newcastle university phd linguistics

PhD English Language and Applied Linguistics (Distance Learning)

Carry out your research with one of the UK’s leading English Language departments, renowned for its expertise in Corpus Research, Cognitive Linguistics and Psycholinguistics, and Discourse Analysis and Stylistics, from anywhere in the world. 

Our distance learning programme allows you to keep in contact with your supervisor via email and Skype, while remaining in your resident country. This is particularly beneficial if you are interested in relating your research to your current work. 

There are two distance learning PhD programmes in English Language and Applied Linguistics: a standard programme and a modular programme. Both programmes involve regular contact with a supervisor by email and/or Skype. There is no assessed taught component, but students follow online research training modules.

Distance PhD

The standard programme requires a traditional 80,000-word thesis. The work is examined at the end of the programme, as with other PhD programmes. Students identify and refine a thesis topic and research design in consultation with their supervisor and send drafts of the various chapters for comment as they work through the programme. As with all PhDs, progress is monitored throughout the registration period.

Distance Modular PhD

The modular programme requires three modules: two shorter research papers (Module 1 – 12,000 words, Module 2 – 20,000 words) and a final thesis of 50,000 words (Module 3). The work is examined in three phases, at the end of each module. The final product (in terms of total quantity and quality of work) is therefore similar to the standard PhD; however the modular option provides an incremental, continuously assessed route allowing students to progress through explicitly marked stages to a PhD. Students identify a topic they wish to work on and to which all their written work should be related; the nature of the assessment means however that the topic may not be as tightly focused as that in a traditional PhD.

Why Study this Course?

• World-leading research : The Department celebrated excellent results in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (REF) exercise: 34% of research at the University of Newcastle for English Language and Literature was top 4* rated ‘world-leading’. A further 53% was rated 3* ‘internationally excellent’. Additionally, the University of Newcastle was ranked 34th for the study of English Language and Literature in the 2019 QS World University Rankings. These rankings are compiled annually to help prospective students identify the leading universities worldwide in a particular subject.
• Distance learning experience : The Department has many years of experience in delivering high quality distance learning programmes at postgraduate level. Staff also have expertise in supervising doctoral research at a distance. Through the University library, you will have electronic access to a wide range of applied linguistic research journals and e-books.
• Exceptional student support : While the programmes are rigorous in their standards and expectations, they also provide excellent support and a high degree of flexibility. You will receive the same level of support and supervision as our on-campus students.

The postgraduate experience

The College of Arts and Law offers excellent support to its postgraduates, from libraries and research spaces, to careers support and funding opportunities.

Institutional Accreditation 

University of Newcastle is accredited by the DETC Higher Learning Commission (DETC), www.detc.org.uk Since , University of Newcastle has been continually accredited by the DETC Higher Learning Commission and its predecessor.

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Postgraduate, distance learning, doctoral research, how long it takes:, 4-6 years part-time, study mode:, course cost.

Price: US$ 22,500

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Content and assessment for the Modular PhD

Module 1 – Subject-focused work, to include some research training and preparation related to the subject, such as empirical work, literature searches, and research methodology.

The 12,000-word assessment may be divided into 3 x 4,000 papers or combinations amounting to the total (60 credits). Pass/Fail.

Module 2 – Structured research and writing on the research topic. It may be linked in a linear way to Module 1, or the connection may be looser.

The 20,000-word assessment may be divided into one or two papers amounting to the total (120 credits). Pass/Fail

Module 3 – The thesis (maximum 50,000 words – 360 credits). Pass/Fail

The assessed work from Modules 2 and 3 should be of publishable quality.

Each assessment (i.e. each module) is submitted and passed before the student can proceed to the next. One re-submission of each module is permitted. The external examiner is consulted when each module is completed. Like all PhD theses at Newcastle, a Modular PhD is examined in a viva voce examination which takes place after the submission of Module 3.

Considering postgraduate study, but unsure whether you meet the entry requirements for a Masters-level degree? Postgraduate admissions guidelines vary by course and university, but can be quite flexible.

Your existing qualifications will be important, but you don’t necessarily need a great Bachelors degree to apply for a Masters. Your personal circumstances and experience may also be considered during the admissions process.

This guide explains the typical entry requirements for a Masters, which include:

• An undergraduate degree in a relevant subject  – Depending on the programme and institution, you may need a 2.1 in your Bachelors, but this isn’t always the case
• Language proficiency  – If English isn’t your first language, you’ll need to display a certain ability level, usually through a language test
• Professional experience  – Some postgraduate programmes may require you to have some professional experience (this is usually the case for PGCEs and Masters in Social Work)
• Entrance exams  – These are only required in certain subject areas and qualifications, including some MBAs

Tuition fees for UK/EU students 2020/21

MSc:   Full-time £9,900. Part-time £4,950 Postgraduate Diploma:   Full-time   £6,660. Part-time £3,300

Tuition fees for International students 2020/21

MSc:  Full time £23,310 Postgraduate Diploma:  Full-time £15,540

You’ll show your progress through a combination of written essays, problem-solving assignments and presentations.

