaverageintheircourseworkorbesubjectedtoprobationand/orexpulsionfromtheprogram.StudentsmusteitherpassawrittencomprehensiveexambasedontheM.A.readinglistorsubmitanddefendathesis.Boththewrittenexamandthethesiscontainanoralcomponent.Intheoralcomponentofthecomprehensiveexam,thestudentclarifiesoramplifiesanswersonthewrittencomponent.TheoralcomponentofthethesisinvolvesadefenseofthethesisandquestionsfromtheM.A.readinglist;thesiswritersmustconsultwithmembersofthecommitteetodiscusswhichitemsfromthereadinglistwillbediscussed.

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SeeyourGPCoradvisorfordetailsonthecomprehensiveM.A.examandtheM.A.thesis.FilloutyourdegreerequirementchecklistinAppendix1.THEM.A.DEGREEINLINGUISTICSThreeoptionsforcompletingthedegreeareavailable.Alloptionsrequire36credithours,includingLIN614;6credithoursoftheoreticalLinguisticscourses,whichareLIN615,616,618,and619;and6credithoursoflanguagediversitycourses,whichareLIN502,511,535,547,549,and550.Thesethreeoptionsareasfollows:(1)36hoursofgraduate-levelcourseworkinLIN;(2)aminimumof24hoursofgraduate-levelcourseworkinLINplus6-12hoursofcourseworkinadepartmentallyapprovedsubfield;or(3)aminimumof24hoursofgraduate-levelcourseworkinLINand6-12hoursofthesiswork.StudentswhowishtochoosethethesisoptionareadditionallyrequiredtotakeLIN690or691.StudentsmustmaintainaBaverageintheircourseworkorbesubjectedtoprobationand/orexpulsionfromtheprogram.StudentsmusteitherpassawrittencomprehensiveexambasedontheM.A.readinglistorsubmitathesis.Boththewrittenexamandthethesiscontainanoralcomponent.Intheoralcomponentofthecomprehensiveexam,thestudentclarifiesoramplifiesanswersonthewrittencomponent.Theoralcomponentofthethesisinvolvesadefenseofthethesis.SeeAppendices6and8oryourGPCfordetailsonthecomprehensiveM.A.examorthethesis.FilloutyourdegreerequirementchecklistinAppendix2.THEM.A.DEGREEINTESOL/APPLIEDLINGUISTICSFouroptionsforcompletingthedegreeareavailable.Alloptionsrequire36credithoursandmustincludethefollowingcourses:LIN561,600,603,651,687;andoneofLIN511,552,571or572.Thefouroptionsareasfollows:1.36hoursofgraduate-levelcourseworkinLIN.2.aminimumof24hoursofgraduatelevelcourseworkinLINand6-12hoursofcourseworkinadepartmentallyapprovedsubfield.3.aminimumof24hoursofgraduate-levelcourseworkinLINand6=12hoursofthesiswork.4.18hoursofgraduate-levelcourseworkinLINand18hoursofasupervisedinternship(LIN688and689).StudentsmustmaintainaminimumBaverageintheircourseworkorbesubjectedprobationand/orexpulsionfromtheprogram.StudentswhoelecttopursuethethesisoptionmustfirstpassLIN690orLIN691withatleastaB.Allnon-thesisstudentsmustsubmitateachingportfoliowithareflectionintheirfinalsemester.StudentswillcompletetherequiredcourseworkfortheESLendorsementtoaStateofMississippipublicschoolteachinglicensewhiletheypursuetheirM.A.inModern

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LanguageswithemphasisinAppliedLinguistics/TESOL.(Note,however,thatthisisnotateachinglicense,onlyanendorsementtobeaddedtoalicenseearnedelsewhere.)Oncestudentshavecompletedtherequiredcoursework,theymustcontactDr.WhitneyWebbatwhitdt@olemiss.edutoapplyfortheESLendorsement.SeeAppendices7or8oryourGPCfordetailsontheTESOLportfolioandtheM.A.thesis.FilloutyourdegreerequirementchecklistinAppendix3.THEGRADUATECERTIFICATEINTESOLThegraduatecertificateinTESOLrequires18hoursofgraduatecourseworkincludingLIN600,LIN651,LIN687;and9hoursofLINelectives.http://catalog.olemiss.edu/liberal-arts/modern-languages/c-tesol

AminimumGPAof3.0isrequiredforcoursescountedtowardthecertificate.Thetimelimitforcompletingthecertificateprogramisfouryears.StudentswillcompletetherequiredcourseworkfortheESLendorsementtoaStateofMississippipublicschoolteachinglicensewhiletheypursuethegraduateCertificateinTESOL.(Note,however,thatthisisnotateachinglicense,onlyanendorsementtobeaddedtoalicenseearnedelsewhere.)Oncestudentshavecompletedtherequiredcoursework,theymustcontactDr.WhitneyWebbatwhitdt@olemiss.edutoapplyfortheESLendorsement.COMPREHENSIVEM.A.EXAMINATIONS(FRENCH,GERMAN,SPANISHANDLINGUSTICS)AllM.A.studentsinFrench,German,andSpanishshouldobtaintheM.A.comprehensiveexamreadinglistduringthefirstfewweeksoftheprogram.Beginreadingworksfromthislistrightaway.Agoodstrategyistotakethe577-693courses,whichoftencoversomeworksfromthelist.M.A.studentsinLinguisticswillworkwiththeirthesiscommitteetocustomizealistintheirspecializations.Studentswhoopttotakewrittencomprehensiveexamsmustselectanexaminationcommitteeofthreeprofessorsintheareaofemphasis;studentspursuingthesubfieldoptionshouldhavetwoprofessorsintheareaofemphasisandoneprofessorrepresentingthesubfield.Oneprofessorfromtheareaofemphasiswillserveasthecommitteechair.Thiscommitteeshouldbeinplacebytheendofthestudent’sthirdsemester.Inthethirdandfourthsemesters,thestudentshouldmeetwitheachcommitteememberinordertoclarifythesectionsofthereadinglistfromwhichthecommitteememberwillposequestions.StudentswilltakethewrittenexamonaSaturdayinearlyMarchofthefourthsemester.TheexamistakenonaDepartmentalcomputerwithnointernetaccessandlasts6hours(withaone-hourbreakforlunch).Eachcommitteemembersubmits2hours’worthofquestions.Therewillbeanexamproctorwhowillcollecttheanswersattheendoftheexamperiod.

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Thecommitteewillnotifythestudentoftheresultoftheexamination.Thecommitteecan:• acceptthewrittenexamination,withnorequirementofanoralexamination,thus

recommendingthatyourM.A.degreebegranted.• requireanoralexamination.• askthestudenttore-takeportionsofthewrittenexamination.• failthestudent,inwhichcasethestudentmustwaituntilthefollowingsemesterto

re-taketheexam.Inmostcases,therewillbeanoralexamination,tolastapproximatelyonehour.Whenthatisthecase,thestudentisresponsibleforfindingatimeperiodwhenallcommitteemembersareavailable.ThestudentisalsoresponsibleforworkingwiththeDepartmentalsecretarytoreservearoom.Thisshouldbeatwo-hourtimeperiod,toallowtimeforthecommitteetodeliberateandcommunicatetheresultoftheoralexamtothestudent.Thismaytakeplaceatanytimebeforethelastdayofclasses(notduringfinalsweek),althoughitisinadvisabletoscheduletheexaminthelastweekofthesemester.Ifthestudentdoesnotpasstheoralcomponent,thecommitteemayrecommendthatthestudentre-taketheoralcomponentorre-taketheentireexam.Astudentwhofailstheexamtwicewillbedismissedfromtheprogramwithoutconferralofthedegree.THEM.A.THESIS(ALLEMPHASES)TheM.A.thesisisamajorprojectandshouldnotbeundertakenlightly.Eachyear,onlyasmallnumberofM.A.studentswillwriteathesis.Astudentshouldnotseektowriteathesiswithoutafocusedresearchquestion,aclearandfeasiblemethodology,andthededicationtocompletetheworkatthehigheststandard.Astudentwhodecidestowriteathesisshouldfollowthissequence:

1. StudentwillchoosearesearchdirectorfromamongtheprofessorialfacultyoftheDepartmentandwillworkwiththedirectortodeveloptheresearchquestion,methodology,andatimelineforcompletingthework.

2. StudentsinLinguisticsorTESOL/AppliedLinguisticsmustfirstpassLIN690orLIN691withaBbeforebeingallowedtoproceedtotheprospectusstage.

