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For the last forty 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.

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The department hosts active research groups in areas such as cognitive linguistics, critical discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, language and gender, literacy, pragmatics and stylistics, and second language learning, assessment and teaching.

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

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Top honour for two Lancaster professors

Two Lancaster professors have been selected to join the Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences for their outstanding contributions to research.
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New project seeks to improve public health campaigns by examining language around vaccinations

A £1 million project, led by Lancaster University, which aims to achieve a better understanding of how the public view vaccinations, has just been announced.
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Lancaster University linguists will help improve global healthcare communication

Lancaster University linguists are part of an initiative to build an international research and training hub in healthcare communication aimed at improving patient safety and practice quality globally.
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‘A fire raging’: Why fire metaphors truly fan the flames of Covid-19

Fire metaphors are vivid, flexible and well suited to capture different aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic, says a new report by Professor Elena Semino, who suggests fire metaphors and, specifically, metaphors involving forest fires, are particularly appropriate and useful for communication about the pandemic.
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New study option in language testing

From September, a new option for studying language testing is available for postgraduate students. The Postgraduate Certificate in Language Testing by Distance is a one-year qualification, providing a solid foundation in language test design, construction, and evaluation.

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24th Oct

Online Conference - Expanding TESOL Horizons

Saturday 24 October 2020, 8:00am to Sunday 25 October 2020, 12:30pm
31st Oct

Corpus linguistics at Lancaster: A new MA programme taster session

Saturday 31 October 2020, 2:00pm to 3:30pm

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