28 PhD programmes in Teaching English as a Foreign Language

The English Language Education programme offered by Bogazici University develops advanced expertise in English language education through research-focused study and applied linguistic knowledge.

We admit students to the English Ph.D. program at Southern Methodist University who have been awarded a B.A. or M.A. degree. 

Our Ph.D. program in English at Vanderbilt University is shaped by commitments to individual mentoring and intellectual community.

The English Literature and Culture programme from Atilim University will  help students achieve academic excellence in the field of English Literature Culture, particularly as prospective academics.

The Department of English at Auburn University offers programs leading to the Master of Arts (MA), the Master of Technical and Professional Communication (MTPC), and the PhD. 

The PhD in TESOL Research (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) at the University of Stirling is a unique course helping you to develop your research skills to a professional level and supporting your learning through taught modules.

The Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching (Online) programme from University of Nottingham offers a fascinating opportunity to study the interaction between language and the real world.

Many of our former PhD students in English Language Teaching at University of Essex work in higher education institutions around the world, as teachers and/or as academic researchers, but also in teacher education, in the area of educational advice and management, programme evaluation, and syllabus design.