3. Thestudentwillworkwiththeresearchdirectortodeveloptheprospectus,formthethesiscommittee,etc.ThecommitteeshouldconsistoftheresearchdirectorandtwootherprofessorialfacultyfromtheDepartment;atleasttwocommitteemembersshouldbefromthestudent’semphasis.

4. Whenthedirectorfeelsthattheprospectusisreadytodefend,adefensedatewillbesetsometimebetweentheendofthesecondsemesterandOctoberofthethirdsemester.

5. Studentwilldeliveracopyoftheprospectustoeachcommitteemember14daysbeforethedefense.

6. Studentdefendstheprospectus;thecommitteedecideswhetherthestudentcancontinue.

Theprospectusforathesiswillnormallyconsistofstatements:

1. Aresearchquestion2. Aliteraturereview

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3. Amethodologyorapproach,orboth4. Aproposedoutlineandtimelineforcompletion5. Abibliography

Onceadefenseisscheduled,thethesisdirectorwillnotifytheGPCofthedate,time,andplace,andafterward,oftheresult.Followingasuccessfulprospectusdefense,theprospectuswillbeplacedinthestudent’sfilebythethesisdirector.Thethesisprospectuscommitteenormallywillbethestudent’sthesisdefensecommittee.Adjustmentstothecommitteemaybemadeasnecessary,uptotwomonthsbeforetheendoftheexamprocess,thedatebywhichthegraduateschoolmustbenotifiedbythegraduateprogramcoordinatorofthemembersofthecomprehensiveexamcommitteeorthesisdefensecommittee.StudentsareencouragedtodownloadtheGraduateSchool'sstyleinstructionsforathesisfromtheverybeginningoftheprocess.StudentswhosenativelanguageisnotEnglisharestronglyencouragedtotakeacourseonthesiswritingintheIEP.Oncethestudenthasdraftedachapter,thestudentfirstsubmitsthedrafttothedirector.Onceachapterhasbeenrevised,thestudentmayaskothercommitteememberstoreadit.Thestudentshouldcontinuewritingandrevisinginthismanneruntilthereisacomplete,reviseddraftofthethesis.Thestudentshouldsubmitthisreviseddraftoftheentirethesistothecommitteebymidtermofthefinalsemester,allowingcommitteemembers14daystoreadthedraftandsuggestcorrections.Oncethestudenthasmadethesecorrections,thestudentandthethesisdirectorwilldecidewhenthestudentwillbereadyforthedefense.ThestudentisresponsibleforfindingatimeperiodwhenallcommitteemembersareavailableandwillworkwiththeDepartmentalsecretarytoreservearoom.Thisshouldbeatwo-hourtimeperiod,toallowtimeforthecommitteetodeliberateandcommunicatetheresultoftheoraldefense/examtothestudent.Thedefensemaytakeplaceatanytimebeforethelastdayofclasses(notduringfinalsweek),althoughitisinadvisabletoschedulethedefense/examinthelastweekofthesemester.Oncethetimeanddateareset,thestudentmustcompleteFormGS7.BecausethisformmustbereceivedbytheGraduateSchool14dayspriortothescheduleddefensedate,thecompletedformmustbesubmittedtotheGPCforreviewandsignatureapproximatelythreeweekspriortothedefensedate.TheGPCwillforwardtheformtotheGraduateSchool.Thethesisdefensewillconsistofashortpresentationbythestudentsummarizingthecontentsofthethesis,followedbyquestionsfromthecommitteeaboutthethesis.StudentsinFrench,German,andSpanishwillfurthermorebeaskedquestionsaboutliteratureontheM.A.readinglist.(Thesestudentsshouldconsultwithmembersofthecommitteetodiscusswhichsectionsofthereadinglistwillbediscussedattheoralthesisdefense.)Afterdeliberation,thecommitteewillimmediatelynotifythestudentoftheresultofthedefense.Thecommitteecan:

• acceptthethesisandoralexamwithnorevisionsrequired,thusrecommendingthatyourM.A.degreebegranted.

• acceptthethesisandoralexamwithrevisionstothethesisrequired.

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• acceptthethesisbutrequirethestudenttore-taketheoralexam.• rejectthethesisandoralexam.

Ifthecommitteemembersrequirechangestothethesisorrequiretheoralexamtobere-taken,theymaydelaysigningthethesisdefenseformuntilthestudentrevisesandresubmitsthethesis.Ifthethesisisrejected,thestudentmayberequiredtore-writethethesisinthecurrentorfollowingsemesterorpursueanon-thesisoptionforcompletionofthedegree.Astudentwhosethesisisrejectedtwicewillbedismissedfromtheprogramwithoutconferralofthedegree.Ifathesisisrejectedandthestudentpursuesanon-thesisoption,thepreviousthesiscreditswillnolongercounttowardgraduation.THEM.A.PORTFOLIO(TESOL/APPLIEDLINGUSTICS)Portfoliosarenotintendedtobearandomcompilationofeverypaperorprojectthestudentcompletedduringhisorhertenureintheprogram.Rather,aportfolioshouldconsistofameaningfulreflectionoftheprogramwithappropriate,butlimited,supportthroughexamples.Therefore,thepurposeoftheportfolioistoenablestudentstoconductacriticalself-studyoftheirlearningwhileenrolledintheM.A.emphasisinTESOL.AllM.A.studentsinTESOL/AppliedLinguisticswillcompileandsubmitaportfolioaspartofthePracticumcourse,LIN687.Thatcoursewillofferdetailsontheindividualcomponentsoftheportfolioanddeadlinesforsubmittingeachpart.M.A.studentsinTESOL/AppliedLinguisticswhodonotchoosethethesisoptionmustsubmittheportfolioandareflectioninthefinalsemesteroftheprogram.TheportfolioreflectionisaboutyourexperienceintheTESOLprogram,theprocessofcreatingtheportfolio,and/orasynthesisofthematerialsintheportfolio(e.g.howyourresearchpaperinformsyourteachingphilosophy,howyourteachingphilosophyand/orresearchpaperresultsarereflectedinyoursamplesyllabusandmaterials,etc.).Itshouldnotadescriptionoftheprocesslike"ItypedmyCV",etc.,norshoulditbeamereextensionofyourteachingphilosophy,althoughtheremaybesomeoverlaps.Theportfolioandreflectionwillbereadasyourcomprehensiveexitexambyacommitteeofthreefacultymembers,whoyouwillchooseduringthesemester.Youshouldsubmittheportfolioandreflectiontothecommitteenolaterthanthreeweeksbeforethelastdayofclasses.Afterreadingtheportfolioandreflection,thecommitteecan:

• accepttheportfolioandreflection,thusrecommendingthatyourM.A.degreebegranted.

• requireanoralexaminationbeforeacceptingtheportfolioandreflection.• askthestudenttore-writeallorpartsoftheportfolioorreflection.

Anoralexaminationorre-writewillonlyberequiredincaseofseriousdeficienciesintheportfolioand/orreflection.Astudentwhoseportfolio/reflectionisrejectedtwicewillbedismissedfromtheprogramwithoutconferralofthedegree.

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GRADUATIONDuringyourlastsemesterofcoursework,youmustcompleteanapplicationforgraduation(FormGS8)indicatingthesemesterinwhichyouwillgraduateorcompleteyourdegree.ThisformisavailablefromtheGraduateSchoolwebsite.Aftercompletingtheform,includinglistingcoursesappliedtothedegree(coursestaken)andcoursesinwhichyouarecurrentlyenrolled,pleaseattachacurrentcopyofyourunofficialtranscriptandsubmittheformtotheGPCforreviewandsignature.StudentsshouldsubmitthecompletedformtotheGPCatleastoneweekpriortothedeadlinenotedbytheGraduateSchooltoensurethattheGPChassufficienttimetoreview,sign,andforwardthetotheGraduateSchool.Asthisdeadlineoccurswithinthesecondmonthofeachsemester(lateSeptember/earlyMarch),itisimperativethatstudentscompletetheformearly.NotethatastudentwhocompletesadegreeinthesummerorDecemberhasarighttoparticipateintheMayceremonyofthenextcalendaryearbymeetingthesummerandfalldeadlinesforthenecessaryforms.Studentsareencouragedtoparticipateinthegeneralmorningcommencementceremony(heldintheGrove)andtheGraduateSchoolceremony(locationannouncedinthespring).Thisisanimportantmilestoneinyourcareer,anditshouldbecelebrated.DuringtheSpringsemester,watchforemailscontaininginformationconcerningcommencement,includingtheorderingofgraduationregaliafortheMayceremony.OrdersforregaliarentalarehandledthroughtheBookstore.Itisimportanttonotethatregardlessofwhichsemesterastudentgraduates,completingtheGS8formdoesnotinitiatetheprocessforreceivingadiplomaand/orhavingone’snamelistedinthecommencementbooklet.Toinitiatethatprocess,aftercompletingtheGS8form,astudentmustcompleteanOnlineDiplomaApplicationavailablethroughthemyOleMisssystem.TIMELIMITSFORCOMPLETIONOFTHEDEGREETheGraduateCatalog(availableontheGraduateSchoolwebsite)containsinformationregardingtimelimitsfordegreecompletion.Currently,allworkapplyingtoanMAdegreemustbecompletedwithinsixyears.