All students take our core modules, but please note that the availability of optional modules is subject to demand.

Your degree will provide excellent preparation for your future career, but this can also be enhanced by a range of employability support services offered by the University and the College of Arts and Law.

The University’s   Careers Network provides expert guidance and activities especially for postgraduates, which will help you achieve your career goals. The College of Arts and Law also has a dedicated    careers and employability team who offer tailored advice and a programme of College-specific careers events.

You will be encouraged to make the most of your postgraduate experience and will have the opportunity to:

• Receive one-to-one careers advice, including guidance on your job applications, writing your CV and improving your interview technique, whether you are looking for a career inside or outside of academia
• Meet employers face-to-face at on-campus recruitment fairs and employer presentations
• Attend an annual programme of careers fairs, skills workshops and conferences, including bespoke events for postgraduates in the College of Arts and Law
• Take part in a range of activities to demonstrate your knowledge and skills to potential employers and enhance your CV

What’s more, you will be able to access our full range of careers support for up to 2 years after graduation.

Postgraduate employability: English Language and Linguistics

Newcastle English Language and Linguistics postgraduates develop a broad range of transferable skills that are highly valued by employers, particularly in relation to verbal and written communication. They also develop crucial skills in organisation, time management, analysis and interpretation of information.

Many of our graduates enter roles for which their programme has prepared them, such as teaching and lecturing; others use their transferable skills in a wide range of occupations including journalism, marketing and events. Over the past 5 years, 83% of English Language and postgraduates were in work and/or further study within 6 months of graduating (DLHE 2012 – 2017).

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Our Linguistics and English Language Integrated PhD (IPhD) combines taught modules with original research. You will develop knowledge and expertise in linguistics and English language. You will also gain detailed knowledge and experience of research methods and research management.

The course is for those who haven't completed a programme that leads to PhD study. It will suit those with a background in linguistics, English Language or related disciplines.  You'll strengthen your knowledge base and research skills before embarking on writing a thesis . 

Studying for an IPhD at Newcastle University offers many  benefits  and  advantages , including:

• a track record in student satisfaction
• diverse staff expertise
• activities and events
• career development
• funding opportunities.

Year one forms the taught element of the course. You will study compulsory and optional modules and select a specialist pathway . You will then complete a 60 credit independent research project (15,000 words).

Years two, three and four  constitute the  research based element  of the course. You will write a  80,000 word thesis  under the guidance and direction of  two supervisors . 

We offer three pathways , with supervision in the following areas:

Language acquisition, development and evolution

• first language acquisition and development
• acquisition of second language morphosyntax and phonology
• evolutionary linguistics.

Language variation and change

• historical/diachronic linguistics
• variationist/comparative linguistics
• sociolinguistics
• grammaticalization
• dialect syntax
• corpus analysis
• linguistic typology.

Formal linguistics

• syntactic theory and comparative syntax
• phonological theory
• morphophonology and morphosyntax
• philosophy of language and linguistics
• architecture of the language faculty.

We are one of the largest centres for linguistic research in Europe . This gives you the opportunity to enrich your research. You'll gain exposure to a wide range of methodologies and diverse theoretical perspectives .

Our Centre for Research in Linguistics and Language Sciences (CRiLLS) offers training that complements the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Research Training Programme. Your training is organised by a postgraduate researcher and academic staff to ensure that your  training needs  are met. Sessions include:

• writing conference abstracts
• presenting at conferences
• preparing job applications and interviews
• practical workshops on specific software programs (eg statistical packages, corpus linguistic methodologies).

Prof Anders Holmberg won the University student-led award for Best Research Supervisor of the Year   in 2013 and 2015. 

Dr Heike Pichler and Dr William van der Wurff also made the shortlist for this award in 2015. 

Internationally renowned linguistic researchers are regularly invited to give  guest lectures , recent speakers include:

• Professor Ellen Bialystok, York University, Toronto
• Professor J K Chambers, University of Toronto
• Professor David Pesetsky, MIT
• Professor Elizabeth Closs Traugott, Stanford University.

You can join our Special Interest Groups  in linguistics, which usually meet every two to four weeks. Postgraduate researchers and academic staff gather to:

• share ideas
• develop new skills
• get feedback on their work
• deliver presentations
• attend practical sessions on linguistic software.

Current Special Interest Groups  include:

• language variation and change
• theoretical phonology
• corpus linguistics
• language and cognition.

Additionally, our Student Work in Progress meetings give you the opportunity to present your work to a student audience, giving you instant feedback and discussions around your research. 

Our recent graduates have gone into a variety of careers , including:

• university administration.

