PhD in Applied Linguistics (Research)

The PhD in Applied Linguistics is designed to enhance specialised linguistic knowledge through academic study and research.

The programme is suitable for all those interested in exploring how linguistic knowledge can be applied to everyday real-life phenomena such as language learning, language policy or language processing.

The course emphasises state-of-the-art research methodology appropriate for conducting linguistic research projects, using a wide range of linguistic research methods.

We are interested in hearing from students doing projects that link linguistic research with real-life language use in the following broad areas:

Second language acquisition
Language learning
Discourse studies and discourse analysis
Psycholinguistics
Syntax
Semantics
Phonology
Lexis
Sociolinguistics
Language policy
Language for specific purposes (eg academic, professional)
Forensic linguistics
Corpus linguistics