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REQUIREMENTSANDPROCEDURESFORTHEPH.D.THEPH.D.DEGREEINSECONDLANGUAGESTUDIESTofulfillthedegreecreditrequirement,thestudentmusthavecompleted54hoursofstudybeyondtheM.A.degree.Ofthese,atleast30hoursmustconsistofnon-dissertationcoursework,andatleast18hoursmustconsistofdissertationcredits.Amaximumof9hoursofcourseworkfromthestudent’sM.A.degreemaycounttowardthePh.D.requirement.Studentsmusthavecompletedaminimumof18hoursofgraduateworkincontinuousresidence.SeparatedescriptionsofcourserequirementsforAppliedLinguisticsandSpanishfollow.REQUIREDCOURSESANDTRANSFEROFCREDITSStudentsmustcompletetherequiredcoursesfortheirprogram.IfanequivalentcoursewasalreadytakenattheM.A.level,thestudentmayninecredithoursfromtheM.A.maybecountedtowardthenumberofcredit-hoursrequiredforthePh.D.,subjecttoapprovalbytheGPC.LANGUAGEREQUIREMENTDoctoralstudentsmustdemonstratereadingproficiency(orhigherproficiency)intwolanguagesotherthanEnglish.Thisrequirementmaybemetthroughadvancedcourseworkoranagreed-uponassessment,subjecttoapprovalbytheGPC.THEPH.D.EMPHASISINAPPLIEDLINGUISTICSThefollowingcoursesarerequiredforthePh.D.emphasisinAppliedLinguistics(acoursemaybereplacedbyanothercoursewithpermissionoftheDirectorofGraduateStudies,iftheequivalentwastakenatMAlevel):

• thePh.D.pro-seminar(LIN701)• anintroductiontoappliedLinguistics(LIN600)• twocoursesonsecondlanguageacquisition(LIN672andLIN695)• twoonecoretheoreticalcourses:Phonology(LIN614),Morphology(LIN615),

Syntax(LIN616),orPragmatics(LIN618)• oneadditionalappliedLinguisticscourse:Sociolinguistics(LIN620),Linguistic

Anthropology(LIN653),AdvancedMethods(LIN673),CriticalIssues(LIN680),orSecond-LanguageWriting(LIN689)

• twoResearchMethods(LIN693andLIN694)• thePh.D.capstoneseminar(LIN721)• Anoptionalsubfield(6-12hours),subjecttodepartmentalapproval.

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THEPH.D.EMPHASISINSPANISHThefollowingcoursesarerequiredforthePh.D.emphasisinSpanish(acoursemaybereplacedbyanothercoursewithpermissionoftheDirectorofGraduateStudies,iftheequivalentwastakenatMAlevel):

• thePh.D.pro-seminar(SPAN701)• ClassroomResearchandPractice(SPAN672)• twoCorecourses:oneliteratureandoneLinguistics(sectionsdesignatedfor

graduatestudentsonlyatthe600or700level)• ResearchMethods(SPAN671)• thePh.D.capstoneseminar(SPAN721)• Anoptionalsubfield(6-12hours),subjecttodepartmentalapproval.

FilloutyourdegreerequirementchecklistinAppendix5.CHOOSINGARESEARCHADVISORANDCOMMITTEEBytheendofthefirstyearofPh.D.coursework,thestudentshouldchooseamemberoftheDepartmentofModernLanguagesgraduatefacultytoserveasher/hisresearchadvisor.ThisfacultymembermustbeattherankofAssociateProfessororProfessor,mustbeinthestudent’sdegreeemphasis(AppliedLinguisticsorSpanish),andshouldhaveexpertiseinthesub-disciplineinwhichthestudentintendstowritethedissertation.Seepage5ofthishandbookforalistofqualifiedfaculty.Theresearchadvisorandthestudentwillcollaboratetocomposeafour-personPh.D.committee,consistingoftheresearchadvisor,twoadditionalmembersoftheDepartmentofModernLanguagesgraduatefaculty,andoneUniversityofMississippifacultymemberexternaltothestudent’smajorfieldortotheDepartment.Astudentwithasubfieldshouldhaveatleastonecommitteememberfromthatsubfield.ThePh.D.committeewilladministerandevaluatethecomprehensiveexam,superviseandapprovedissertationwork,conductandevaluatetheoraldefense,andrecommendtheconferralofthedegree.THECOMPREHENSIVEPH.D.EXAMINATIONSuccessfulcompletionofthecomprehensiveexaminationofficiallyadmitsthedoctoralstudenttodoctoralcandidacy.Theexaminationisintegrativeinnature,thusrequiringthestudenttoanalyzeandsynthesizeinformationwhiledemonstratingknowledgeoftheresearchandsubjectliterature.Anindicationofrecognitionofconnectionsamongcoursesissought.Successfulcompletionofthecomprehensiveexaminationisanindicatorthatthestudentispreparedtoteachcollege-levelcoursesinthefieldofemphasisandtobeginwritingadissertation.Ofthefourmembersofthestudent’scommittee,thethreememberswithintheDepartmentorthestudent’smajorfieldwillberesponsibleforadministeringtheexam.Bytheendofthefirstacademicyearintheprogram,studentsshouldmeetindividuallywiththesethreemembersoftheircommitteetoformulateacomprehensiveexamreadinglist.Eachofthesememberswillberesponsiblefortestingthestudentinanagreed-uponsub-disciplineofthe

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field(askyourGPCforacurrentlistoffacultymembersandtheirassociatedsub-disciplines).Thestudentwillbegincreatingalistof40works(booksorscholarlyarticles)ineachofthethreesub-disciplines.(These40worksshouldbedividedintothreeroughlyequalsections:foundational/classicresearch,recentresearch,andresearchinthecandidate’snarrowfieldofinterest.)Afterthelistforeachsub-disciplinehasbeenapprovedbytheresponsiblecommitteemember,thestudentwillsubmittheentirelisttotheresearchadvisorforapproval.Theresultinglistwillconsistof120works.Itisadvantageoustothestudentifmanyoftheseworksarerelatedtothestudent’sdissertationarea.Studentswilltakethecomprehensiveexaminationaftertheyhavecompletedallcorecourserequirements,submittedatermpaperfromagraduateclass,andmetthelanguageproficiencyrequirement.Studentsarenotallowedtotakecomprehensiveexamsduringthesummerexceptinunusualcircumstances.Studentsmustsuccessfullycompletecomprehensiveexaminationsbeforetheyareallowedtobeginearningdissertationcredits.Tobeeligibletotakethecomprehensiveexamination,studentsmustcompleteandsubmitaFormGS5(ApplicationtoSitforComprehensiveExamination).TheGPCwillreview,sign,andforwardtheformtotheGraduateSchoolifthestudent’scommitteedeterminesthatastudentisauthorizedtositforthecomprehensiveexam.BecausethisformisduetotheGraduateSchoolatleast10daysbeforethebeginningoftheexam,astudentshouldcompleteandsubmittheGS5formtotheDepartmentatleastthreeweekspriortotheexpecteddateofPart1.(The“ProposedDateofExamination”shouldbetherangeofdatesinwhichthestudentexpectstocompletetheexam,e.g.“Nov.13,2021-April26,2022”.)Thewrittenexamconsistsoftwoparts,takenoneweekapart,oruptoasemesterapart.Part1isathree-dayexam(cloistered),answeringquestionsbasedonthePh.D.readinglist.Part2isatake-homequestionbasedonthestudent’sresearchinterest.Aone-hourdefenseforeachpartmaybetakenatthesametime,orastwoseparatedefensesifParts1and2aretakenindifferentsemesters.Part1:Part1isa9-hour,cloisteredexambasedonthePh.D.readinglist.Thetimingoftheexaminationisdeterminedbytheresearchadvisor,workinginconjunctionwiththeGPC.Theexamwillconsistofthree,3-hoursessionsspreadovertwoorthreedayswithinthesameworkweek.Eachsessionwillconsistofquestionsfromonememberofthestudent’scommittee.Thecontentoftheexamination,thenumberandlengthofthequestions,andtheextenttowhichthestudentmayhaveachoiceofquestionstoanswerwillbedeterminedentirelyatthediscretionoftheexaminationcommittee.Studentswillwritetheexamonacomputerapprovedbytheresearchadvisorand/orGPC.Itisunderstoodthatstudentstakingexaminationswillnotconsultanynotes,books,orotherresources(suchastheInternet)duringtheirexaminations.However,thestudentmayhaveacopyoftherelevantreadinglist(withnonotes).Thecommitteewillevaluatethewrittenexaminationandnotifythestudentoftheresult.Thecommitteecan:

• passthestudent,withnorequirementofanoralexamination.• passthestudentandrequireaone-houroralexamination.

