Tag Archives: applied linguistics

ESRC network grant success

01/10/2014

Laura Domínguez and Roumyana Slabakova have been successful in securing an ESRC network grant (£30,000) as part of an international network of researchers led by Monika Schmid (Essex). This will fund a series of seminars on the topic of First Language Attrition – the process by which the first language of a speaker who uses […]

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AHRC Network grant success

25/09/2014

Professor Roumyana Slabakova has secured funding of £42,800 from the AHRC for the Meaning in Language Learning Network, in collaboration with Dr. Heather Marsden (York). The network will create a new forum for dialogue among language learning experts and stakeholders. It includes 18 participants in the UK and 4 international members from Europe and the […]

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New project on Internationalisation of Higher Education

25/09/2014

Dr Julia Hüttner will participate in a three year project (2014-2016) called “Internationalization of Higher Education in bilingual degrees: Analysis of the linguistic, cultural and academic challenges”. The project is led by Prof. Emma Dafouz of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and is funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) to 20,000 […]

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British Council ELT Partnership Research Award

15/09/2014

Dr Ying Zheng has been successful in obtaining a British Council ELT Partnership Research Award. She has been awarded £10k for a project entitled:  Investigating the Practice of the CEFR outside Europe: A Case Study on English Writing Assessment in China. This project investigates the practice of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages […]

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Research grant success for Ying Zheng

13/06/2014

Dr. Ying Zheng has been successful in obtaining an award under the British Council East Asia Assessment Research Grants scheme 2014. The title of the project is ‘Aptis in China: Exploring Stakeholders’ Perceptions of its Validity and Practicality’. This project is a collaboration with Dr. Yanyan Zhang, Associate Professor from Wuhan University.  The project aims […]

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iTunes U recording: Pronoun Interpretation in the Second Language

23/05/2014

Follow this link to a recording of a public seminar given by Professor Roumyana Slabakova and Prof. Lydia White (McGill University) on Pronoun Interpretation in the Second Language at The Department for Education at the University of Oxford. Abstract: A much-studied phenomenon in first language (L1) acquisition concerns the fact that children have greater difficulty in […]

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CLLEAR seminar Wednesday 14 May, Dr Jennifer Smith,University of Glasgow

12/05/2014

Please join us for the next Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) seminar on Wednesday, 14 May at 5.00pm (Avenue Campus Lecture Theatre C). Dr. Jennifer Smith, University of Glasgow  The loci of inherent variability: what young children reveal Abstract: Inherent variability is pervasive in speech, but where – and how – […]

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Successful Adventures in Research Grant

02/05/2014

Will Baker and Julia Hüttner have been awarded a research grant under the University of Southampton’s Adventures in Research programme for a study of language policy and practice in international universities. Title: Without English this is just not possible…”: studies of language policy and practice in international universities from Europe and Asia Researchers: Will Baker […]

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Next CLLEAR seminar TODAY 30 April 5:00 PM, Dr Andrea Revesz, Institute of Education

30/04/2014

The next Centre for Linguistics, Language Education and Acquisition Research (CLLEAR) seminar is today (Wednesday 30 April) at 5.00pm (Avenue Campus Lecture Theatre C). Dr. Andrea Revesz , Institute of Education, University of London  Researching task-based language teaching: A focus on task-based processes   Abstract: In the past twenty years, the field of instructed second […]

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CLLEAR seminar Wed 19 March Dr Cecile De Cat, University of Leeds

17/03/2014

Please join us for the next CLLEAR seminar on Wednesday (19 March) 5.00pm (Avenue Campus Lecture Theatre C). Dr. Cecile De Cat from University of Leeds. Title: Representational deficit or processing effect? An RT study of noun-noun compound processing by very advanced L2 speakers of English Abstract: Noun-noun compounds (NNCs) are syntactic structures that vary […]

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