Qualifications |
Duration |
Start dates |
Application period |
PhD or Professional doctorate |
PhD:
Full time: 3–4 years
Part time: 6–8 years
Professional doctorate:
Part time: 4–8 years |
October |
November to January |
Qualifications
PhD or Professional doctorate |
Duration
PhD:
Full time: 3–4 years
Part time: 6–8 years
Professional doctorate:
Part time: 4–8 years |
Start dates
October |
Application period
November to January |
Researchers in the in the School of Languages and Applied linguistics bring socially oriented perspectives on language to the study of learning and teaching. Their work deploys a wide range of theoretical approaches, including theories of language and literacy as social practice, multimodality and systemic functional linguistics.
Projects include: investigation of language and literacy use in primary classroom settings; studies of students’ writing at all levels of higher education; exploration of higher education assessment and feedback practices; investigation of online and distance learning and teaching; trans- and multilingualism in education (see Language Learning, Teaching and Assessment) and English as a Medium of Instruction (see Language Policy). Researchers use a range of methods, often in combination, including microanalysis of interactions, discourse analysis, corpus analysis and ethnographically principled and participatory research. The School has a track record of producing successful small-scale, in-depth research alongside large international projects.
Entry requirements
Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) and an MA or research methods training at MA level (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.
Potential research projects
- The analysis of educational dialogues in formal and informal settings
- The technological mediation of learning and teaching
- The use of multimodal environments for language learning and teaching
- Teaching and learning across the disciplines
- Ethnographies of educational settings
- Studies of social justice and/or peace in literacy education
- Projects involving participatory and practitioner research in educational settings
- The role of the UK’s indigenous languages in the education landscape
- The development of multilingual pedagogies for 21st century UK education
Current/recent research projects
- Gesture: multimodal learner interaction via videoconferencing on mobile devices in a framework of negotiation of meaning
- An exploratory study of the teaching and supported learning of critical thinking in relation to international students on Pathway programmes
- An exploration of psychologically informed environments for adult literacy learners with experience of homelessness or compound trauma
- An exploration of multiple perspectives around feedback practices in higher education
- Children's meaning making in classroom role-play at 4-5 years: A systemic functional linguistic investigation
- Home and school literacy practices of children in a rural village in India: An ethnography
Potential supervisors
Fees and funding
PhD fees
UK fee |
International fee |
Full time: £4,712 per year |
Full time: £11,958 per year |
Part time: £2,356 per year |
Part time: £5,979 per year |
Professional doctorate fees
UK fee |
International fee |
Part time: £3,587 per year |
Part time: £9,107 per year |
Some of our research students are funded via the Open-Oxford-Cambridge AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership or The Grand Union Doctoral Training Partnership; others are self-funded.
For detailed information about fees and funding, visit Fees and studentships.
To see current funded studentship vacancies across all research areas, see Current studentships.
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