Doctoral programs
This is a directory of doctoral programs where students can focus on second language writing. Because of the interdisciplinary nature of the field, the programs may have varying disciplilnary emphases, including applied linguistics, composition, communication, education, linguistics, rhetoric, TESOL, among others.
If you are familiar with a doctoral program, please feel free to add or edit an entry to reflect the current status of the program. (Anyone can add and edit the descriptions--you don't have to be a faculty member or program director to contribute!)
Arizona State University
Posted June 22nd, 2008 by Paul Kei MatsudaThe Department of English at Arizona State University offers a Ph.D. in English with a concentration in Rhetoric/Composition and Linguistics.
This is one of the few programs that formally combines rhetoric, composition and linguistics (broadly defined to include applied linguistics and TESOL) that allow students to specialize in any of the subareas within these broad, interdisciplinary fields. Some of the advantages of the Ph.D. program at ASU includes the following:
