Dr. Robert Cloutier

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Robert Cloutier completed his doctoral work at the University of Amsterdam, successfully defending his dissertation on West Germanic OV VO: Status Exceptions in February 2009. He is currently an Assistant Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Amsterdam, having rejoined the faculty in September 2012 after a period as a guest researcher from August 2008 to July 2012. His main research interests include older Germanic languages and word order phenomena. Cloutier teaches courses primarily in the English Language and Culture Bachelor’s program and the Master’s program in Linguistics. He has taught a variety of courses, including Language Use: Acquisition Variation, Stories in English, Language Society Pragmatics, Language Variation Change, and Historical Linguistics, among others. He has supervised various Bachelor theses focusing on topics such as language in popular music and sociolinguistic studies of code-switching and nonverbal features in online communication.

Research Interests

Courses

Language Use: Acquisition Variation Stories in English Language Society Pragmatics Language Variation Change Philosophy Humanities: Linguistics Module Historical Linguistics Comparative Germanic Syntax

Requirements for University of Amsterdam

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:92
GMAT
Total Score
Required:560
Overall
Required:560
Prerequisites
Academic Bachelor's degree in a relevant field Mathematics and Statistics proficiency Micro- and Macro-economics courses
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's Diploma and Transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Motivation Letter
  • English Language Proficiency Certificate
  • GMAT or GRE score report
Specialization Notes

Includes departments like Economics, Business Administration, Finance, and Marketing.