Overview

About the programme

English has become the lingua franca of academic and commercial life across the entire world. What are the implications of this for individuals and organisations who find themselves increasingly obliged to operate in English? What new theories and methodologies might be needed to explore how language and policy interconnect?

Within the School of Languages and Applied Linguistics there is also a strong focus on research and knowledge exchange linked to policy development and implementation in the area of the UK’s indigenous languages, specifically BSL and Scots in the context of multi- and plurilingual education.

Community languages and their heritage speakers, for example in forced migration contexts, form another aspect of the School’s research activities. This Language and Policy programme is offered at The Open University UK.

Programme Structure

Potential research projects:

Language and language policy
English as a medium of instruction
World Englishes
The impact of Englishisation on academic development
Attitudes shaping foreign language policy in the UK
English and the internationalisation of higher education
The development of multilingual pedagogies for 21st century UK education
Bringing community languages into the UK’s education contexts
The impact of including community and indigenous languages in education on the communities where these are spoken
Teaching BSL in distance and online contexts
Approaches to standardising the training and upskilling of deaf and hearing BSL teachers

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

87

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Language Studies Public Policy Linguistics View 74 other PhDs in Linguistics in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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87

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Other requirements

General requirements

Entry requirements:

Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) and an MA or research methods training at MA level (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

12705 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

5006 GBP / year

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Living costs

Milton Keynes

United Kingdom

848 - 1345 GBP / month

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