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We are delighted to offer two PhD scholarships linked to these two important topics:

1. Intercultural research on diversity in professional contexts

2. Linguistic Bias in Large Language Model Artificial Intelligence

University of Warwick will lead a new research project, in a collaboration between nine universities in nine countries to explore language policy across Europe.

Professor Angela Creese will lead the research project, Strategies to strengthen European linguistic capital in a globalised world (MultiLX), funded through Horizon Europe.

Increased mobility of people has altered the linguistic make-up of Europe, while rapid developments in AI and other digital technology have revolutionised the way people communicate. There is an urgent need for language policy to keep pace with these changes. This research project addresses that need by investigating the diversity of linguistic practices in Europe and making recommendations to language policy-makers.
To find out more about this study follow this link - https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/al/people/creese/Link opens in a new window

Congratulations to Winnie Shum for passing her viva with minor corrections. The title of the thesis was ‘Developing Tertiary Students’ Intercultural Interactional Competences: An Investigation of the Effectiveness of a Conversation Analysis-based Blended Pedagogy’. Winnie’s examiners were Zhu Hua (external, UCL) and Duncan Lees (internal), and her supervisors were Tony Liddicoat (first) and Fiona Copland (second), replacing Troy McConachy.

Congratulations to Meifang Zhuo for passing her viva with minor corrections. The title of the thesis was ‘A teacher-research intervention to promote language teacher wellbeing and professional development in China: the promise of an EPAR design’ Meifang’s examiners were Judith Hanks ( external, University of Leeds) and Steve Mann (internal), and his supervisors were Annamaria Pinter ( first) and Neil Murray (second).

Congratulations to Junjie Li for passing his viva with minor corrections. The title of the thesis was ‘Researching with children to make sense of emerging language learning motivation in context: An ethnography’.

Junjie’s examiners were Jane Andrews ( external, UWE) and Ema Ushioda ( internal), and his supervisors were Annamaria Pinter (first) and Richard Smith (second).

Congratulations to Xiaofang Lu for passing her PhD viva with minor corrections. The title of her thesis was Researching and Reconceptualising Language Teacher Identity: Pre-service Chinese Teacher of English’s teacher identity construction in China. Xiaofang’s examiners were Yvonne Foley (external, University of Edinburgh) and Annamaria Pinter (internal), and her and her supervisors were Tony Liddicoat (first) and Steve Mann (second).