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• askthestudenttore-takeportionsoftheexamination.• failthestudent,inwhichcasethestudentmustre-takePart1.FailingPart1twice

resultsindismissalfromtheprogram.Uponsuccessfulcompletionofthewritten(andifnecessary,oral)componentofPart1,thestudentwillbeallowedtotakePart2.Part2:Part2isatake-homeexaminationbasedonthestudent’sdissertationtopic.Thecommitteewillposeaquestion,theanswertowhichisequivalenttothestudent’sthesisstatementandafirstdraftoftheliteraturereview.Thestudenthasoneweek(7days)toanswerthequestion;theanswershouldbethelengthofadissertationchapter(approximately40-50pages,includingthebibliography)andwillserveasthebasisofthestudent’sdissertationprospectus.Thecommitteewillevaluatethisdocumentandnotifythestudentoftheresult.Thecommitteecan:

• passthestudentandallowthestudenttoproceedtotheoralprospectusdefense.• askthestudenttore-writeportionsofthedocumentbeforeproceedingtotheoral

prospectusdefense.• failthestudent,inwhichcasethestudentmustre-takePart2.FailingPart2twice

resultsindismissalfromtheprogram.Attheoralprospectusdefense,thestudentwillgiveabriefpresentationofthedissertationresearchquestion,explainhowitissituatedinthefield,describetheproceduresandmethodologiesforcarryingouttheresearch,andsubmitatentativechapteroutlineandscheduleforcompletingthedissertation.Thecommitteewillevaluatetheoraldefenseandmaterialsandnotifythestudentoftheresult.Thecommitteecan:

• passthestudentandrecommendthatthestudentbeadmittedtocandidacy.• failthestudent,inwhichcasethestudentmustre-takePart2.FailingPart2twice

resultsindismissalfromtheprogram.Thereviseddocumentfrompart2,togetherwiththeoutline,willbesubmittedtotheGPCasthestudent’sdissertationprospectus.UponsubmissionoftheprospectusandformGS5.1tothegraduateschool,thestudentisadmittedtocandidacyandmaybeginearningdissertationcredits.CONTINUOUSENROLLMENTUponadmissiontocandidacy,adoctoralstudentisexpectedtomaintaincontinuousenrollment.Minimumenrollmenttofulfillthisrequirementis3hoursofgraduate-levelcourseworkforFall,Spring,orsummerterms,withenrollmentforatleasttwoofthesethreeperiodsbeingrequiredforany12-monthperiod.(Notethattheminimumenrollmentduringthesummerwouldbe1houriftheenrollmentisnottosatisfythecontinuousenrollmentpolicy.)Thepenaltyforfailuretomaintaincontinuousenrollment,followingadmissiontocandidacy,isafeeequaltothetuitionchargethatwouldbenecessarytohavemaintainedcontinuousenrollmentforthemostrecent12-monthperiod.Studentsonfellowshipneedtobeenrolledfull-time,i.e.9hourspersemester.

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DISSERTATIONFELLOWSHIPSThisnon-serviceawardisdesignedtoassistdoctoralstudentswhoareinthefinalstagesofthedissertationprocess.TheawardiscompetitiveandtheGraduateSchoolhasalimitednumberofDissertationFellowshipsavailableinanygiventerm.Thus,receiptofthisawardisnotguaranteed.

TheintentoftheDissertationFellowshipProgramistoprovidefinancialassistancetorelievecandidatesofcurrentservice-typeresponsibilities(teaching,researchand/orotherrelatedobligationstotheuniversity),therebyenablingthemtofocusontheirresearchanalysisandwriting.Theamountoftheawardis$6,000plusatuitionreduction.Thetimeperiodisonesemesterandcannotberenewed.Full-timeenrollmentisrequired.AnystudentnominatedmustbeincandidacyandmusthaveacopyofhisorherprospectusonfileattheGraduateSchool.StudentsshouldbewithinoneyearofthecompletionoftheirDissertation.Studentsarenominatedbytheirdepartmentchairwhosubmitsaletterofsupport.OnlineprogramsareNOTeligibleatthistime.SUMMERGRADUATERESEARCHFELLOWSHIPSTheSummerGraduateResearchAssistantshipProgramprovides$3,000fordoctoralstudents.TheSummerGraduateResearchAssistantshipProgramiscompetitiveandawardingofthefundingisnotguaranteed.Thefundingisofferedduringthesummer(minimumof10weeksofresearch).Thegoalistoprovidefundstoenablepromisinggraduatestudentstoremainontaskandoncampusintheirpursuitofadegree.Studentscannotobtainadditionaluniversityemploymentduringthisperiod.Fundsarenotrenewable.

Tobeeligible,thestudentmustbeafull-time,full-standingstudentatanystageandinanydiscipline.Preferencewillbegiventodoctoralstudentswhohavecompletedtheirprospectus.Alimitednumberofassistantshipswillalsobereservedformaster’s(thesisoption)trackstudents.OnlineprogramsareNOTeligibleatthistime.WRITINGTHEDISSERTATIONThecandidateisrequiredtocompleteadissertation:abook-lengthresearchprojectthatmakesanoriginalandsignificantcontributiontothefield.CandidatesmustsuccessfullydefendtheirdissertationbeforethePh.D.committee.AlldoctoralcandidatesmustadheretotheprogramandGraduateSchoolrequirementsforconductingindependentresearchthatresultsinthewritingofthedoctoraldissertation.ImportantinformationregardingthisprocedureisdetailedintheGraduateCatalog.TheGraduateSchoolwillalsoprovidethecandidateswithAManualforThesesandDissertations.StudentsconductinganytypeofresearchinvolvinghumansubjectsmusthavetheirresearchapprovedthroughtheInstitutionalReviewBoard(IRB).Registrationforaminimumof18credithoursofdissertationcredit(LIN/SPAN797)isrequired,andthecandidatemustberegisteredforaminimumofthreehoursduringthesemesterofthedefense.StudentsenrolledinLIN/SPAN797mustdemonstrateprogresstowardcompletionofthedissertationeachsemester.Failuretoprovidesuchevidenceto

