Generally, students are expected to meet in a
timely fashion the progression requirements and recommended milestones
of their program. A student whose progress or academic performance in
the program is considered unsatisfactory may be required to withdraw.
In addition, a graduate student must maintain at least a 75% average
over all courses of the degree program and achieve 65% or higher in
each graduate course used as credit toward the graduate degree. Failure
to achieve this standard will result in a requirement to leave the
program. The quality of students’ work is gauged by evaluating the
students’ performance in a number of areas, as appropriate to the
objectives of the particular course. Students may be evaluated for work
done in any combination of the following: essays, projects or other
writing assignments, tests or exams, seminar presentations, oral
participation in seminars, and problem solving. Numeric (percentage)
grades are used for all courses. In addition to completing the equivalent of
four full courses (eight half-courses), each student is also required
to write a research paper. As a first step, the student must submit a
proposal on a topic relevant to Linguistics or Applied Linguistics by
the end of term 3, which must be approved by the Linguistics Graduate
Board. The Board will also, in consultation with the supervisor,
recommend the composition of an Advisory Committee. The student’s
Advisory Committee consists of a supervisor and a second reader. The
role of the second reader is to provide a different perspective on the
formulation and direction of the research paper. Students whose undergraduate studies do not
include at least one language other than English will be required to
take a course or courses to pass the equivalent to the first
undergraduate year at UWO, or demonstrate equivalent proficiency in a
language other than English before graduating. This requirement can be
completed at any point during the program, but students who are
admitted without a second language are encouraged to begin their
language study as soon as possible. The Master’s degree will normally be completed
in six terms of continuous enrolment. The usual progress towards the
degree involves the student taking the equivalent of two and a half
full courses (five half courses) the first year, and one more course
(two half courses) as well as the research seminar in the second year;
directed research and writing begins at the end of the first year and
is completed during the second year.Evaluation Procedures
Courses
Research paper
Language Requirement
Duration of Program
Western Linguistics
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