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The dissertation should contain the results of original research and should make a significant contribution to the academic knowledge of the relevant field of language pedagogy or English applied linguistics. As the regulations of the Doctoral School of Linguistics specify, the body of the dissertation should be at least 9 printed sheets (1 sheet = 40,000 characters), i.e., 360 000 characters, but should not exceed 15 printed sheets, i.e., 600 000 characters.  Calculating in ‘traditional’ page layout using 12 pt. Times New Roman font and 2.5 cms margins, this is approximately 135-225 1.5 spaced pages. The usual length of a PhD dissertation is between 170-200 1.5 spaced pages. The hard copy (copies) to be submitted may be double sided.

The layout of the text should follow the APA guidelines. The dissertation must be submitted three years (to the day) after the comprehensive examination at the latest. In special cases the submission date may be extended by a year.

This means that the dissertation has to be ready 6 months before the due date of submission, as it will have to undergo a review process and an in-house defence before being finalised for submission.