Required Documents during a Career in Linguistics

Here is a list of documents that we are required to write in our careers as linguists, but for which we do not really receive any training or guidelines. Basically, we learn how to write these documents on our own. It is a sink or swim situation. I leave out documents like course papers, QPs and dissertations for which we are supposed to receive feedback. In a few cases, I indicate where I have discussed the relevant documents in my blog.

1.

Statement of Purpose for Graduate School

https://ordinaryworkinggrammarian.blogspot.com/2019/12/writing-statement-of-purpose-for.html

2.

Conference Abstract

https://ordinaryworkinggrammarian.blogspot.com/2019/11/writing-syntax-abstract-some-practical.html

3.

Review of Conference Abstract

4.

Conference Talk (Handout/PowerPoint)

https://ordinaryworkinggrammarian.blogspot.com/2019/01/giving-talk-some-practical-advice.html

5.

Paper Abstract

6.

Review of Submitted Paper

https://ordinaryworkinggrammarian.blogspot.com/2020/07/how-to-review-syntax-paper.html

7.

Grant Application

8.

Review of Grant Application

9.

Curriculum Vitae

10.

Research Statement (for job applications)

11.

Teaching Statement (for job applications)

12.

Diversity Statement (for job applications)

13. 

Syllabus

https://ordinaryworkinggrammarian.blogspot.com/2020/08/gender-balance-in-syntax-i-syllabus.html

14.

Tenure Evaluation

15.

Promotion to Full Professor Evaluation