Overview
About the programme
From automated translation to intelligent voice assistants, from personalization to large-scale search systems, AI-driven investigation of language and technology is having a transformative impact on society. Yet, despite such advances, this technology is often designed without involvement of language researchers, all too often leading to projects which fail to deliver to end users.
Regardless of what has been achieved, many of the most complex challenges of modelling language and communication remain seemingly intractable. In the School of LAL, several engagements are underway attempting to address these challenges, and to increase the representation of language researchers in building language technology.
By examining real-world applications across industries and domains, we aim to investigate new avenues for advancing human-machine interaction and enhancing communication across languages and cultures. This Language and Technology degree is offered at The Open University UK.
Programme Structure
Potential research projects:- Use of language technology (e.g. dialogue systems, machine translation, etc.) to enhance teaching and learning
- Investigating how to work with domain experts, particularly in highly technical domains (such as law, science, etc.) with their own distinct forms of communication, to improve the applications of language technology
- Using technology to support linguistic analysis, especially in areas where there is very little data available (such as minority languages, non-standard language varieties, face-to-face conversation, etc.)
- The role of social knowledge (e.g. norms, morals, conventions, etc.) in improving language technology for highly specialised areas (such as the legal sector, STEM, etc.)
- The limits of technology in modelling language use and communication
- Using language technology to model patterns in spoken or signed languages
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 72 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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- Application period: November to January
Language
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Disciplines
Language Studies Linguistics View 176 other PhDs in Language Studies in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
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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 Fee
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International
11958 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11958 GBP per year during 36 months. -
National
4712 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4712 GBP per year during 36 months.
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