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thestudent’sdissertationchairwillresultinanFgradeforthesemester.TwosuccessivesemestersofanFgradefordissertationwillresultindismissalfromtheprogram.ConsulttheGraduateSchoolwebsiteunder“ThesisandDissertationPreparation”forimportantinformationregardingcompletingthedissertationprocess.StudentswhosenativelanguageisnotEnglisharestronglyencouragedtotakeacourseondissertationwritingintheIEP.Oncethestudenthasdraftedachapter,thestudentfirstsubmitsthedrafttotheresearchadvisor.Onceachapterhasbeenrevisedandapprovedbytheadvisor,thestudentmayaskothercommitteememberstoreadit.Thestudentshouldcontinuewritingandrevisinginthismanneruntilthereisareviseddraftofthecompletedissertation.Thefinaldraftofthethesis/dissertationshouldcontainallempiricaldata,befreeofspelling,grammatical,andothererrors,andmeetallformattingrequirementsassetforthbytheGraduateSchool.Thisdraftmustbeprovidedtotheadvisorycommitteememberstwofullweeksinadvanceofthefinaloralexamination(defense).THEDISSERTATIONDEFENSEEverycandidateforthePh.D.degreemustsuccessfullypassafinaloralexamination(defenseofdissertation)administeredbythestudent’sdissertationcommitteeandscheduledbytheGraduateSchool.Theremustbeatleastoneinterveningsemesterbetweenthesemesterinwhichthecomprehensiveexaminationandthefinaldissertationexaminationoccur.Whenthedissertationiscompletedandthestudentandhisorherresearchadvisordeterminethatthestudentisreadytodefendthedissertation,thestudentmayproceedtothedissertationdefense.Theoralexaminationmaybegivenonlyafterthedissertationisinnear-finalform(thatis,readyforsubmissiontotheGraduateSchoolexceptforcorrectionsrequiredbytheexaminingcommitteeattheoralexamination).TheDeanoftheGraduateSchoolwillnotscheduleoralexaminationsduringtheregularuniversityexaminationperiodsattheendofenrollmentperiodsorwhentheuniversityisofficiallyclosed.ThestudentisresponsibleforfindingatimeperiodwhenallcommitteemembersareavailableandwillworkwiththeDepartmentalsecretarytoreservearoom.Thisshouldbeatwo-hourtimeperiod,toallowtimeforthecommitteetodeliberateandcommunicatetheresultofthedefensetothestudent.Oncethetimeanddateareset,thestudentmustcompleteFormGS7.BecausethisformmustbereceivedbytheGraduateSchool14dayspriortothescheduleddefensedate,thecompletedformmustbesubmittedtotheGPCforreviewandsignatureapproximatelythreeweekspriortothedefensedate.TheGPCwillforwardtheformtotheGraduateSchool.Dissertationdefensesareopentothepublic.Typically,thedissertationdefenseinvolvesapresentationofthestudent’sresearchfollowedbyaquestionperiod.Atthetimeofthedefense,membersoftheadvisorycommitteewillalsoprovidethecandidatewithcorrectionstobemadetothedefensedraftofthedissertation.Allcorrectionsmustbeacceptabletothecommitteemembersbeforetheywillsignafinalcopy

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ofthedissertation.Thestudentbearstheexpenseofreproductionofthedissertationorthesis.TIMELIMITSFORCOMPLETIONOFPH.D.TheGraduateCatalogcontainsinformationregardingtimelimitsfordegreecompletion.AllrequiredformalcourseworkandthecomprehensiveexamshouldbecompletedwithinfourcalendaryearsofinitialenrollmentintothePh.D.program.Afterpassingthecomprehensiveexam,astudentbecomesacandidateforthedoctoraldegreeandmustcompleteallremainingrequirements,includingthewrittendissertationanditsdefense,withinfivecalendaryears.Ifacandidatedoesnotcompleteallrequirementswithinthistime,thentheGraduateSchoolwillchangethestudent’sstatustonon-degreeseeking.AlthoughtheGraduateSchoolallowsuptonineyearstocompletethedegree,Ph.D.assistantshipsintheDepartmentlastamaximumoffiveyears.GRADUATIONDuringyourlastsemesterofworkonthedissertation,youmustcompleteanapplicationforgraduation(FormGS8)indicatingthesemesterinwhichyouwillgraduateorcompleteyourdegree.ThisformisavailablefromtheGraduateSchoolwebsiteandanexampleisavailableintheAppendices.Aftercompletingtheformandattachingacurrentcopyofyourunofficialtranscript,pleasesubmittheformtotheGPCforreviewandsignature.TheGPCwillforwardthematerialstotheGraduateSchool.StudentsshouldsubmitthecompletedformtotheGPCatleastoneweekpriortothedeadlinenotedbytheGraduateSchooltoensurethatthecoordinatorhassufficienttimetoreview,sign,andforwardtheformpriortotheGraduateSchooldeadline.Asthisdeadlineoccurswithinthesecondmonthofeachsemester(lateSeptember/earlyMarch),itisimperativethatstudentscompletetheformearly.Ifastudentintendstocompletethedegreeinthesummer,butwishestoparticipateinthepreviousMaycommencementceremonies(includinghooding),theGS8formmustbecompletedbytheSpringsemesterdeadline,withAugustmarkedasthe“GraduationDate.”CompletingandsubmittingtheformbytheSpringsemesterdeadlineindicatestotheGraduateSchoolthatastudentwantstoparticipateintheMaycommencementceremony,eventhoughthedegreewillnotbecompletedatthattime.NotethatastudentwhocompletesadegreeinthesummerorDecemberhasarighttoparticipateinthenextMay’sceremonybymeetingthesummerandfalldeadlinesforthenecessaryforms.Studentsareencouragedtoparticipateinthegeneralmorningcommencementceremony(heldintheGrove)aswellasthehoodingceremony(heldthenightbefore).Atthehoodingceremony,doctoralstudentsarehonoredindividually.DuringtheSpringsemester,watchforemailscontaininginformationconcerningcommencement,includingtheorderingofgraduationregaliafortheMayceremony.OrdersforregaliarentalarehandledthroughtheBookstore.PleasenotethatthehoodforPh.D.isdarkblue.

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Itisimportanttonotethatregardlessofwhichsemesterastudentgraduates,completingtheGS8formdoesnotinitiatetheprocessforreceivingadiploma(whichyouwillreceiveinthemailaftercommencementceremonies)and/orhavingone’snamelistedinthecommencementbooklet.Toinitiatethatprocess,aftercompletingtheGS8form,astudentmustcompleteanOnlineDiplomaApplicationavailablethroughthemyOleMisssystem.APPROXIMATETIMELINEFORCOMPLETIONOFTHEPH.D.(forfull-timestudents)FirstYearEmphasisoncourseworkSelectionofResearchAdvisorandDissertationCommittee(byendoffirstacademicyear)PlanforcompletionoflanguagerequirementsSecondYearContinuecoursework:shouldbecompletedornearcompletionbytheendofyear2HavecomprehensiveexamreadinglistsapprovedbyCommitteeCompletelanguagerequirementsThirdYearCompletionofLIN/SPAN721TakePart1ofComprehensiveExamTakePart2ofComprehensiveExamAdmissiontoCandidacyFourth/FifthYearCompleteDissertationandDissertationDefense

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APPENDICES1.AdvisingsheetM.A.French,German,andSpanish.................................292.AdvisingsheetM.A.Linguistics.......................................................................313.AdvisingsheetM.A.TESOL/AppliedLinguistics.....................................334.AdvisingsheetPh.D.AppliedLinguistics....................................................355.AdvisingsheetPh.D.Spanish...........................................................................366.Comprehensiveexamevaluationrubric.....................................................377.TESLPortfolio.........................................................................................................418.M.A.LinguisticsThesisProspectus...............................................................439.Studenttravelapplication.................................................................................44Note:GraduateSchoolformscanbefoundunder"Resources:FormsandManualsLibrary"ontheGraduateSchoolwebsite:

https://gradschool.olemiss.edu/current-students/forms-and-manuals-library/

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APPENDIX1:AdvisingSheetM.A.French,GermanorSpanish36credithourstotal.StudentsmustmaintainaBaverageintheircourseworkorbesubjectedtoprobationand/orexpulsionfromtheprogram.Requiredcourseswithinthe36hoursforallthreespecializations:_______601withtheappropriateprefix_______672withtheappropriateprefixFrench.Threeoptions.Option1.36hoursofFrenchcourses.Listcourseshere:Bothoptions2&3require:24hoursofFrenchcourses.Listcourseshere:Option2:Subfield.6to12hoursinanapprovedsubfield(allcoursesatthegraduatelevel).Listcourseshere:Option3:Thesis.6to12hoursofthesiscredit.Listsemesterandhoursof697here:German.Twooptions.Bothoptionsrequire:24hoursormoreofcourseworkinGerman.Listcourseshere:Option1.Subfield.Between6and12hoursofanapprovedsubfield(allcoursesatthegraduatelevel).Listcourseshere:Option2.Thesis.Between6and12hoursofthesiscredit(697).Listsemesterandnumberofcreditshere:Spanish.3options.Alloptionsrequire:twoofthefollowingthreecreditcourses(6hours):_______577or677_______579or679_______578or678_______580or680.Donottakeboth500and600levelofthesamecoursewithoutpermission.Option1.33hoursofcoursework,includingallfourliteraturesurveys:_______577or677_______579or679_______578or678_______580or680plusoneelective.ListelectivehereDonottakeboth500and600levelsofthesamecoursewithoutpermission.