In year one you take compulsory and optional 12 week modules . Between mid-May and early September of year one, you will also work on a 15,000 word research project .

The course is delivered at our Newcastle city centre campus . During the research phase of the course you can request a temporary change in study location. This is to allow for fieldwork and data collection.

Work experience

You can gain valuable  experience  in  journal editing  and  conference organisation  through joining:

• the editorial team of the annually published Newcastle and Northumbria Working Papers in Linguistics
• the organising team of the annual Postgraduate Conference in Applied and Theoretical Linguistics.

The School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics is a lively and diverse community with over 700 undergraduates and 200 postgraduates.

We are based in the Percy Building where the majority of your seminars and tutorials will take place. Our purpose-built postgraduate suite includes several dedicated computer clusters, meeting rooms, a kitchen and lounge area.

Linguistics postgraduates also benefit from a dedicated space reserved for members of the Centre for Research in Linguistics and Language Sciences. This space provides a range of resources, including access to linguistics software (eg Childes, Clan, Elan, Praat), linguistic corpora (eg DECTE, ICE, ICAME), and specialised equipment such as the eye tracker.

You also have access to the award-winning Robinson Library, which has an extensive audio-visual collection.

See Programme information online for full details on How to Apply.

Notes about fees for this course

See our course fees and funding webpage - https://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/degrees/5104f/#fees-and-funding

Entry requirements

A 2:1 honours degree , or international equivalent, in any discipline although a background in linguistics, English language or related discipline.

International Students

Direct Entry : IELTS 7.0 overall (with 6.5 in writing and a minimum of 6.0 in all other sub-skills) 

If you have lower English Language scores, you may be accepted onto a  pre-sessional English course. 

Our typical English Language requirements are listed as IELTS scores but we also accept a wide range of English Language tests.

The equivalent academic qualifications that we accept are listed on our country pages.

Pre-sessional English Language Course Requirements

• 6 week Pre-sessional entry :Not accepted         
• 10 week Pre-sessional entry : IELTS 6.5 overall (with 6.0 in writing and a minimum of 5.5 in all other sub-skills)   

You can study a pre-sessional English course at our INTO London Centre.

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Professor Michelle Sheehan

Academic linguist

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School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics, Newcastle University, NE1 7RU

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About me ( MiShee54 )

Since September 2021, I have been Professor of Linguistics at Newcastle University. Before that, I was Senior Lecturer (2015-2017), Reader (2017-2019) and then Professor of Linguistics at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), in Cambridge, UK. I am interested in the structure of language (syntactic theory, hence the trees), how languages vary and how we can model this variation (typology, comparative syntax), how structure and meaning interact (syntax/semantics interface) and how linguistics fits into the discipline of modern languages (pedagogical linguistics). I have a particular interest in languages descended from Latin (Romance languages), especially Spanish and Portuguese varieties but I am interested in language in general and have worked on many different languages, often in collaboration with other scholars.

Before joining ARU, I took a degree in Modern Languages (Spanish and French) at the University of Oxford, an MA in Linguistics at the University of York and a PhD at Newcastle University and then worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the Universities of Newcastle, Durham and Cambridge.   

I’m currently Secretary for the University Council of General and Applied Linguistics (UCGAL) (2019-2022), Vice-chair for Language Analysis in Schools: Education and Research (LASER) (2019-) and Principal Investigator on Linguistics in Modern Foreign Languages project (funded by Language Acts, Philological Society, ESRC) as well as a member of the Education Committee of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain (LAGB) (2022-) and the Committee for Linguistics in Education (CLiE) (2022-). I’m also on REF2021 sub panel for UoA 26. I also co-organise the weekly Romance Linguistics Circle .

Current projects

Heritage languages in the UK

I am currently PI on a British Academy Project (Co-I Ioanna Sitaridou, University of Cambridge) on ‘Argument expression in UK heritage Portuguese’. The project considers the use and acceptance of different kinds of subject and object pronouns in heritage Portuguese speakers based in London and and the East of England. Alfie Vaughan (QMUL) and Nathan Leach (University of Oxford) are collaborating as Research Assistants. We’re still collecting data so nothing to report at present but watch this space…

In another project, funded by Language Acts and World Making, I ran two Linguistics Tasters events in 2019-2020 for heritage Portuguese speakers. My PhD student, Kate Lightfoot (ARU) ran similar events for French speakers of Francophone African heritage and we have written up the results.

Causative and perception verbs

In a recent project,  Sonia Cyrino  and I looked at causative constructions ( I made John cry ) in Spanish and Portuguese varieties from a synchronic and diachronic perspective (funded by the British Academy). We have a paper about this  here  and another one under review. We are particularly interested in the passivisation restriction in causatives (*Sue was let/seen leave) in other languages and taught a minicourse about this at MIT in November 2017. Please contact me if you are interested in the handouts! In follow-on work, I am investigating further variation across Spanish varieties regarding passives of causatives.

