Why I Became an International PhD student in Language Science (Linguistics)

From Teaching in Germany to a PhD in Hawaii: Why I Became an International PhD student in Language Science/linguistics. Journey/Path to My PhD Program at University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu, HI, USA.
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Hi all! We are Alexus and Michi, PhD students at University of Hawaii at Manoa and small KZbinrs living in Hawaii.
This week, Michi explains how she first became interested in linguistics, talks about her undergraduate and teaching degree studying English and German in Germany, why she made the switch to grad school in the US, and how she chose her PhD program studying second language studies at UH Manoa.
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Alexus and Michi
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[@missophelie3781]

Could you talk about how you found your area of research in linguistics and how can future PHD students find topics that are in need of research for a PHD in linguistics, please?

[@alexusandmichi]

Omg yes, I will definitely do that! Coming soon!

[@missophelie3781]

@@alexusandmichi Thank you so much!!!!!♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@renehinojosa3849]

How interesting, thank you for sharing your life with us michi, this was cool, okay me and Laurie will see you gals on the next, 😎😎😎

[@alexusandmichi]

Awww, we are happy you found this story interesting!! See you both in the next vlog 😊

[@bandybandy5795]

This made me laugh and smile.

[@desborah]

Hi Alexus, what was your major and master's back in Germany?

[@alexusandmichi]

Hi!! In the video is Michi actually, but she got a Bachelor of Arts in English, a Bachelor of Arts in German, and a Master of Education in both of these. It’s a combined program required for becoming a teacher in Germany! Hope this answers your question :)

[@discopainting5080]

Great story

[@alexusandmichi]

Thank you so much!!

[@sheezaaltaf5751]

I have done Applied Linguistics . Can you suggest me universities offering fully funded phD?

[@alexusandmichi]

Oh that’s awesome! In the U.S., most universities offer teaching assistantships for PhD students in Applied Linguistics. So your tuition and living expenses are covered but you have to work for 20h a week teaching undergraduate courses. University of Hawai’i at Mānoa does this. There are also really good programs at the University of Michigan, Georgetown, Berkley, and Maryland, and a lot more! I know you can do similar work/study combinations in the UK, Canada, and Germany. If you don’t want to work, you could also apply for a Fulbright Scholarship!

[@natphil8377]

Is your PhD going to take 5-6 years?

[@alexusandmichi]

Yes! The program is a 4-year program in theory, but doing it in 5 years is already considered fast. 6 is normal, too.

[@Jefflagarde1991]

I love it ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@alexusandmichi]

🥰🌈

[@dirknuesser]

Weil du es verdient hast 😊

[@alexusandmichi]

🥹 Danke 😩🥰

[@sheezaaltaf5751]

Is your phD fully funded?

[@alexusandmichi]

I am doing a Teaching Assistantship, meaning that I don’t have to pay tuition and am paid a small stipend for living expenses (we have a short on how much we make as graduate assistants, you can check it out :)). In exchange, I have to teach one class in our undergraduate program with a workload of 20h a week 😊

[@sheezaaltaf5751]

@@alexusandmichi Ok i will check it out :) In which university i should apply where i can reach the supervisors for scholorship.?

[@michaelanuer5929]

@@sheezaaltaf5751so sorry for missing this comment! You can try to look at any university in the US! The best way to look is check which universities the scholars that write papers you are interested in are from! ☺️

[@sjmuhammad19]

It was hard for me to watch this. I clicked to hear about linguistics. I don't like watching people eat. Too much extra going on but thanks.