Chapter 3. Navigating graduate school and academia
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Alison Mackey
Abstract
This chapter takes the form of short answers to questions posed by graduate students. I lay out some of the questions that I have encountered most frequently during my two decades working with graduate students as an advisor, as a Director of Graduate Studies, and as an instructor of a number of classes, including, currently, a Graduate Professionalization seminar. I also include some of the questions that are often asked of me by newly graduated students, in their first faculty positions. I first provide my own answers to these questions, and then point to the much more complete and focused information that can be found in many of the other chapters contained in the current volume.
Abstract
This chapter takes the form of short answers to questions posed by graduate students. I lay out some of the questions that I have encountered most frequently during my two decades working with graduate students as an advisor, as a Director of Graduate Studies, and as an instructor of a number of classes, including, currently, a Graduate Professionalization seminar. I also include some of the questions that are often asked of me by newly graduated students, in their first faculty positions. I first provide my own answers to these questions, and then point to the much more complete and focused information that can be found in many of the other chapters contained in the current volume.
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Chapter 1. On the state of professional development in applied linguistics 1
- Chapter 2. Demystifying the process 7
- Chapter 3. Navigating graduate school and academia 21
- Chapter 4. Making the most of your applied linguistics conference experience 41
- Chapter 5. Towards achieving work-life balance in academia 49
- Chapter 6. Towards the successful completion of a doctoral dissertation 65
- Chapter 7. Navigating the academic job market 79
- Chapter 8. Handling interpersonal and departmental dynamics 99
- Chapter 9. Reviewing manuscripts for academic journals 113
- Chapter 10. Engaging with professional organizations 139
- Chapter 11. Supervising doctoral students and managing the supervisor-supervisee relationship 153
- Chapter 12. Crossing over 165
- Chapter 13. Preparing for tenure & promotion 181
- Index 203
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Chapter 1. On the state of professional development in applied linguistics 1
- Chapter 2. Demystifying the process 7
- Chapter 3. Navigating graduate school and academia 21
- Chapter 4. Making the most of your applied linguistics conference experience 41
- Chapter 5. Towards achieving work-life balance in academia 49
- Chapter 6. Towards the successful completion of a doctoral dissertation 65
- Chapter 7. Navigating the academic job market 79
- Chapter 8. Handling interpersonal and departmental dynamics 99
- Chapter 9. Reviewing manuscripts for academic journals 113
- Chapter 10. Engaging with professional organizations 139
- Chapter 11. Supervising doctoral students and managing the supervisor-supervisee relationship 153
- Chapter 12. Crossing over 165
- Chapter 13. Preparing for tenure & promotion 181
- Index 203
