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 Languge Teaching	Psycholinguistics	Critical Discourse Analysis	Interdisciplinary historical linguistics

Key Facts:

Structure of Provision:	+3, +3.5, 1+3 either Full-time or Part-time
PG Application:	Apply for the PhD Applied Linguistics- with or without English Language Teaching depending on your area of research interests.
Pathway Contact:	Prof Kathy Conklin