Substantial, diverse experience in multilingualism and language learning<\/b> (as well as teaching and researching) is a critical element in the intellectual and personal development of SLS specialists pursuing a doctoral degree. Acquiring and reflecting upon such experience is a crucial supplement to the scholarly knowledge obtained through a PhD in SLS.<\/p>\n
Accordingly, we require doctoral students to document and reflect on their substantial, diverse experience with at least three languages, including their native\/first language(s). This requirement is fulfilled by submitting a 3-to-5-page reflective essay to the student\u2019s advisor any time during the first two years of study and before advancement to candidacy. In the 3-to-5-page essay, the SLS doctoral candidates should reflect on their experience in multilingualism and language learning involving (at least) three languages or dialects and discuss this experience as informed by relevant academic constructs and theory. Fulfillment of the language learning experience requirement must be approved by the student\u2019s advisor.<\/p>\n
We define substantial, diverse experience of multilingualism and language learning<\/b> as the simultaneous or sequential learning of second, heritage, and\/or foreign languages under any context and with a range of outcomes and degrees of success. Examples include:<\/p>\n The outcomes and success for each language learned can vary, and may include learning, forgetting, and\/or re-learning a language or fossilizing or attriting in a language (as well as attaining advanced degrees of competence in a language).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n