Offered by:Integrated Studies in Ed
Degree:Doctor of Philosophy
Program Requirement:
Students must satisfy all program requirements for the Ph.D. in Educational Studies. 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 (14 credits)
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EDEC 700
Proseminar in Education 1
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Curriculum and Instruction: Students will be exposed to a wide range of educational theory and research as faculty members present the theoretical underpinnings, methodologies, and applications of their various programs of research.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Fall
- Restriction: Limited to Doctoral students.
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EDEC 701
Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Curriculum and Instruction: Comprehensive examination.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Terms
- Instructors
- Lynn Butler Kisber, Limin Jao, Amir Kalan
- Teresa Strong, Paul Zanazanian, Claudia A Mitchell, Steve Jordan, Bronwen E Low, Mindy R Carter, Limin Jao, Joseph A Levitan
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EDEC 702
Proseminar in Education 2
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Curriculum and Instruction: First-year doctoral students will be exposed to more advanced level of educational theory and research to experience the multidisciplinary nature of educational inquiry.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Winter
- Restriction: Limited to Doctoral students
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EDEC 703
Ph.D. Colloquium
4 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Curriculum and Instruction: Second-year doctoral students will have formal and informal opportunities to present their work for critical discussion and dialogue. Students will also discuss fundamental issues and questions in the field of education.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Fall
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken EDEC 704.
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LING 710
Language Acquisition Issues 2
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Linguistics: Examination and discussion of the leterature on a selected topic in language acquisition.
Offered by: Linguistics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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PSYC 709
Language Acquisition Issues 1
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Psychology: Advanced area seminar on a topic in language acquisition issues.
Offered by: Psychology
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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SCSD 712
Language Acquisition Issues 4
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Communication Sci & Disorders: An examination that must be passed by all doctoral candidates in order to continue in the doctoral program.
Offered by: Commun Sciences & Disorders
- Terms
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
Complementary Courses (9 credits)
3 credits of graduate-level statistics from the courses below:
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.
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EDPE 676
Intermediate Statistics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology): Concepts and procedures of conducting basic descriptive and inferential statistics, including analysis of variance, correlation, and regression models. Provides experience with data-analysis tools.
Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych
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EDPE 682
Univariate/Multivariate Anal
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych
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LING 620
Experimental Ling.: Methods
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Linguistics: Introduction to experimental research methods for linguists.
Offered by: Linguistics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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PSYC 650
Advanced Statistics 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Psychology: A course in advanced statistics with specialization in experimental design.
Offered by: Psychology
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PSYC 651
Advanced Statistics 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Psychology: A course in advanced statistics with specialization in multivariate techniques.
Offered by: Psychology
3 credits selected from the following list:
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EDEC 705
Advanced Research Designs
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Curriculum and Instruction: Examination of research methods that are supported by multiple research perspectives.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Restriction: Limited to Doctoral students
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EDEC 706
Textual Approaches to Research
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Curriculum and Instruction: Survey a range of research strategies including philosophical, theoretical, historical, narrative, and autobiographical methods of textual analysis.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Fall
- Restriction: Limited to Doctoral students
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EDEC 707
Interpretive Inquiry
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Curriculum and Instruction: Focus on issues of voice, reflectivity, and representation when using interpretive frameworks in qualitative research.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Restriction: Not open to students who have taken EDEM 679
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
At least 3 credits selected from the following list:
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EDSL 620
Social Justice Issues in SLE
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Education in Second Languages: An examination of social identity, non-dominant languages, and power relations among speakers, and their impact on the nature of second/additional language teaching, learning and use, 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.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EDSL 623
Second Language Learning
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Education in Second Languages: Seminar in second language acquisition theory and research and their relevance to teaching a second language.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
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EDSL 624
Educational Sociolinguistics
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Education in Second Languages: Seminar in the social, cultural and political dimensions of English second language learning and teaching.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
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EDSL 627
Instrd 2nLang Acquis'n Resrch
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Education in Second Languages: Seminar in second language classroom-centred research focusing on instructional procedures and practices in relationship to learning outcomes.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
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EDSL 632
L2 Literacy Development
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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LING 651
Topics in Acquis of Phonology
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Linguistics: An examination of theoretically informed work on the first language acquisition of phonology.
Offered by: Linguistics
- Prerequisites: LING 331 or LING 631 or permission of instructor. A course in language acquisition is highly recommended.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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LING 655
Theory of L2 Acquisition
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Linguistics: Interlanguage grammars and the role of Universal Grammar in second language acquisition.
Offered by: Linguistics
- Winter
- Prerequisite: LING 671 or permission of instructor.
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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LING 751
Advanced Sem.: Experimental 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Linguistics: An advanced seminar on current experimental research in linguistics. Topic varies by year.
Offered by: Linguistics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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LING 752
Advanced Sem.: Experimental 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Linguistics: An advanced seminar on current experimental research in linguistics. Topic varies by year.
Offered by: Linguistics
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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PSYC 545
Topics in Language Acquisition
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: Psychology
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PSYC 735
Developmental Psych & Language
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Psychology: Advanced area seminar on a topic in developmental psychology and language.
Offered by: Psychology
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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SCSD 619
Phonological Development
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Communication Sci & Disorders: Theories and research related to normal and abnormal phonological development in children will be studied.
Offered by: Commun Sciences & Disorders
- Terms
- Instructors
- Susan Rvachew, Katerina Pisegna
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SCSD 632
Phonological Disorders:Childrn
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Communication Sci & Disorders: The nature of phonological disorders and clinical approaches for their remediation in children will be presented.
Offered by: Commun Sciences & Disorders
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SCSD 637
Devlpmntl Lang Disorders 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: Commun Sciences & Disorders
- Terms
- Instructors
- Stacey Knecht, Eve J Rioux
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SCSD 643
Devlpmntl Lang Disorders 2
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
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.
Offered by: Commun Sciences & Disorders
- Terms
- Instructors
- Tanya Matthews, Renata Masucci
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SCSD 652
Advanced Research Seminar 1
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Communication Sci & Disorders: Pro seminar in which current research topics in communication disorders will be discussed.
Offered by: Commun Sciences & Disorders
- 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
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Communication Sci & Disorders: Pro seminar in which current research topics in communication disorders will be discussed.
Offered by: Commun Sciences & Disorders
- This course may be taken as an advanced course for M.Sc. students.
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SCSD 654
Advanced Research Seminar 3
3 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Communication Sci & Disorders: Current research topics in communication sciences and disorders.
Offered by: Commun Sciences & Disorders
- Prerequisite: Permission of instructor
Elective Course
(0-2 credits)
0-2 credits from the following:
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EDPE 713
Language Acquisition Issues 5
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Ed Psych & Couns (Psychology): Seminar on language science controversies and their associating literature, and practical implications in education and learning in general.
Offered by: Educational&Counselling Psych
- Terms
- This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year
- Instructors
- There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year
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EDSL 711
Language Acquisition Issues 3
2 Credits
Offered in the:
- Fall
- Winter
- Summer
Education in Second Languages: Review of language acquisition issues.
Offered by: Integrated Studies in Ed
- Terms
- Instructors
- Susan Gail Ballinger
- Angelica Galante