Overview

Department of Applied Linguistics and English as a Second Language / Department of Applied Linguistics and English as a Second Language is located in Atlanta, GA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Applied linguistics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Applied linguistics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	12
Doctoral Degrees	4
Other Advanced Degrees	15

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE 1 Foreign Language Portfolio
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Qualifying exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

84

Applied

34

Accepted

21

Enrolled

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	June 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

83

Total Graduate Students

7%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	4.82%
Black or African American	13.25%
White or Caucasian	42%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	8.43%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	7.23%
Unknown	1.2%

Gender

Male (18%)

Female (81%)

Faculty

10

Total faculty

Full-time - 9

Part-time - 1

Male (3)

Female (7)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Corpus linguistics, second language acquisition, second language literacy, assessment, teacher education
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 4099
Atlanta, GA  30302-3083
United States

Contact Dr. Diane C. Belcher
Chair
Email: dbelcher1@gsu.edu
Phone: 404-651-2000
Fax: 404-413-5201

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