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We have 6 English Language PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
English Language PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 6 English Language PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
Identifying drivers of language development in children’s interactions
The University of Manchester
Faculty of Humanities Doctoral Academy, School of Arts, Languages and Cultures
Language skills are vital to children’s ability to thrive in school and elsewhere. In order to support children’s language development we need to understand the aspects of early interaction that drive their learning (Donnellan et al, 2019; Down et al, 2015). Read more
Unravelling the relationships between languages, literacies and content learning in an EMI university: Policies, practices and Perceptions
With the global rise of English Medium Instruction (EMI), this project examines the interplay between EMI policies, practices, and stakeholder perceptions at a Chinese university. Read more
Speech processing of contact varieties
Which specific cues listeners attend to most in spoken word recognition (SWR) is driven by the linguistic properties of the language varieties and the social context in which the variety is spoken. Read more
Bilingual phonological acquisition in diverse settings
Language acquisition in diverse settings, such as sociolinguistically complex contexts like Singapore, differs in that children are more likely to receive varied and variable input. Read more
The Contemporary Irish Novel: Tradition and Modernity
The contemporary Irish novel presents a compelling example of aesthetic experimentation which incorporates different genres and literary preoccupations such as historical fiction, postcolonial fiction, the novel as global form, speculative fiction, and postmodern/meta-modernist philosophical and aesthetic themes. . Read more
Transforming Chinese secondary school students into emergent bilinguals in an English language classroom—A longitudinal pedagogical intervention that deploys translanguaging to stimulate agentive learning
This is a mix-methods, longitudinal teaching innovation, lasting one semester. The context would be English language classrooms in a secondary school in China (either junior middle school or high school). Read more
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