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Options2&3bothrequire:24hoursormoreofcourseworkinSpanish.Listcourseshere:Option2.Subfield.Between6and12hoursofanapprovedsubfield(allcoursesatthegraduatelevel).Listcourseshere:Option3.Thesis.Between6and12hoursofthesiscredit(697).Listsemesterandnumberofcreditshere:

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APPENDIX2:AdvisingSheetM.A.Linguistics 36credithourstotal.StudentsmustmaintainaminimumBaverageintheircourseworkorbesubjectedtoprobationand/orexpulsionfromtheprogram.Option1:36hoursofgraduate-levelcourseworkinLIN,including6credithoursfromamongthecorecourses,whichareLIN612,614,616,and620.Mustpasscomprehensiveexams.i.LIN603-3hours_____LIN603ii.TheoreticalLinguistics–6hours_____LIN604 _____LIN605_____LIN610 _____LIN620iii.Languagediversity-6hours_____LIN511 _____LIN520_____LIN552 _____LIN561_____LIN571 iv.Remaining-21hours_______________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ v.Comprehensiveexams:formacommitteebasedonthethreeareas;workwiththefacultymembertocreateareadinglist;cloisteredcompsononeSaturdaytowardstheendofthesemester.Option2:Aminimumof24hoursofgraduate-levelcourseworkinLINplus6-12hoursofcourseworkinadepartmentallyapprovedsubfield.Mustpasscomprehensiveexams.i.LIN603-3hours_____LIN603ii.TheoreticalLinguistics-6hours_____LIN604 _____LIN605_____LIN610 _____LIN620iii.Languagediversity-6hours_____LIN511 _____LIN520_____LIN552 _____LIN561_____LIN571

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iv.LINgraduatecourses-minimum9hours_______________________ ______________________________________________ _______________________v.Approvedsubfield-6-12hours_______________________ ______________________________________________ _______________________vi.Comprehensiveexams:formacommitteebasedonthethreeareas;workwiththefacultymembertocreateareadinglist;cloisteredcompsononeSaturdaytowardstheendofthesemester_____Option3(thesis):Aminimumof24hoursofgraduate-levelcourseworkinLINand6-12hoursofthesiswork.StudentswhowishtochoosethethesisoptionareadditionallyrequiredtotakeeitherLIN690or691.i.LIN603-3hours_____LIN603ii.TheoreticalLinguistics-6hours_____LIN604 _____LIN605_____LIN610 _____LIN620iii.Languagediversity-6hours_____LIN511 _____LIN520_____LIN552 _____LIN561_____LIN571 iv.LINgraduatecourses-minimum9hours_______________________ ______________________________________________ _______________________iv.3hours_____LIN690or _____LIN691v.Thesiswork-6-12hours_______________________ ______________________________________________ _______________________vi.Thesisdefense_____

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APPENDIX3:AdvisingSheetM.A.AppliedLinguistics/TESOL36credithourstotal.StudentsmustmaintainaBaverageintheircourseworkorbesubjectedtoprobationand/orexpulsionfromtheprogram.Option1:36hoursofcourseworkinLIN.Mustsubmitateachingportfoliowithareflectioninfinalsemester.i.Requiredcourses-15hours_____LIN561 _____LIN603_____LIN600 _____LIN651 _____LIN687ii.Onecourse-3hours_____LIN511 _____LIN571_____LIN600 _____LIN572iii.Remaining18hours_______________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ _______________________iv.Teachingportfolio_____Option2:Aminimumof24hoursofgraduate-levelcourseworkinLINand6-12hoursofcourseworkinadepartmentallyapprovedsubfield.Mustsubmitateachingportfoliowithareflectioninfinalsemester.i.Requiredcourses-15hours_____LIN561 _____LIN603_____LIN600 _____LIN651 _____LIN687ii.Onecourse-3hours_____LIN511 _____LIN571_____LIN600 _____LIN572iii.LINgraduatecourses-minimum6hours_______________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ _______________________iv.Approvedsubfield-6-12hours_______________________ ______________________________________________ _______________________v.Teachingportfolio_____

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Option3(thesis):Aminimumof24hoursofgraduate-levelcourseworkinLINand6-12hoursofthesiswork.MustpassLIN690or691withatleastaBbeforethesis.i.Requiredcourses-15hours_____LIN561 _____LIN603 _____LIN687_____LIN600 _____LIN651 ii.Onecourse-3hours_____LIN511 _____LIN571_____LIN600 _____LIN572iii.LINgraduatecourses-minimum6hours_______________________ ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ _______________________iv.Thesis-6-12hours_______________________ ______________________________________________ _______________________v.Thesisdefense_____Option4(internship):18hoursofgraduate-levelcourseworkinLINand18hoursofasupervisedinternship(LIN699and689).Mustsubmitateachingportfoliowithareflectioninfinalsemester.i.Requiredcourses-15hours_____LIN561 _____LIN603_____LIN600 _____LIN651 _____LIN687ii.Onecourse-3hours_____LIN511 _____LIN571_____LIN600 _____LIN572iv.Supervisedinternship-18hours_____LIN688 _____LIN689

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APPENDIX4:AdvisingSheetPh.D.AppliedLinguistics(Catalogyears2017-19)

STUDENTNAME: ______________________________ STUDENTID:__________

CATALOGYEAR: _______

course(s) #ofcredits

Proficiencyinlanguage(s)otherthanEnglish: _______ _______ ___

IntroductiontoLinguistics(LIN600or615): _______ ___

Classroomresearchandpractice(TESL672): _______ ___

Coretheoreticalcourse(LIN612,614,or616): _______ ___

Coreapplied(LIN501,620,TESL649,672,or695): _______ ___

Twoproseminars(LIN701and702): _______ _______ ___

Researchmethods(TESL694): _______ ___

Oneresearchseminar(LIN721or722): _______ ___

Electives: _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ ___

Optionalsubfield(6-12credits): _______ _______ _______ _______ ___

TransferfromM.A.(max9credits): _______ _______ _______ ___

TOTALCREDITSFROMCOURSEWORK(min.30): ___

ComprehensiveExam,part1: oral[__]written[__]

ComprehensiveExam,part2/prospectus: oral[__]written[__]

Advancedtocandidacy: [__]

Successfuldefenseofdissertation: [__]

Dissertationcredits(LING797,min.18): _______ ___

TOTALCREDITSFROMCOURSEWORK&DISSERTATION(min.54): ___

Ofwhich,creditsincontinuousresidence(min.18) ___

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Changestocatalogfor2018-2019:CourseRequirements

The aim of the doctoral program is to afford instruction and guidance leading to the mastery of a major field. Specific course requirements for Applied Linguistics or Spanish are stipulated by the student’s advisory committee. In certain instances, a student may be required to take courses in a minor field. For students required to take a minor, a specific program will be formulated. To fulfill the degree credit requirement, the student must (a) have completed three years (54 hours) of study beyond the bachelor’s degree M.A.; (b) have completed a minimum of two years (36 hours) of graduate study at the University of Mississippi; and (c) have completed a minimum of one year (18 hours) of graduate work in continuous residence. Where coursework (excluding dissertation hours) is required for the degree, at least one-half, up to 30 hours, must be completed at the University of Mississippi. Separate descriptions of requirements follow because courses are taught in the language of emphasis.

SpecificRequirementsfortheEmphasisinAppliedLinguistics:

1. Proficiency in a second language: Native speakers of English will demonstrate reading knowledge proficiency through advanced coursework or an agreed-upon assessment before advancing to comprehensive exams. Non-native speakers will have met this requirement by the TOEFL score. Before advancing to comprehensive exams, students must demonstrate reading proficiency in two languages other than English through advanced coursework or an agreed-upon assessment.

2. Core required courses (may be waived replaced by another course with permission of the DGS, if equivalent was taken at MA level):

o introduction to Linguistics (LING 600 or 615) o classroom research and practice (TESL 672) o one core theoretical course in Phonology (LING 612), Morphology (LING 614) or Syntax (LING

616) o one core applied course in Sociolinguistics (LING 620), Teaching ESL (TESL 672), Cultural

Dimensions of SLA (TESL 649), Seminar in SLA (TESL 695) or Descriptive Grammar (LING 501) o two pro-seminar courses (LING 701 and LING 702) o Research Methods (TESL 694) o one 700-level research seminar (LING 721 or 722) o An optional subfield (6-12 hours), subject to departmental approval may focus on Teaching

English as a Second Language; Theoretical Linguistics; or Arabic, Chinese, French, German or Spanish language and literature.

