LING 580 I: Problems in Linguistics

OFFERED AS SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING LING 580, BECOMING A PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC (OR DECIDING NOT TO). WHAT KNOW WITHOUT LEARNING THE HARD WAY. SUITABLE FOR MOST STUDENTS. TOPICS: THE ACADEMIC JOB MARKET (TENURED POSITIONS, LECTURESHIPS, 'FREEWAY FACULTY'; INDUSTRY, LIBRARIES, PUBLIC HUMANITIES.) NEGOTIATING THE PUBLICATION PROCESS. ETHICS TOWARD CONSULTANTS, TRIBAL NATIONS, EXPERIMENTAL PARTICIPANTS; ATTRIBUTION, SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT, OVERLAPPING PUBLICATIONS. THE LINGUISTIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS OFFERING MENTORING, WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES, AND INSTITUTES. WRITIN ABSTRACTS, PEER REVIEWS, RECOMMENDATIONS. GETTING TALKS ACCEPTED AND SUCCESSFULLY DELIVERED BALANCING CONFERENCE AND JOURNAL PUBLICATION; CHOOSING THE RIGHT JOURNAL. ORGANIZING TO ACHIEVE TENU PERSONAL WEBSITES AND CVS. PREDATOR VENUES. ADDITIONAL TOPICS ON REQ 2CR OPT RECOMMENDED, 4CR AVAILABLE