Applied Linguistics with English Language Teaching PhD

Applied linguistics offers a fascinating opportunity to study the interaction between language and the real world.<br/><br/>You will be supervised by our expert staff, who offer specialisms in areas including:<br/><br/><br/>• Psycholinguistics<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Language development<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Second language acquisition<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Language learner psychology (including language learner anxiety, language learner motivation, and group dynamics)<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Language teacher psychology (including teacher resilience and motivation)<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Sociolinguistics<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Discourse analysis<br/><br/><br/><br/>We have international research expertise in discourse analysis and sociolinguistics, with particular specialisms in health communication, media communication and professional communication, including a focus on language and identities.