Courses

In this course students survey current methods and models for integrating the teaching of speaking, listening, reading, and writing to one specific learner population. (This population should be the type of learner that students have worked with or hope to work with.)

A 100-hour teaching internship, including design of an action research project. With approval, students may elect to do the TESL Canada Level-3 Certificate option or the International Internship option, which is typically conducted outside of Canada.

This course develops skills in academic writing for linguistics, including articles, abstracts, theses, books, etc.

An examination of special topics or issues in linguistics that are not covered in depth in other courses.

Every non-thesis student in the MA Linguistics program is required to write a comprehensive exam in the last semester of their program. Contact the program director for details.

The student, in frequent consultation with his/her advisor, selects a thesis topic and writes a thesis proposal. Once the proposal has been accepted by the student's thesis advisory committee, he/ she begins writing the thesis. There are no formal classes.

The student, in consultation with his/her advisor, works towards completion of the thesis. Upon completion, the thesis must be defended orally before an examining committee. There are no formal classes.

Continuing Registration maintains the student’s enrolment in the program and is taken only when all required courses are complete and only as a continuation of an incomplete thesis. Although no credit is given for it, a fee is charged for each semester of enrolment.