Where is the best place to do a Phd. in Lingustics or TESOL or EFL?

Question

Greetings:
I'm 49 & teaching at a Community College in Saudi Arabia. I have the following qualifications (all from Canadian Universities unless noted otherwise):

BA - Linguistics & English

B. of Ed. – English & Linguistics (High School Level)

B. of Special Ed. – Specialization in Reading (all grades & levels)

CELTA certificate from a certified Canadian private institute

Masters of Applied Linguistics (TESOL) Completed via Distance Education from Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.

I'd now like to do a PhD program or even 2nd Masters if that is the logical choice. However, because some employers have some suspicions about distance education degrees, this PhD (or 2nd Masters) program must be done mostly in the classroom, probably in summer semesters but a DE component wouldn’t be a problem.

I would like to teach in the ME as long as I can or am able to and then return and teach in a Canadian college or university.

What is the best program for me??

Answer 1

Georgetown University in the US has an excellent PhD program in linguistics. It offers three specializations including socio-linguistics, computer linguistics and pure linguistics. They also offer many graduate programs in linguistics and education. You should check it out.