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  • Our Research

    For the last fifty years, we have been known for cutting-edge empirically-based theoretical and applied research in a wide range of research areas. We constantly strive to make links with potential users of our work.

  • Research Centres and Groups

    The department hosts active research groups in areas such as cognitive linguistics, corpus studies, discourse analysis, forensic linguistics, language testing, literacy, phonetics, and second language learning and teaching.

  • Research Facilities

    The Department has outstanding research resources. We have fully equipped laboratories for eye-tracking, phonetics, EEG (Electroencephalography) and child language analysis.

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Lancaster University researchers at the 43rd Language Testing Forum

Lancaster University was very well represented at the 43rd Language Testing Forum (LTF) on 24-26 November.
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Lancaster University researchers reveal the ‘Viral Language’ of the pandemic

Remember ‘Covidiots’ and the first protests by ‘anti-vaxxers’? The early stages of the pandemic saw plenty of new words enter the public ‘voice’, and, according to new research by Lancaster University linguists Dr Luke Collins and Professor Veronika Koller, some such as ‘zoom fatigue’, and ‘lockdown’ are here to stay,
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New resource will help language teachers understand Special Learning Differences

A comprehensive guide on how to teach languages to learners with Specific Learning Differences (SpLDs) has been produced by a Lancaster University professor.
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LAEL graduates employed to work on development of a new language test

Four LAEL students have been employed to work in Malaysia on the development of a new language test for admission into higher education institutions.
PhD student Seren Parkman interviews Martin Nance in a study to assess voice quality across the lifespan

From ‘whisperyness’ to ‘wobbliness’ - make your voice heard say Lancaster researchers

Lancaster University researchers need your help to study voice changes across the life cycle.

 

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5th Mar

Online Taster Session - Study at Master's level at Linguistics and English Language Department

Tuesday 5 March 2024, 10:00am to 11:00am
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Webinar: Master's level studies in Language Testing

Friday 15 March 2024, 2:00pm to 3:00pm
29th Mar

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Friday 29 March 2024, 12:00pm to 1:00pm

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