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
Akihiro Kotoh
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
L2 formulaic language acquisition and teaching applications
MA Thesis student in Linguistics
Assessing primary-order phylogeny: a reanalysis of Austronesian and a consideration of a wave model
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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 categorisation and conceptual transfer: evidence from acquisition of English prepositions IN, ON and Mandarin postpositions LI, SHANG
PhD student in Linguistics
Prosody and sentence processing
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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
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
Incidental Acquisition of Novel L2 Vocabulary from Authentic Materials
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
The professional experiences of heritage language teachers in New Zealand
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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
Shiqiao Zhou
PhD student in Applied Linguistics
Input-based tasks: Perspectives on teaching activities from an EFL textbook at a Chinese primary school in a rural area
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