With Anna Pineda (University of the Sorbonne), I’ve been investigating Catalan and Spanish causatives. The main things we have worked on are (i) how the presence of dative case in this context should be modelled theoretically and (ii) what regulates the choice between dative and accusative in Spanish and Catalan. We have a paper on (i) to appear in Syntax and a squib here but the work for (ii) is still in progress.

A paper on the development of so-called Exceptional Case Marking (ECM) causatives recently appeared in Probus . It focuses mainly on French but argues that many Romance languages go through a pronoun-only phase of ECM before full ECM develops, providing a phase-based model of this pattern. Get in touch if you would like a copy of the paper!

Case and agreement

I have paper to appear with  András Bárány considering challenges for dependent case (see publications). We presented this at GLOW in 2019.

In an exciting new project with John Williams (Cambridge) and Maia Duguine (CNRS), we are planning a semi-artificial language experiment on Basque speakers funded by an ARU Research and Innovation Collaboration grant. This has been delayed due to Covid-19 but the data collection will start as soon as it can. We’re also planning a parallel project with András Bárány on ditranstives, working with German speakers.

I am also still writing up my OUP monograph on case parameters, stemming from my work on the ERC project ‘Rethinking Comparative Syntax’.

Control from a cross-linguistic perspective

I’m currently working on partial control in English, French and German with  Jutta Hartmann (University of Bielefeld), building on work I did earlier with  Marcel Pitteroff  (University of Stuttgart). We are interested in contexts where partial control appears to be possible where we would expect it not to be and whether these are examples of covert comitatives. We are also interested in how to model non-finiteness cross-linguistically.

Pedagogical linguistics

Finally, with Alice Corr (Birmingham), Anna Havinga (Bristol) Jonathan Kasstan (Westminster) and Norma Schifano (Birmingham), I lead the Linguistics in Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) project, which aims to promote linguistics as a component of MFL in schools. We have received funding for this from the AHRC Open World Research Initiative initiative via Language Acts and World Making , PhilSoc and a Bristol University ESRC Impact Accelerator grant (to Anna Havinga).  A position piece about a place for linguistics in UK A-levels was published jointly in  Languages, Society and Policy and Impact: Journal of the Chartered College of Teaching . You can find the paper summarising our first study in Modern Languages Open .

I’m also a named external collaborator on the ANR-DFG project ‘Uncovering verb-second effects. An interface-based typology’ (led by Maia Duguine, CNRS-IKER and Georg A. Kaiser, Konstanz), on the SSHRC project ‘The nature of parameters: representing language universals and language variation’ (led by Lisa Travis, McGill University with Co-Is Jessica Coon, McGill, Henry Davis, UBC) and on  Agencia Estatal de Investigation (Spanish Research Council) project ‘ Information structure at its syntax-semantics interface: Germanic and Romance languages’ (led by Ángel Jiménez Fernández, Seville)

Other things I am interested in and always thinking about are: subjecthood in Romance languages, word order, extraction restrictions, case and agreement, restructuring and micro-variation across Romance languages.  

I’d be very happy to hear from you in you are interested in any of the above projects or if you are a student interested in studying something syntax-related at Newcastle University, UK, or a student/academic interested in visiting us. We have a beautiful campus in the centre of Newcastle, come and see! 

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Phonetics and Phonology Integrated PhD

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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

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Phonetics / Phonology

Course type

Our iPhD is for students who wish to develop an advanced theoretical and experimental grounding in phonetics and phonology.

The focus of this iPhD is the application of phonetics and phonology in:

• first and second language acquisition
• sociolinguistics
• speech science
• language patterning

The Phonetics and Phonology integrated PhD has a large taught and assessed component as well as a supervised research element. The foundation is a common core of modules dealing with essential theoretical issues and research methods. You are also offered specialised modules which act as the basis for your thesis.

You'll have an individual course of study based on your needs and the sponsor's requirements.

This widens the pool of modules that are available. It enables you to interact with staff and students from a wide variety of backgrounds and expertise. Our particular areas of strength are in:

• phonetics and phonology in first/second language acquisition and bilingualism
• sociophonetic perspectives on speech perception and production
• role of voice quality in speech processing
• laboratory phonology and links between phonetics and phonology
• phonetic and phonological characteristics of languages and language description in segmental and suprasegmental aspects
• prosody and timing in the world's languages
• neurocognition of speech and language processing with focus on phonetics, phonology, and prosody

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A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, or a master's degree in an appropriate subject.

Newcastle University is a world-leading university renowned for the quality of its teaching and research. The university is recognised internationally for its contributions to global problem solving in innovative and creative ways. Newcastle University is a prestigious founding member of the Russell Group association of research-intensive universities in the UK. The university enjoys an outstanding reputation as an institution at which... more

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PhD and Research Masters

Why a phd or research masters in linguistics at newcastle.

