Group Info
Although members of ALLRU work in different topic areas we are united through a common methodological and theoretical framing for our research. This is drawn broadly from applied linguistics, language and literacy studies. Members are carrying out their research in a range of diverse educational settings, in both formal and informal contexts and across the complete spectrum, through secondary and tertiary to adult and lifelong learning. Our research includes a particular emphasis on the implications of findings for policy and practice.
ALLRU members utilise and combine research methods which are consistent with their methodological, language-based focus. These include a range of qualitative and quantitative approaches including: linguistic ethnography; case study approaches; text and discourse analysis; systemic functional linguistics; corpus analysis; multimodal analysis; metaphor in discourse.
The group is continuing to develop its research activity in the following key areas, within which we are making a significant contribution to the field:
- Academic and professional literacies
- Language, literacies and online learning
- Discourse in everyday contexts
- Language and creativity
- Metaphor in discourse
You can find information about studying for a PhD here and about Doctorates in Education (EdD) in ALLRU (pdf document)
Research
Academic and professional Literacies
Theresa Lillis and Ann Hewings, ESRC (£98,796) ‘Trajectories of knowledge production: English medium academic writing for national, transnational and international contexts’, June 2007- June 2008
Special issue of the Journal of Applied Linguistics‘New Directions in Academic Literacies Research’.
Guest editors: Theresa Lillis and Mary Scott (Institute of Education)
Literacies and technologies
Mary Lea & Robin Goodfellow, ESRC (£99,990) Digital Literacies in Higher Education, November 2007- November 2008
‘Supporting undergraduate students' acquisition of academic argumentation strategies through computer conferencing’
Ann Hewings, Sarah North (with Caroline Coffin EDRU), Higher Education Academy (£25,000) , July 2005-October 2006
'The language and discourse of argumentation in computer conferencing and essays’
Guy Cook, Caroline Coffin (EDRU) & Sarah North, ESRC (£44,146) October 2005-October 2006
Special Issue of the International Journal of Educational Research.
‘Teaching and Learning in Electronic Environments: Evolving Language and Literacy Practices’, 43, nos 7-8 pp 427 – 518. Guest editors: Ann Hewings & Caroline Coffin (EDRU)
Challenging E-Learning in the University: a literacies perspective,
Goodfellow, R & Lea, M.R (2007). Society for Research into Higher Education/McGraw Hill/Open University Press.
Discourse in everyday contexts
Metaphor Analysis Project, May 2006, ESRC, National Centre for Research Methodology. Lynne Cameron and the MetNet Group http://creet.open.ac.uk/projects/metaphor-analysis
‘Perception and communication of the risk of terrorism'
Lynne Cameron with University of Leeds, ESRC New Security Challenges Programme (£141,095), Nov 05 – Oct 07
‘Multi-dimensional Methods for Real Lives’.
Lynne Cameron (Leeds/Manchester Node) ESRC, National Centre for Research Methods (£805,000) April 05 - March 08.
‘The Discourse of Organic Food Promotion: language, intention, and effects’
(RES-000-22-1626) Guy Cook, Matt Reed, Alison Twiner (EDRU), ESRC (£44,983) January-December 2006. Graded "Outstanding".
‘The Discourse of the School Dinners Debate’
Guy Cook, Julia Gillen (EDRU), Alison Twiner (EDRU), ESRC (£98,571), February 2006-January 2007.
‘The Discourse of Organic Food Promotion: language, intention, and effects’
Guy Cook & Peter Robbins (Technology), ESRC £44,983 January-December 2006.
Language and creativity (in educational and community settings
Joan Swann & Kieran O’Halloran (EDRU), AHRC (£112,561) ‘The Discourse of Reading Groups’, 2007/8
AHRC-funded Seminar Series (£15,090), ‘Transitions and Transformations: exploring creativity in everyday and literary language’.
Joan Swann, with Professor Ronald Carter, University of Nottingham and Professor Rob Pope, Oxford Brookes University. 2007
Special issue of Applied Linguistics (2007) on ‘Language Creativity in Everyday Contexts’
28/4, Guest Editors: Janet Maybin & Joan Swann
Children’s Voices: talk, knowledge and identity
Maybin, J (2005) Palgrave MacMillan
Members
ALLRU members are drawn from the Faculty of Education and Language Studies, Institute of Educational Technology, and School of Health and Social Welfare.
Cluster Director
Research Group Convenors
Members
- Daniel Allington
- Dena Attar
- Lynne Cameron
- Elizabeth Erling
- David Hann
- Ann Hewings
- Maria Leedham
- Theresa Lillis
- Janet Maybin
- Barbara Mayor
- Martin Rhys
- Indra Sinka
- Irene Wong-Gormley
Research Students
- Ewa Biernacka
- Amy Brown
- Kamrul Hassan
- Lynn Coleman
- Afra Hmensa
- Alex Laffer
- Theron Muller
- Jenny McMullan
- Stephen Pihlaja
- Jackie Tuck
- Andreia Santos
- Christina Healey
EdD Students
- Sunny A-Angeles
- Cheryl Dunn
- Ellayne Fowler
- Luis Simas
- Angela Smith
- Rachel Robinson
Grants
Externally Awarded Grants
Mary Lea & Robin Goodfellow, ESRC (£99,990) Digital Literacies in Higher Education, November 2007-November 2008
Joan Swann & Kieran O’Halloran (EDRU), AHRC (£112,561) ‘The Discourse of Reading Groups’, November 2007-November 2008
Theresa Lillis and Ann Hewings, ESRC (£98,796) ‘Trajectories of knowledge production: English medium academic writing for national, transnational and international contexts’, June 2007- June 2008
AHRC-funded Seminar Series (£15,090), ‘Transitions and Transformations: exploring creativity in everyday and literary language’. Joan Swann, with Professor Ronald Carter, University of Nottingham and Professor Rob Pope, Oxford Brookes University. 2007
Guy Cook, Julia Gillen (EDRU), Alison Twiner (EDRU), ESRC (£98,571) ‘The Discourse of the School Dinners Debate’ February 2006-January 2007.
Guy Cook, Matt Reed, Alison Twiner (EDRU), ESRC (£44,983) ‘The Discourse of Organic Food Promotion: language, intention, and effects’ (RES-000-22-1626) January-December 2006. Graded "Outstanding".
Lyn Cameron with University of Leeds, ESRC New Security Challenges Programme (£141,095) ‘Perception and communication of the risk of terrorism', Nov 05 – Oct 07
Guy Cook, Caroline Coffin (EDRU) & Sarah North, ESRC (£44,146) ‘The language and discourse of argumentation in computer conferencing and essays’, October 2005-October 2006
Ann Hewings, Sarah North (with Caroline Coffin, EDRU), Higher Education Academy (£25,000) ‘Supporting undergraduate students' acquisition of academic argumentation strategies through computer conferencing’, July 2005-October 2006
Lyn Cameron (Leeds/Manchester Node) ESRC, National Centre for Research Methods (£805,000) ‘Multi-dimensional Methods for Real Lives’.
April 05 - March 08