DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PROGRAM IN LINGUISTICS

Course description

Southeast Asia is a region of diverse languages and cultures of numerous ethnic groups. The region is important historically and politically. Nowadays, Southeast Asia is becoming more and more influential in terms of economy, society, politics, education and technology. In Thailand, there is a policy to promote relations and cooperation with neighboring countries and hopefully move up on the ASEAN Community ranking to achieve prosperity and the exchange of knowledge in linguistics and cultures. To achieve that goal, the deepening of knowledge and understanding of the languages of neighboring countries is necessary. Moreover, the Thai government has issued a policy to improve the quality of life of the Thai people in all aspects of economy, society, and public health, which requires language skills as means to bring about deeper knowledge and understanding of different groups of people. The motto of the Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia’ is “Language and culture are at the heart of sustainable development.” The institute is well prepared in terms of fundamental information, research, experience and personnel is implement the teaching and learning objectives of the curriculum. The most important mission of the Doctor of Philosophy Program in Linguistics is to produce graduates with a profound understanding and proficiency in the languages of various ethnic groups in Thailand and the languages of neighboring countries in Southeast Asia. The curriculum is designed to produce Ph.D. graduates with professional research skills in terms of language, culture, and development on the basis of morality and ethics, able to integrate various knowledge bodies and apply them to benefit graduate professional development and overcome corporate and social problems in the globalized world.

Course Highlights

• Course content is up-to-date, covering the theory of linguistics and applied linguistics. Students can choose from a variety of specializations such as language technology, linguistics for sustainable education development, linguistics theories and schools of thought, and language and linguistics. Students can also choose to study in multidisciplinary topics.

• The curriculum is flexible. It can be adjusted to suit both students and instructors in the form of a hybrid classroom.

• The program encourages students to have direct experience in conducting research in languages and linguistics with guidance from instructors.
• There is an opportunity for students to participate in foreign exchange programs.
• There is an opportunity to exchange knowledge and keep abreast of research trends in language and linguistics with local and international experts.

• Graduates will be able to apply the knowledge for the development of a multilingual and multicultural society and to promote the preservation of linguistic and cultural diversity on the national level and in the Asian region. This will lead to better understanding and respect for differences among groups in society.