The University of Newcastle's linguistics research strengths include:

• The Endangered Languages Documentation, Theory and Application (ELDTA) Research Program, which focuses on documenting, describing, and investigating indigenous languages of Australia and the Pacific region.
• Applied linguistics. Second language acquisition and bilingualism are key research areas at UON, and our Language and Inclusion Research Network is involved in furthering our understanding of the relationship between language competence and social integration.

World-class research

We are ranked in the top 100 in the world for linguistics by the QS World University Rankings by Subject.

Our history of success in achieving competitive national and international grants enables us to offer PhD scholarships in endangered languages research.

UON's linguistics research projects lead Australian and international researchers in language documentation and its applications for indigenous communities across Australia and the Pacific.

PhD and Masters by Research students benefit from working with researchers who have extensive expertise in all aspects of endangered language research. This includes documentation, fieldwork and recording techniques; linguistic annotation tools; digital archiving; linguistic analysis and grammar writing; as well as the investigation of aspects of issues of wider scientific and socio-cultural significance in the endangered languages of our region.

What you can research

Research proposals are invited in the following areas:

• Language documentation and description
• Australian and Pacific descriptive language projects
• Second Language Acquisition
• Bilingualism
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Research methodologies

Most of the research we conduct in the field of applied linguistics is empirical and/or experimental in nature, and involves both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.

Find a supervisor

Before you apply, contact a supervisor for discussion on possible research projects. This will allow you to frame your proposal to align with established disciplines and areas of supervisor capacity.

• Associate Professor Mark Harvey : Language description and documentation, focussing on indigenous Australian languages; phonology; morphology; complex predicates.
• Dr Jean Harkins : Intercultural communication and semantics, focussing on indigenous Australian languages; second language acquisition.
• Dr Alan Libert : Turkic languages; artificial languages; adpositions; onomastics.
• Dr Catriona Malau : Language description and documentation; Oceanic languages of the Pacific, focussing on Vanuatu.
• Dr Christo Moskovsky : Second language acquisition; bilingualism.
• Dr Åshild Næss : Language description and documentation; Oceanic languages, focussing on languages of Temotu Province, Solomon Islands; typology, with a focus on transitivity and argument structure.
• Dr Bill Palmer : Language description and documentation; Oceanic languages of Pacific, focussing on Bougainville and Solomon Islands; syntax.

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Lecturer in Applied Linguistics & TESOL

Newcastle, GB

Lecturer Grade F: £39,347 to £44,263 per annum

Lecturer Grade G: £45,585 to £54,395 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits . We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 10 June 2024

You will be part of a diverse and collegiate community of academics and professional services staff in the Applied Linguistics and Communication (ALC) subject area in the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences (ECLS).

You will deliver and develop high-quality taught programmes ensuring an outstanding teaching experience for our students.

You will have a strong background in Applied Linguistics and/or TESOL with expertise in one or more of the following areas: spoken interaction (particularly in second language learning and teaching settings), TESOL for young learners, second language testing, curriculum and/or materials design, digital technology and language learning/teaching. You will make a significant contribution to teaching, personal tutoring, and supervision within the ALC subject area, in particular in our applied linguistics and TESOL postgraduate provision.

You will, as appropriate, contribute to academic administration/management within the School of ECLS.

You will contribute to the excellent research profile of the subject area and the school, carrying out high-quality research, publishing in internationally recognised journals, demonstrating research impact, securing research funding and supervising doctoral students.

We are committed to building and maintaining a fair and inclusive working environment. We would be happy to discuss arrangements for flexible working, including a combination of working on campus and remotely, and flexibility around start and finish times, appropriate to the needs of the role.

For more information about our team and the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences, please click here .

Any informal enquiries about this role should be directed to Dr Alina Schartner, Head of Applied Linguistics & Communication ( [email protected] ), or Professor Julie Morris, Head of School of ECLS ( [email protected] ).

To apply, please upload an up-to-date CV and letter of application outlining specific examples around how you meet the requirements set out in ‘The Person’ section below.

The post is full time, permanent.

