Overview
About the programme
A range of methodologies are applied to researching Language(s) Learning, Teaching and Assessment at The Open University UK. For example, researchers use large multimodal corpora, sociocultural approaches, eyetracking studies and systemic functional analysis.
Key topics include: the role of emotions in language learning, decolonising the language curriculum, language testing, learning-oriented assessment, feedback literacies, the use of social media, online presence, linguistic theory in language teaching, use of corpora, use of machine translation, multilingual education, pedagogic translanguaging, and the professional development of teachers, particularly in low resource contexts/the Global South.
There is also a vibrant strand of work in the field of English for Academic Purposes (EAP), including the development of academic writing and the teaching and support of EAP in online distance learning contexts.
Programme Structure
Potential research projects:- Projects focusing on the teaching, learning and/or assessment of Chinese, English, French, German and Spanish, amongst other languages.
- The application of digital technologies to language learning and teaching
- The professional development of language teachers, including in the Global South
- Translation, multilingualism and translanguaging in language teaching
- Interaction and collaboration in language learning
- Language testing and its impacts
- Language assessment and social justice
- The role of emotions in language learning
- Strategies in language learning
- Multimodal analysis of online language learning interactions
- Teaching and developing EAP provision in online distance contexts
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 72 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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- Application period: November to January
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Language Studies Teaching View 11 other PhDs in Teaching in United KingdomAcademic requirements
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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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11958 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11958 GBP per year during 36 months. -
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4712 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4712 GBP per year during 36 months.
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