Training in Applied Linguistics at the University of Nottingham is delivered through the Centre for Research in Applied Linguistics (CRAL), a major international research centre established in 2002. CRAL is a dynamic research centre dedicated to the study of language in a wide range of authentic contexts, it hosts large number of high-profile researchers and cutting-edge facilities such as eye-tracking technology.

Applied Linguistics is an interdisciplinary area of research, touching on aspects of psychology, social studies, education, modern languages, literature, historical studies and computational science.

Specialisms include, in particular:

Second Language Acquisition	Corpus Linguistics	Bilingualism	Sociolinguistics
English Language Teaching	Psycholinguistics	Critical Discourse Analysis	Interdisciplinary historical linguistics

Key Facts:

Structure of Provision:	Masters + PhD funding or PhD-only funding, either full-time or part-time
PG Application:	Apply for the PhD Applied Linguistics via the University of Nottingham online admissions system. Please specify you have applied for ESRC funding on your Nottingham application.
Pathway Contact:	Dr Ikuya Aizawa