Interviews will take place either on Monday 24th or Tuesday 25th June

Key Accountabilities

The responsibilities will include the following:

Teaching & Learning

• Design and deliver high-quality and research-informed teaching in line with the teaching objectives of the subject area, the school, and the university
• Engage, challenge and support our students to discover and fulfil their potential both while they are studying with us and once they have graduated
• Mentor and provide timely support to students throughout their studies in the role of personal tutor
• Make a significant contribution to the design, assessment and development of modules on our postgraduate taught programmes focused on applied linguistics and TESOL
• Contribute to curriculum and programme development on the postgraduate taught programme(s)
• Supervise taught postgraduate students’ research projects (dissertations) across MA programmes
• Conduct and publish high-quality and impactful research that demonstrates international standards of excellence in terms of originality, significance and rigour in one or more of the following areas: spoken interaction (particularly in second language learning and teaching settings), TESOL for young learners, second language testing, curriculum and/or materials design, digital technology and language learning/teaching
• Have the depth and breadth of knowledge in an area relevant to Applied Linguistics and/or TESOL, which complements and extends our existing expertise, and which supports the development of new knowledge and understanding in the field
• Make a significant contribution to the research culture of the subject area, the school and the wider university by engaging with relevant research groups and meetings
• Develop your research profile by identifying and pursuing external and internal funding opportunities in line with the strategic priorities of the subject area, the school and the wider university
• Supervise postgraduate research (PGR) students in the subject area and the school in an area related to your subject and/or methodological expertise
• Contribute to the Vision, Mission and Strategy of the School of ECLS
• Operate as an active citizen in the diverse and collegiate community of the School of ECLS
• Have a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and ethics, responsibility and sustainability in both your teaching and research activities
• Contribute to global activities and development in the School of ECLS
• Undertake academic duties as required by the Head of School 
• Undertake a range of administrative tasks and a defined management or administrative role (e.g. module leader, pathway lead, degree programme director)
• Contribute to the wider work of the school, faculty and university through input to project teams, working groups and committees

The level of appointment will be determined by your ability to meet the requirements of the person specification as outlined below.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Lecturer Grade F

• Specialist subject knowledge in Applied Linguistics and/or TESOL, with a particular focus on one or more of the following areas: spoken interaction (particularly in second language learning and teaching settings), TESOL for young learners, second language testing, curriculum and/or materials design, or digital technology and language learning/teaching.
• Ability to deliver high quality, research-led and effective teaching that offers our students an outstanding educational experience
• Experience of teaching, supervising and assessing international postgraduate students in a higher education context
• Ability to engage with and respond enthusiastically and positively to a diverse range of students, including international students
• Ability to supervise taught postgraduate students’ research projects
• Evidence of ability to contribute to the research of the subject area in line with strategic priorities
• Ability to identify and pursue research funding
• Evidence of publications in leading international academic journals
• Evidence of, or potential to, develop engagement with external stakeholders, generating real-world impact from research
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research (PGR) students
• Demonstration of successful team working and ability to work collaboratively, constructively and flexibly within a team of academic and professional services colleagues
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly both orally and in writing
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Personal resilience in a context of change and fast paced environment
• Ability to contribute to the Vision and Strategy of the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and to ethics, responsibility and sustainability

Qualifications

• Completed PhD in Applied Linguistics or a related area (essential)
• Recognised HE teaching qualification (or equivalent experience) 

Lecturer Grade G

In addition to providing evidence of your previous experience of the criteria above, to be considered for a Grade G Lectureship you must also meet the follow criteria

• Extensive experience of supervision of undergraduate and/or taught postgraduate students’ research projects
• Substantial experience of designing, delivering and evaluating high quality teaching and learning material, resources and activities for students
• A sustained international/established research and innovation profile and proven track record of international and world-leading publications
• Evidence of developing and securing research grants
• A track record  of engaging with external stakeholders, generating real-world impact from research
• Experience of attracting and supervising PGR students
• Ability to undertake a management and leadership role
• Evidence of active citizenship within a higher education context

Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.  As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society.  We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent.  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams, we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.

At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality.  We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC.  We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe. 

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Linguistics BA Honours

• UCAS code: Q100

Explore how language works and how it's structured, from the physical properties of speech to how languages change over time.

You are currently viewing course information for entry year: 2024-25

Next start date:

• September 2024

Fees (per year)

• Home: £9250
• International: £21000

Entry requirements and offers

• A-Level: ABB
• IB: 32 points

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Course overview

Our Linguistics BA Honours degree focuses on developing your understanding of how language works, how we use language, and the growth of language in the mind.

You'll explore linguistics in relation to English and other languages to build a firm base of skills and knowledge. This will open up many career paths to you - from journalism and data science to teaching or further postgraduate study.

In your first year, you’ll study a foreign language, modern or ancient, alongside linguistics. Throughout your degree, you'll follow a cutting-edge programme shaped by the expertise of our world-leading researchers. You'll explore the latest ideas and most exciting areas of linguistics, such as:

• first and second language acquisition
• language evolution and computational modelling
• language variation and change
• psycholinguistics
• theoretical linguistics

At the end of this course, you'll become a confident and competent professional. You will become an expert in the scientific study of language, covering sound systems, structure, and social context.

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Quality and ranking

Professional accreditation and recognition.

All professional accreditations are reviewed regularly by their professional body.

Modules and learning

The information below is intended to provide an example of what you will study.

