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FUNDED STUDENTSHIP IN DESCRIPTIVE/APPLIED LINGUISTICS AT KING'S COLLEGE
LONDON.
A 3 year doctoral studentship in sociolinguistics, text linguistics,
discourse analysis, literacy studies, educational linguistics, or
cognitive/psycho-linguistics, starting in October 2006. The successful
candidate will be affiliated to the College's new Centre for Language,
Discourse & Communication.
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King's College London is a major centre for research on language,
communication, society and education. We have particular interests in =
the
dynamics of language and literacy in globalisation and intercultural
contact, and we focus on language, literacy and discourse in everyday
interaction, in education, literature, and popular culture, in new & =
mass
media, and in medical and workplace settings. We work with English,
English-based Creoles, Chinese, German, Greek, Hindi, Spanish, Swedish =
and a
range of minority languages, and we combine linguistics with =
ethnography,
anthropology, sociology, history, and psychology, and with quantitative,
corpus and discourse analysis. In recent years, we have provided a base =
for
more than a dozen externally funded research projects; we have 20-30
MPhil/PhD students; we occupy a prominent position in national and
international research networks; and we run four seminar series and five =
MAs
('World Englishes'; 'Language, Discourse & Communication' (MRes); =
'Language,
Ethnicity & Education'; 'ELT & Applied Linguistics; 'German =
Linguistics').
Our research in discourse analysis, educational, text and =
sociolinguistics
was top-rated 5 and 5* in the last Research Assessment Exercise. To
capitalize on this expertise, the College is now setting up a Centre for
Language, Discourse & Communication. To find out more about our =
activity, go
to =
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/hums/ling/content/areas/appliedformal/applied.html
The Studentship will provide funding for a minimum of three years, =
covering
home tuition fees and a stipend of =A314,300 in the first year, =
increasing in
line with national levels in subsequent years. If you have got good
qualifications (the equivalent of BA 1 or 2.1 and/or a Distinction or =
Merit
at Masters) and a well-worked out idea for research that connects with =
our
expertise, email: dave.flatman@kcl.ac.uk (entering LDC Studentship as =
the
subject) for details and an application form,
or write to:=20
Dave Flatman (LDC Studentship), Kings College London, DEPS, =
Franklin-Wilkins
Building WBW, Waterloo Road, London SE1 9NH. =20
The closing date for applications is Friday 7 April 2006.=20
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Dr Gabriella Rundblad=20
King's College London=20
Department of Education & Professional Studies=20
Franklin-Wilkins Building=20
Room 4/9=20
Waterloo Road=20
London SE1 9NH=20
United Kingdom=20
E-mail: gabriella.rundblad@kcl.ac.uk=20
Phone: +44 (0)20 7848 3136=20
Fax: +44 (0)20 7848 3182=20
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