Current research students
Find out about research currently being done by our postgraduate students in the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies.
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Aimee Herubin
PhD student in Linguistics
Prosodic Variation as a Function of Sexuality in Queer Women
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
A critical genre analysis on digital news reporting. An Instagram perspective.
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Helios Li He
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
Metadiscursive verbs in academic writing
PhD student in Linguistics
Javanese complementation structure
Huong Tran
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
EMI Education in Vietnam
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Jemima Agnew
MA Thesis student in Linguistics
Towards a cross-linguistic model of speech rhythm perception: Tapping to the beat of different languages
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
Defining the role of English language programs through needs analysis in EMI HEIs
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Jiahan Xu
PhD student in Linguistics
Spatial categorization and conceptual transfer: evidence from acquisition of English prepositions IN, ON and Mandarin postpositions LI, SHANG
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
EFL teacher professional development in classroom assessment literacy
PhD student in Linguistics
Prosody and sentence processing
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
Looking into the Impact of Spaced Vs. Massed Practices and Deliberate Vs. Incidental Approaches on Learning English Idioms across Different Proficiency Levels
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Lei (Stella) Xia
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
Translanguaging for English Language Learning
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
Technical vocabulary of computer science
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Mahnaz Aliyar
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
L2 incidental vocabulary acquisition
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
Contextual learning of novel multi-word expressions
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Na Meng
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
Pluricultural competence of English major ethnic minority students in EFL classroom
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
How do L1 and L2 speakers of English comprehend and produce familiar constructions used ironically?
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
A case study of EFL textbook implementation in urban and rural high schools in Vietnam from the perspective of task-based language teaching
PhD student in Linguistics
Prosodic Features of Prominence Marking in Conversational Thai
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
Academic vocabulary in classroom teaching
PhD student in Linguistics
Workplace Collaboration Online: a Multimodal Analysis
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Rizwan Sulehry
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
News media and the discourse for justice in Pakistan
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Stephanie Foxton
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
Language, Gender and Sexuality in the Workplace
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
Implementing the new English language curriculum: The case of Vietnamese EFL lower secondary school teachers in rural and mountainous areas
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Tineke Jannink
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
Simultaneous or consecutive interpreting in Court? What is currently occurring in Aotearoa New Zealand and where we want to be going
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
The incidental acquisition of grammatical features during reading: A comparative study on pedagogical approaches to reading
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
A case study of Vietnamese teachers’ beliefs and practices regarding language learning and teaching beyond the classroom
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
Working title to be confirmed
Uswatun Khasanah
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
Marking Contrastive Focus in Bahasa Indonesia and English - the Role of Targeted Intervention for EFL learners
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
Vocabulary in Mechanical Engineering
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Weiwei Liu
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
Connecting Safe Speaking Environment and Foreign Language Enjoyment in EFL Classroom
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Xiaohan (Christal) Guo
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
A Study of Community Interpreter Training Practices in New Zealand
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Xina (Hina) Jin
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
Academic reading among ESOL students
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
Understanding classroom dynamics and exploring use of oral communication tasks in a beginner-level Japanese language course
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Zezhou Xing
PhD student in Linguistics
Prosody knowledge affects EFL listening comprehension
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Zhentong (Francis) Zhan
PhD in Applied Linguistics
Semantic prosody: processing and learning