Most degrees are divided into stages. Each stage lasts for one academic year, and you'll complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each stage. 

Our teaching is informed by research. Course content may change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.

To find out more please see our terms and conditions.

Optional module availability Student demand for optional modules may affect availability. Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the  Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.

Your first year lays the foundation for analysing and describing language, focusing on topics such as word and sentence structure (morphology and syntax) and the sounds and sound systems of language (phonetics and phonology).

Alongside your Linguistics modules, you will also choose one foreign language from a choice of French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Latin or Ancient Greek.

You’ll have the option to study your chosen language at beginner or intermediate level, depending on your previous experience.

Introduction to Linguistics is only available to students studying Level B (HE Intermediate) in French, German or Spanish.

You will develop your knowledge of core aspects of grammar and sound patterns and how these apply to a range of languages. You'll broaden your understanding of language study by exploring the social context in which languages are learned, used and developed over time.

Phonological Theory  (20 credits)

Syntactic Theory  (20 credits)

Pragmatic Theory  (20 credits)

You only take one of the following modules if you undertake the Study Abroad exchange programme:

Overseas Exchange (Semester 1)

Overseas Exchange (Semester 2)

You will develop your own interests by choosing from topics linked to your lecturers' research specialisms. These include syntactic and phonological theory, low-education second language and literary acquisition, language origins and evolution, child language acquisition and language change.

You will also undertake an independent project, leading your own research in close collaboration with a faculty supervisor.

We base these figures and graphs on the most up-to-date information available to us. They are based on the modules chosen by our students in 2022-23.

Teaching time is made up of:

• scheduled learning and teaching activities. These are timetabled activities with a member of staff present.
• structured guided learning. These are activities developed by staff to support engagement with module learning. Students or groups of students undertake these activities without direct staff participation or supervision

Teaching and assessment

Teaching methods.

You can normally expect to spend around 10 hours per week attending lectures, seminars, workshops and film screenings, plus weekly study groups.

You also spend around 25 hours per week on class preparation, reading, writing and other forms of independent research recommended by your tutor.

Assessment methods

You'll be assessed through a combination of:

Assessments

Assignments – written or fieldwork

Dissertation or research project

Examinations – practical or online

Presentations

Skills and experience

Practical experience.

Studying Linguistics at Newcastle means you will benefit from access to our state-of-the-art Linguistics Laboratory . The LingLab hosts collections of English language data for analysis of linguistic variation and change. It also hosts a range of equipment for advanced articulatory, phonetic and psycholinguistic research. Activities are supported by a dedicated lab manager.

Research skills

As part of your degree, you will complete an independent research project in your final year. You will collaborate with a faculty member to investigate a novel topic that you are passionate about. You will also be offered a range of opportunities to participate in staff research projects.

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Study abroad

You can study abroad for one semester in your second year as part of this degree. In Europe we have links with:

• Ghent University, Belgium
• Leipzig University, Germany
• Groningen University, Netherlands
• Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands

We also have links with universities in other parts of the world, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and the USA, including, but not limited to:

• Monash University, Australia
• University of Sydney, Australia
• McGill University, Canada
• University of Hong Kong
• University of Vermont, USA

Find out more about Study Abroad .

Work placement

During your degree, you’ll have multiple opportunities to undertake a meaningful work placement. In your second and third years, you may choose to take the Career Development Module which offers academic credit for 50 hours of placement. You can choose to carry out your placement via part-time work, volunteering or in a local school. You will be assessed through a mixture of written work, presentations, and professional skills assessment.

In addition, you'll have the option to spend 9 to 12 months on a work placement with University support from our dedicated Careers team to help you secure your dream placement in the UK or abroad. Work placements take place between stages 2 and 3.

You'll gain first-hand experience of working in the sector, putting your learning into practice, and developing your professional expertise. Previous placements have been in a range of sectors, including:

• Journalism and Broadcasting
• Sustainable Energy
• Digital Media and Marketing
• Museum and Heritage
• Travel and Tourism

If you choose to take a work placement, it will extend your degree by a year. Placements are subject to availability.

Find out more about work placements.

Facilities and environment

You'll be based in the School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics, which is at the heart of our city-centre campus, in the Percy Building. You'll join a lively community of students, academics, writers and professionals.

You'll have access to:

• a digital media lab – for students with documentary and film-making modules
• The LingLab, a world-class research facility for linguistics
• PC clusters throughout campus
• a student-led café
• the award-winning Language Resource Centre with self-study resources for over 50 languages
• plenty of spaces to work and socialise

You will have exceptional library provision from our award-winning Library Service. It houses over one million books and a huge range of electronic resources.

Find out more about the School of English Literature, Language and Linguistics

You'll have the support of an academic member of staff as a Personal Tutor throughout your degree to help with academic and personal issues affecting your academic progress.

