Ph.D. Applied Linguistics

Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Linguistics

A List of Academic Staff

Name	Status and Qualification	Research Interests
J.O. Friday-Otun	Reader and Acting Head of Department B.A. (Jos); M.A. (Ilorin); M.Phil., Ph.D. (Ibadan)	Applied Linguistics, Semantics,Pragmatics
A.S. Abdussalam	Professor B.A., M.Phil. (Riyadh); Ph.D. (Khartoum)	Applied Linguistics, Arabic Linguistics, Pedagogical Linguistics,Translation Studies
G. Fakuade	Professor B.Ed., M.A. (Ibadan); Ph.D.(Ilorin)	Sociolinguistics, English Language,Yoruba Language, Syntax, DiscourseAnalysis
I.O. Sanusi	Professor B.A., M.A. Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Syntax and AppliedLinguistics
Bolanle E. Arokoyo	Reader B.A, M.A., Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Syntax and AppliedLinguistics
K.A. Rafiu	Reader B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Phonology and AppliedLinguistics
Samiat O. Abubakre	Senior Lecturer B.A. (Ibadan), M.A. Ph.D. (Ilorin)	Applied Linguistics

B Introduction

The programme is designed to provide training to professional linguists at advanced levels in order to facilitate communicative needs in language teaching, language planning, language engineering, language documentation, publishing, broadcasting and other ancillary disciplines, especially in a globalized world, where communication reigns supreme.

C Philosophy

The philosophy of the programme is the integration of theoretical considerations with practical applications in the study, promotion and protection of languages.

D Aim and Objectives

The aim of the programme is centered on preparation of qualifying scholars with adequate intellectual and professional tools from the discipline to meet the challenges of national development and human advancement from an interdisciplinary approach. The objectives are to:

1. serve the needs of individuals who wish to become internationally-recognized professional linguists and applied linguists;

1. provide adequate training for those who wish to engage in research and instructional activities in linguistics and applied linguistics as required at the university level;
2. produce competent scholars, who are adequately equipped to understand, interpret and exploitlinguistic principles in handling language issues;
3. produce qualified scholars who are adequately trained to handle language related issues in human practical human life;
4. develop the languages of the majorities and the minorities through the use of modern methods of research and documentation;
5. produce competent and relevant linguists in a communication-dominated world; and
6. exploit linguistic principles in promoting ancillary disciplines in teaching, research and sustainable development.

E Admission Requirements

1. Candidates must possess the minimum of five ‗O‘ Level Credit passes must include English Language and a Nigerian language.
2. Candidates must possess a good Master degree in Yoruba from a recognized university, with a CGPA not below 4.0 on a five-point scale.
3. Candidates who did not make up to a CGPA of 4.0 and were admitted into Ph.D. programme but were later have their admission converted into Ph.D. after fulfilling the requirements will be allowed to complete the programme.
4. Students who are found to be eligible for admission into Ph.D. programmes but are in need of additional information in an area of specialization that may be useful for their theses will be required to audit some M.A. courses as prerequisite. These courses will be determined by the Departmental Postgraduate Committee.

F Duration of The Programme

1. The Full-time Ph.D. programme would run for a minimum 36 months, and a maximum of 48 months.
2. The Part-time Ph.D. programme would run for 48 months and a maximum of 60 months.

G Detailed Course Description

LIN 902 Ph.D. Protocol 6 Credits

A protocol on a topic in Applied Linguistics shall be prepared by Ph.D. candidates. It includes normal aspects of a research proposal in addition to literature review, budget, implementation plan and other aspects required in Postgraduate School guidelines, the protocol shall be examined by the Department and recommended to Postgraduate School for approval through Faculty Board of Postgraduate Studies. 270h (P); C

