The Ph.D. program in Applied Linguistics at Northern Arizona University is designed to prepare researchers and teacher trainers to work independently and in leadership positions with the learning and teaching of second languages, the analysis of language, and the design of language-related research. We define the field of applied linguistics broadly. Students may pursue a diverse range of issues, including corpus linguistics, computer-assisted language learning (CALL), language planning and policy, language testing and program evaluation, second language acquisition, literacy, register analysis, language variation, grammar and discourse, and second language teaching and learning.
The faculty at NAU work closely with individual students, helping them to develop as colleagues in applied linguistics. As a result, our Ph.D. students have an outstanding record of publication and participation in major conferences (such as TESOL and AAAL). Graduates of the Ph.D. program in applied linguistics have been highly successful at obtaining tenure-track faculty positions at major universities, such as Brigham Young University; Carnegie Mellon University; California State University, San Diego; California State University, Sacramento; Central Michigan University; Colorado State University; Iowa State University; Kent State University; Old Dominion University; Portland State University; SUNY Cortland; the University of Nebraska; and the University of South Florida.
General Information
MA-Tesl and Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics Handbook