Peer Mentors will help you in your first year. They are fellow students who can help you settle in and answer questions you may have when starting university.

Your future

English Language and Linguistics students acquire a range of valuable skills which equip them to pursue diverse career paths.

Your training can be used in:

• teaching English as a foreign language
• advertising, branding and marketing
• information services and data science

You will gain skills such as critical reasoning and problem solving, project and data management, oral and written communication, collaboration and independent research.

Our degrees provide excellent preparation for a wide number of professions. With further training, our graduates have also become:

• lexicographers
• translators and interpreters
• speech and language therapists
• social researchers
• legal sector workers (including forensic linguists)

Employability

Employability and the engagement with the wider world go hand-in-hand in this degree.

Many of our modules, particularly in Stage 3, model their assessments on the kind of tasks you might be employed to do:

• constructing marketing briefs
• drafting website copy
• curating exhibitions
• designing experiments
• coding websites
• analysing data
• writing a clear and persuasive argument

Beyond our modules, there are plenty of extracurricular opportunities. These range from freelance work for Newcastle’s student newspaper to paid internships in the department.

In particular,  the Newcastle Centre for Literary Arts hires students to work on everything from event management to app design.

Follow in their footsteps

• Name: Oliver
• Nationality: British
• Graduated: 2020
• Now working as: Senior Web Developer at The Verve Group and Founder of Compiled

"Studying Linguistics was a great foundation for my career, where there was plenty of opportunity to specialise. I've always had an interest in both natural and programming languages and was able to choose modules with a focus on Computational Linguistics."

Find out what Oliver liked the most about studying Linguistics at Newcastle University and how this degree helped him in his career.

Read about Oliver's journey.

Careers support

Our award-winning Careers Service is one of the largest and best in the country, and we have strong links with employers. We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all students through our ncl+ initiative.

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Recognition of professional qualifications outside of the UK

From 1 January 2021 there is an update to the way professional qualifications are recognised by countries outside of the UK

Check the government’s website for more information .

Entry requirements

All candidates are considered on an individual basis and we accept a broad range of qualifications. The entrance requirements and offers below apply to  2024 entry.

Other UK and the Republic of Ireland qualifications

Contextual offers.

Through one of our contextual routes, you could receive an offer of up to three grades lower than the typical requirements.

What is a contextual offer? Find out more and if you’re eligible for this or our PARTNERS Programme supported entry route.

Qualifications from outside the UK

English language requirements, entrance courses (into).

International Pathway Courses are specialist programmes designed for international students who want to study in the UK. We provide a range of study options for international students in partnership with INTO. 

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This policy applies to all undergraduate and postgraduate admissions at Newcastle University. It is intended to provide information about our admissions policies and procedures to applicants and potential applicants, to their advisors and family members, and to staff of the University.

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Credit transfer and Recognition of Prior Learning

Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) can allow you to convert existing relevant university-level knowledge, skills and experience into credits towards a qualification.  Find out more about the RPL policy which may apply to this course.

Tuition fees and scholarships

Tuition fees for 2024 entry (per year).

The maximum fee that we are permitted to charge for home fee-paying students is set by the UK government.

As a general principle, you should expect the tuition fee to increase in each subsequent academic year of your course, subject to government regulations on fee increases and in line with inflation.

Read more about fees and funding

Depending on your residency history, if you’re a student from the EU, other EEA or a Swiss national, with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, you’ll normally pay the ‘Home’ tuition fee rate and may be eligible for Student Finance England support.

EU students without settled or pre-settled status will normally be charged fees at the ‘International’ rate and will not be eligible for Student Finance England support.

If you are unsure of your fee status, check out the latest guidance here .

Scholarships

We support our EU and international students by providing a generous range of Vice-Chancellor's automatic and merit-based scholarships. See our  undergraduate scholarship page for more information.

Year abroad and additional costs

For programmes where you can spend   a year on a work placement or studying abroad,   you will receive a significant fee reduction for that year. 

Some of our degrees involve  additional costs  which are not covered by your tuition fees.

Find out more about:

• scholarships for UK, EU and international students
• Student Loans and Government financial support for UK and EU students

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You'll have a number of opportunities to meet us throughout the year at our on-campus and virtual open days.

You'll be able to:

• explore our beautiful campus

• find out about our vibrant city

• discover what students think about studying at Newcastle

You'll also have the opportunity to speak to academic staff and find out more about the subjects you're interested in.

Find out about how you can visit Newcastle in person and virtually.

We regularly travel overseas to meet with students interested in studying at Newcastle University. Visit our  events calendar to find out when we're visiting your region.

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• the UCAS name and institution codes for Newcastle University (NEWC/N21)
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• the UCAS 'buzzword' for your school or college

If you are applying independently, or are applying from a school or college which is not registered to manage applications, you will still use the Apply system. You will not need a buzzword.

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