Surviving Linguistics: A Guide for Graduate Students
- ISBN-10
- 1574730282
- ISBN-13
- 9781574730289
- Category
- Linguistics
- Pages
- 143
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Author
- Monica Ann Macaulay
Description
Surviving Linguistics offers linguistics students clear, practical, and focused advice on how to succeed in graduate school and earn a degree. The book is a valuable resource for students at any stage of their graduate career, from learning to write linguistics papers through completing their dissertation and finding a job. Along the way, the author explains the process of submitting conference abstracts, presenting papers at conferences, publishing journal articles, writing grant applications, creating a CV, and much more. Throughout Surviving Linguistics, Macaulay emphasizes the importance of working with advisors, dissertation committees, and fellow graduate students. The book includes exercises, helpful references to numerous books and on-line resources, and an index.
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