Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching (online) PhD

Program Overview

This PhD in Applied Linguistics and English Language Teaching emphasizes independent research guided by expert supervision. It involves completing an extensive thesis (up to 100,000 words), including a creative writing component and critical analysis, and an oral examination (viva voce). Graduates achieve high employment rates and salaries, highlighting the program's relevance in fields such as linguistics, education, and psychology.

Program Outline

Outline:

• A PhD in Applied Linguistics and English language teaching is mainly made up of independent study, with supervision meetings occurring online (e.g.
via Microsoft Teams) and spread throughout the year.
• There are no taught credits attached to a PhD, although it is compulsory for full-time students to attend the Arts Faculty Researcher Skills training programme, which is available for online attendance.
• Some PhD students also choose to audit masters modules taught by their supervisors where appropriate.
This is not compulsory, nor does it involve any formal assessment, and would be limited to modules offered online.

Assessment:

• You will complete a written thesis of up to 100,000 words, with expert support and advice from your academic supervisor(s).
• You will also take a verbal examination called a viva voce, where you explain your project in depth to an examination panel.
• A creative writing thesis will mainly consist of your own original creative work.
This could be a novel, a manuscript of poems, a collection of short stories, a play, or another form of creative output. Your thesis will also include a critical analysis of your creative work, which you will situate within a theorised or analytical context.
• A PhD thesis should not normally exceed 100,000 words in length.
It is expected that the creative element would usually comprise 50,000-70,000 words. The critical analysis component will normally be 15,000-30,000 words in length.

Careers:

• 100% of postgraduates from the School of English secured graduate level employment or further study within 15 months of graduation.
• The average annual salary for these graduates was £37,402.
• HESA Graduate Outcomes 2019/20 data published in 2022.
The Graduate Outcomes % is derived using The Guardian University Guide methodology. The average annual salary is based on data from graduates who completed a full-time postgraduate degree with home fee status and are working full-time within the UK.

Other:

• Research into English language teaching demands active engagement with multiple areas of scholarship, including linguistics, education and psychology.
• Throughout your studies you will be pushed towards achieving your potential with regards to your understanding in each of these areas, your research capabilities, and your skills in conveying your findings to diverse audiences.

UK fees: £5,100 International fees: £21,500