Overview

About the programme

Projects include: investigation of language and literacy use in primary classroom settings; studies of students’ writing at all levels of higher education; exploration of higher education assessment and feedback practices; investigation of online and distance learning and teaching; trans- and multilingualism in education and English as a Medium of Instruction.

Language and Literacy in Education researchers at The Open University UK use a range of methods, often in combination, including microanalysis of interactions, discourse analysis, corpus analysis and ethnographically principled and participatory research. The School has a track record of producing successful small-scale, in-depth research alongside large international projects.

Programme Structure

Potential research projects:

The analysis of educational dialogues in formal and informal settings
The technological mediation of learning and teaching
The use of multimodal environments for language learning and teaching
Teaching and learning across the disciplines
Ethnographies of educational settings
Studies of social justice and/or peace in literacy education
Projects involving participatory and practitioner research in educational settings
The role of the UK’s indigenous languages in the education landscape
The development of multilingual pedagogies for 21st century UK education

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

Education Language Studies Literacy Education View 121 other PhDs in Education in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

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

≈ 12705 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

5006 GBP / year

≈ 5006 GBP / year

Living costs

Milton Keynes

United Kingdom

848 - 1345 GBP / month

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