3. Students will take the comprehensive exam after they have completed met all core course requirements, submitted a term paper from a graduate class, and met proficiency in a second language: The written exam consists of two parts, taken one week apart, or up to a semester apart. Part 1 is a two-day exam (cloistered), answering questions based on the Ph.D. reading list. Part 2 is a take-home question based on the student’s research interest. The student has one week to answer the question, and the answer (usually 40-50 pages) counts as the student’s dissertation proposal/prospectus. A one-hour defense for each part may be taken at the same time, or as two separate defenses if Parts 1 and 2 are taken in different semesters.

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APPENDIX5:AdvisingSheetPh.D.SpanishChecklist(Catalogyears2017-19)

STUDENTNAME: ______________________________ STUDENTID:__________CATALOGYEAR: _______ProficiencyinlanguageotherthanEnglish&Spanish: course(s) #ofcreditsClassroomresearchandpractice(SPAN672): _______ ___CoreLinguistics(SPAN6xx): _______ ___Coreliterature(SPAN6xx): _______ ___Oneproseminar(LIN701): _______ ___Researchmethods(SPAN671): _______ ___Oneresearchseminar(SPAN721or722): _______ ___Electives: _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ ___Optionalsubfield(6-12credits): _______ _______ _______ _______ ___TransferfromM.A.(max9credits): _______ _______ _______ ___TOTALCREDITSFROMCOURSEWORK(min.30): ___ComprehensiveExam,part1: oral[__]written[__] ComprehensiveExam,part2/prospectus: oral[__]written[__] Advancedtocandidacy: [__] Successfuldefenseofdissertation: [__]Dissertationcredits(LIN797,min.18): _______ ___TOTALCREDITSFROMCOURSEWORK&DISSERTATION(min.54): ___Ofwhich,creditsincontinuousresidence(min.18) ___

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Changestocatalogfor2018-2019:CourseRequirements

The aim of the doctoral program is to afford instruction and guidance leading to the mastery of a major field. Specific course requirements for Applied Linguistics or Spanish are stipulated by the student’s advisory committee. In certain instances, a student may be required to take courses in a minor field. For students required to take a minor, a specific program will be formulated. To fulfill the degree credit requirement, the student must (a) have completed three years (54 hours) of study beyond the bachelor’s degree M.A.; (b) have completed a minimum of two years (36 hours) of graduate study at the University of Mississippi; and (c) have completed a minimum of one year (18 hours) of graduate work in continuous residence. Where coursework (excluding dissertation hours) is required for the degree, at least one-half, up to 30 hours, must be completed at the University of Mississippi. Separate descriptions of requirements follow because courses are taught in the language of emphasis.

SpecificRequirementsfortheEmphasisinSpanish:1. Reading proficiency in a language other than Spanish and English: Speakers of Spanish will demonstrate

reading knowledge proficiency of a language other than Spanish or English through advanced coursework or an agreed-upon assessment before advancing to the comprehensive exam. Speakers of other languages will demonstrate proficiency of Spanish through advanced coursework and an agreed-upon assessment before advancing to comps. Before advancing to comprehensive exams, students must demonstrate reading proficiency in a language other than Spanish or English through advanced coursework or an agreed-upon assessment.

2. Core-required courses (some coursework may be waived a course may be replaced by another course with permission of the Director of Graduate Studies, if equivalent was taken at the MA level):

o Classroom Research and Practice (SPAN 672) o two Core courses: one literature and one Linguistics (sections designated for graduate students

only) o two Pro-Seminars (SPAN 701 and 702) o Research Methods (SPAN 671) o one 700-level research seminar (SPAN 721 or SPAN 722) o An optional subfield (6-12 hours), subject to departmental approval may focus on Teaching

English as a Second Language; Theoretical Linguistics; or Arabic, Chinese, French or German language and literature.

3. To be eligible to take the comprehensive exam, students must have completed the first year of coursework, met all core course requirements, have submitted a term paper from a graduate class, and met proficiency requirements. The written exam consists of two parts, taken one week apart, or up to a semester apart. Part 1 is a two-day exam (cloistered), answering questions based on the Ph.D. reading list. Part 2 is a take-home question based on the student’s research interest. The student has one week to answer the question, and the answer (usually 40-50 pages) counts as the student’s dissertation proposal/prospectus. A one-hour defense for each part may be taken at the same time, or as two separate defenses, if Parts 1 and 2 are taken in different semesters. Upon successful defense of part 2, the student is admitted to candidacy and may begin earning dissertation credits.

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APPENDIX6:ComprehensiveExamEvaluationFormThisevaluationforisforfacultyservingonastudent’sORPcommitteeintheDepartmentofBioMolecularSciences.Itisforgradereportingandtoassessthestudent’swrittenproposalandoralpresentation.StudentCandidate: Date: ProposalTitle: Thenumericalscoresforeachcategoryevaluatedrangefrom1-9,inanalogytotheNIHreviewprocess,1isexceptional,9ispoor.Facultywillscoreeachofthesixcategories,usingwholenumbers.TheFinalScorerepresentsanaverageofthesixcategories,toonedecimalplace.Allofthefacultyevaluations(finalscores)willthenbeaveraged,thenumbermultipliedby10andassignedalettergradebasedonthescale:A(10-19);A-(20-29);B+(30-39);B(40-49);B-(50-59);C(60-69);F(70-90)Category Score Comments(writeneatly!Pleasecontinuebeloworonback)Significance

Approach–ExperimentalDesign

Innovation–Creativity

WrittenProposal

ORPpresentation

AbilitytoDefendProposal

FinalScore

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AdditionalComments:ScoringRubricScore Descriptor AdditionalGuidanceonStrength/Weaknesses1 Exceptional Exceptionallystrongwithessentiallynoweaknesses2 Outstanding Extremelystrongwithnegligibleweaknesses3 Excellent Verystrongwithonlysomeminorweaknesses4 VeryGood Strongbutwithnumerousminorweaknesses5 Good Strongbutwithatleastonemoderateweakness6 Satisfactory Somestrengthsbutalsosomemoderateweaknesses7 Fair Somestrengthsbutwithatleastonemajorweakness8 Marginal Afewstrengthsandafewmajorweaknesses9 Poor VeryfewstrengthsandnumerousmajorweaknessesMinorWeakness:AneasilyaddressableweaknessthatdoesnotsubstantiallylessenimpactModerateWeakness:AweaknessthatlessensimpactMajorWeakness:Aweaknessthatseverelylimitsimpact

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APPENDIX7:TESLPortfolio

REQUIREDCONTENTS1) PROFESSIONALINFORMATION

a) CurriculumVitae(orResume)includingprofessionalreferencesb) UnofficialCopyofTranscriptandCurrentClassSchedulec) TeachingPhilosophyd) POSTTOLIVEBINDERSNOLATERTHANFEBRUARY7th

2) TEACHINGDOCUMENTATION

a) SampleOriginalSyllabusi) Syllabusshouldbecreatedbyyourselfwithoutassistancefrompeersorbased

onpublisher’ssupplementalmaterialsb) SampleOriginalLessonPlan

i) LessonPlanshouldcoveranentireunitofmaterialnotjustonedayofclassii) LessonPlanshouldbecreatedbyyourselfwithoutassistancefrompeersor

basedonpublisher’ssupplementalmaterialsc) SampleOriginalActivity/Assessment

i) Activity/Assessmentshoulddemonstrateaninnovativewayofteachingaspecificskill/topicand/orevaluatingstudentlearning

ii) Activity/Assessmentshouldbecreatedbyyourselfwithoutassistancefrompeersorbasedonpublisher’ssupplementalmaterials

d) POSTTOLIVEBINDERSNOLATERTHANMARCH7th

3) RESEARCHDOCUMENTATIONa) 8-10pageResearchPaper

i) Topicmustaddressanissueinappliedlinguistics,SLA,and/orTESOLandbeapprovedbyTESL646-LanguageTeachingResearchprofessor

ii) Researchmayeitherbelibrary-basedorclassroom-basedactionresearchb) –OR–TWO4-5pagePapers(forstudentspursuingasubfield)

i) PaperONE:Researchpaperthataddressesanissueinappliedlinguistics,SLA,and/orTESOLapprovedbyTESL646–LanguageTeachingResearchprofessor

ii) PaperTWO:[Research]paperaddressinganissueinyoursubfield[assigned/approved?]bytheprogramcoordinatorforyoursubfield(1) Studentsinalanguagesubfieldmustwriteinthatlanguage(e.g.,French,