LIN 999 Ph.D. Thesis 21 Credits

An original thesis written on an area of Applied Linguistics. The topic which shall be approved by the Postgraduate School on the recommendation of the Department through the Faculty must make original contribution in the area of specialization to knowledge. The thesis will be supervised by a member of staff whose qualification is not below the Ph.D., and who is not lower than Senior Lecturer in rank. 945h (P); C

G. Detailed Course Description

LIN 901   Phonological Theory 3 Credits An in-depth study of Generative Phonology. The foundation of the generative framework with particular reference to African language data. Argumentation and evaluation of linguistic analysis and solution within the framework. 45 (T); E

LIN 902    Syntactic Theory 3 Credits

An in-depth study of syntactic structure, with particular reference to African language, within the current theory. Evaluation of linguistic analysis will be emphasized. 45 (T); E

LIN 903 Current issues in Sociolinguistics 3 Credits Sociolinguistic variation and change – corpora and sociolinguistic variation, diachronic and synchronic variation; Language endangerment, Revitalization and Revival; Language documentation and ethical issues; Onomastics – shift in naming practices; unresolved issues in language conflict. Theories of language evolution and multilingualism in Nigeria, English language as hydra, bilingualism and measurement, etc. Multilingualism and language policy in Nigeria.45 (T); C

LIN 904 Current issues in Discourse Analysis 3 Credits Approaches to Discourse and Text Linguistics, issues in cognitive theory of text, Grice‘s theory of conversational implicative and Neo-Gorcean theories of implicative, conversation and conversation analysis, joint actions and common ground, text, context and pretext in discourse analysis, semantic and pragmatic issues in discourse and dialogue, functional grammar, discourse and text analysis. 45 (T); C

LIN 907 Current Trends in Semantics and Pragmatics 3 Credits

A detailed study of the meaning of meaning and of the nexus between semantics and pragmatics; semantics: its nature and scope, theories of meaning, lexical semantics, sentence semantics, interpretative, generative and montague semantics; the emergence of pragmatics: a historical perspective, the notion of context pragmatics, conversational and neo-Gricean approaches; information structuring and the semantics/pragmatics interface, etc. 45 (T); C

LIN 912 Current Trends in Psycholinguistics 3 Credits Theories and mechanism of language acquisition, towards a biological theory of language development, language representation in the brain, speech disorders and developmental delay, psycholinguistic research methods, psychometrics, etc. 45 (T); E

LIN 910   Field Methods in Applied Linguistics 3 Credits Initiation to techniques of research and data collection, some legal and ethical issues and writing of academic papers and thesis, qualitative methods vs quantitative methods, etc. 45 (T); C

LIN 913	Doctoral Seminar IPresentation of a well-researched seminar in Applied Linguistics. 135h (P); C	3 Credits
LIN 914	Doctoral Seminar IIPresentation of a well-researched seminar in Applied Linguistics. 135h (P); C	3 Credits
LIN 998	Ph.D. Protocol 405 (P); C	9 Credits

LIN 999 Ph.D. Thesis 9 Credits

Original thesis written on an area of Applied Linguistics. Topic which shall be approved by the postgraduate school on the recommendation of the Department through the Faculty, must make original contribution in the area of specialization to knowledge. 405h (T); C

H. Graduation Requirements

To be eligible for the award of the Ph.D. degree in Applied Linguistics, a student must have taken the core courses and an elective course and passed 27 Credits.

I. Summary

Core Courses: 18 Credits

Thesis 9 Credits Total 27 Credits

First Semester

Core Courses: LIN 903 (3), 907 (3), 913 (3) 9 Credits

Elective Courses: LIN 901 3 Credits

Second Semester

Core Courses: LIN 904 (3), 910 (3), 914 (3) 9 Credits

Elective Courses: LIN 902/LIN 912 3 Credits

Thesis: LIN 999 (9) 9 Credits Total 33 Credits

I Summary

LIN 902 Ph.D. Protocol = 6 Credits LIN 999 Ph.D. Thesis = 21 CreditsTotal = 27 Credits