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Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 08:48:47 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
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Subject: ESRC research training update
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Dear BAAL colleagues

The Economic and Social Research Council has now published
its listing of university "outlets" which have been
approved to offer a new style route to doctoral study in
linguistics/ applied linguistics.

>From 2002, all candidates supported by ESRC awards are
expected to follow a 1+3 route to the doctorate. The first
year involves a full training in general social science
research methods, plus subject-specific training, leading to
award of a masters degree. The following 3 years are devoted
to completion of the doctoral project, plus an element of
top-up training.

In 2001 the ESRC published new Research Training
Guidelines,including guidelines for research training in
linguistics/ applied linguistics. Universities then applied
for recognition under the new 1+3 scheme, and were required
to show that they could run an appropriate 'research
training' masters, and could also provide an appropriate
environment and support for ongoing doctoral study.

The complete list of approved courses and outlets has now
been published by ESRC, and is available at
http://www.esrc.ac.uk. The following universities have been
approved for full 1+3 training in linguistics / applied
linguistics:

University of Cambridge (Research Centre for English and
Applied Linguistics)
University of Durham (Department of Linguistics and English
Language)
University of Edinburgh(Human Communication Research
Centre)
University of Essex(Department of Language and Linguistics)
University of Glasgow(Department of English Language)
University College London(Department of Human Communication
Science)
University of Newcastle(Centre for Research in Linguistics/
Department of Speech)
University of Reading(School of Linguistics and Applied
Language Studies)
University of Southampton(Centre for Language in Education)
University of Sussex(COGS Graduate Research Centre)
University of Cardiff(Centre for Language and Communication
Research)
University of York (Department of Language and Linguistic
Science).

A further group have been approved for +3 training only:

University of Lancaster (Department of Linguistics
and Modern English Language)
University of Sheffield (Department of Human Communication
Sciences)
University College Wales Bangor (Department of Linguistics)

The areas of linguistic research supported by ESRC include:
sociolinguistics, sociology of language, language
acquisition research (first, second and impaired), all
aspects of psycholinguistics and computational linguistics,
and those aspects of core synchronic and historical
linguistics that employ empirical/ social science
methodologies.

Areas of applied linguistic research which are supported by
ESRC also include: theory and practice of language learning
and teaching, language in education, (critical) discourse
analysis, development of corpora for computational
treatment and other kinds of datasets, anthropological
approaches to language, development of language policies,
and applications of notions from other areas of linguistics
to the solution of real world problems.

The deadline for receipt of applications for the 2002-3
ESRC studentships competition is 1 May 2002. Further
details on how to apply are available from the ESRC
website.

Ros Mitchell
Centre for Language in Education
University of Southampton

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Professor Rosamond Mitchell
Centre for Language in Education
c/o Research and Graduate School of Education
University of Southampton
Southampton    SO17 1BJ    UK

Voice +44 (0) 23 8059 2127
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