German,Spanish,etc.)c) –OR–ThesisIntroduction&SampleChapter(s)(Resultsand/orDiscussion)d) AnnotatedBibliographyof5resourcesthatcanbereferencedforadditional

researchonthistopici) ResourceCANNOTbeadatabasesuchasERIC,LLBA,etc.ii) ResourceCANNOTbeanassignedtextfromoneofyourcourses

e) POSTTOLIVEBINDERSNOLATERTHANAPRIL1st

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TESLPORTFOLIOREFLECTION

Studentswillwritean8-10pagereflectivepaper,describinghowtheyusedtheoryandresearchfromcourseworkintheTESLprogramtoinformtheirteachingpracticesandresearch,aspresentedintheire-Portfolio.Thereflectivepapershouldbeformattedasfollows:o INTRODUCTION,brieflydescribingthecontentsofthee-Portfolio,theapproach(es)to

assemblingit,andrecurringthemes.Theintroductionshouldbenomorethanoneparagraph.Studentsmaywanttousethefollowingstatementtohelpthemdrafttheirintroduction:Inthisreflection,Idiscusshowanunderstandingof[THREEormoreTHEMES:variousinstructionalstrategies,descriptivegrammar,andstudents’individualidentity]contributedtomyteachingphilosophy,teachingdocumentation,andindividualresearch.Specifically,IdiscusshowIuse[namestrategies/methods]intheclassroominmyteachingphilosophy;focuson[thedescriptionratherthanprescriptionofgrammaticalrulesforpronounusage]inmyteachingdocumentation;and,researchtheroleof[genderinstudents’classroomparticipation.]

o TheBODYofthepapershouldconsistofthreesections,addressinghowtheportfolioreflectsthestudents’:

§ BESTPRACTICES(Theory/researchfromcorecoursessuchasTESL542;TESL645andElectivessuchasTESL630,TESL631,TESL680,TESL689andrelevantsubfieldcourses)Whatmethodsand/orapproachesdidyouadoptwhenwritingyourteachingphilosophyandconstructingyoursyllabi,lessonplans,tasks?Describeeachmethod/approachindetail,usingreferences,andspecificallydemonstratehowyourphilosophyandproposedteachingembodiesthatmethod/approach.Whataretheexplicitorimplicitpractical(classroom/teaching/etc.)implicationsofyourownresearch?

§ LANGUAGEAWARENESS:(Theory/researchfromcorecoursessuchasTESL/LING592(orLING501);TESL/LING600;TESL695;ElectivessuchasTESL614,TESL615,TESL660;Relevantsubfieldcourses)Whatresearchandtheoriesfromappliedlinguisticsandsecondlanguageacquisition(citations?)informedyourpreparation/selectionsofmethod,materials,and/orresearch?Howdidtheyinfluenceyourpreparation/selections?Explaineachtheoryand/orresearchresultindetailandexplicitlystatehowitinformedyourwork.Didyoufocusonaparticularlinguistic/grammaticalelement?How?Why?

§ CULTURALAWARENESS(Theory/researchfromcorecoursessuchasTESL647andElectivessuchasTESL552,TESL545,TESL620,TESL640,TESL650;Relevantsubfieldcourses)Whatresearchandtheoriesfromsociolinguisticsand/orsocioculturallinguisticsinformedyourpreparation/selectionsofmethod,materials,and/orresearch?Howdidtheyinfluenceyourpreparation/selections?Explaineachtheoryand/orresearchresultindetailandexplicitlystatehowitinformedyourwork.Didyoufocusonparticularsociolinguisticissues(e.g.,languagepolicies,studentidentity,interculturalpragmatics,etc.)?How?Why?

QuestionsinBLUEservetoguideyourwriting.Youshouldnotjustanswertheminturn,butrathermakesuretoaddresstheminonecohesiveandcoherentessay.o CONCLUSIONThereflectivepapershouldbeemailedtothestudents’committeemembers,withalinktotheire-Portfolios,byTBD.

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APPENDIX8:M.A.LinguisticsThesisProspectusOutlineINTRODUCTION(1page)

• Areyouwritingtwosubmission-readyjournalarticlesorareyouundertakingasingle,largerproject?

• Whatis/arethegeneraltopicarea(s)?• Howis/areyourtopic(s)relevant/importanttolinguistics?• Whatisthespecificscopeofyourresearchinterest(s)?

LITERATUREREVIEW(7-8pages)• Theliteraturereviewshouldbeawell-organizedoverviewoftheresearchmost

closelyrelatedtoyourwork.• Thismightlikelyincludethedominantdebates,theoreticalapproaches,

methodologicalresearchdesignsthathavebeenusedtounderstandyourtopic• Youaretryingtodemonstratetwothings:

i. Thatyouarefamiliarwiththeresearchthathasbeendoneinthisareaandcanexplaintofellowlinguistswhomightnotbefamiliarwiththisspecificliterature,whatisoutthere,and

ii. Thatyouhavefoundagapor“lacunae”intheliterature...somethingthathasnotbeenwellresearched(ornotbeenresearchedutilizingacertaintheoreticalperspectiveormethodologicaldesign)

• Ifyouaregoingthejournalarticleroute,youwillneedtoaddresshowyourlitreviewsforeacharticlewilloverlap/differ,whatareassurveyedwillberelevanttoeach,andwhatoriginalmaterialwillbeineach

RESEARCHQUESTION(1/2-1page)Aconciseformulationofyourspecificresearchquestion(s)orresearchhypothesis(es).

METHODOLOGICALDESIGN(1-2pages)• Whatisyourmethodologicalapproach?• Howwillyoucollectyourdata?Howlongwilldatacollectiontake?• WillyouneedIRBapproval?• Whatisprocessforcoding/taggingthedata?Howlongwillthistake?• Whatkind(s)ofanalysiswillyoudo?• Willyouranalysisbequalitative,quantitativeorboth?

CHAPTEROUTLINE(1page)• Thisoutlineexplainshowyouplantoorganizeandpresentyourmaterials.• Forstudentsundertakingacollectionofjournalarticles,thiswillbeanopportunity

tostartthinkingabouthowyourprojectsarerelated(i.e.whatyouwilltalkaboutinyourIntroductionandConclusion)

TIMELINE(1page)Howlongwilleachstageofyourproject(s)take?Whatgoalshaveyousetforyourselfintermsofcompletingeachstage?(Bespecific;usedates)

REFERENCESListonlythoseauthorsincludedinyour7-8pageliteraturereview.

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APPENDIX9:StudentTravelApplication

Graduate Student Travel FundingDepartment of Modern Languages

GoalsThe Department of Modern Languages pays travel expenses in order to…

• Introduce our graduate students to professional academic organizations• Promote our graduate students’ intellectual and professional development• Help our graduate students contribute to scholarly discourses by presenting their

original research at academic conferences

Funding for Fall Semester Funding for Spring SemesterTotal of $5000 for all requests Total of $5000 for all requestsApplication Due: August 25 Application Due: January 25

Modern Languages graduate students may request…1. A once-per-year grant from the Graduate School for up to $200 to present

original research at a conference; or…2. A once-per-year grant from Modern Languages for up to $500, which qualifies

students for a once-per-year grant from the Graduate School for up to $300 to present original research at a conference

EvaluationAfter the application due date the Graduate Program Coordinators, the Chair, and the Associate Chair will rank applications and allocate funds according to these priorities:

• Students must present original research at an academic conference• The scope of the conference: International, national, regional, state, or local• The scholarly quality of the research to be presented at the conference• The amount of travel funding previously received from Modern Languages and/

or the Graduate School• The student’s satisfactory progress in her/his graduate program• The economic feasibility of attending the conference (i.e., is a reasonable budget

possible)• PhD students are prioritized higher than MA students• Students that also apply for funding from the conference organizers (i.e., some

conferences offer special grants for graduate student travel or for first time presenters), if available, receive higher priority

• Full-time UM employees that are also graduate students must first exhaust their faculty travel funds before seeking funding as graduate students

• Students may apply for a second grant per academic year, but the second request is prioritized lower than other requests

Applications submitted after the due date may receive funding only if available.

Email the Graduate Student Travel Application to Dr. Klodt at jklodt@olemiss.edu.

Following approval from Modern Languages, students are responsible for completing and submitting a printed Travel Authorization form to Dr. Klodt in C109 Bondurant at least 30 days before the start date of the conference.

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