PhD Bilingualism at Bangor University

Doctoral research on language, education and cognition in bilingualism and multilingualism, using qualitative, quantitative, experimental or ethnographic methods. Students use a sound recording studio and speech laboratory, an eye-tracking laboratory and an ERP laboratory.

Duration: 3-5 years (PhD 3 years full-time or 5 years part-time; MPhil 2 years full-time or 3 years part-time)  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Location: Bangor, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: supervisory committee set-up, literature review and pilot study, a draft thesis chapter and proposal, and 30 credits of the Graduate Programme transferable skills. Year 2: first draft of the dissertation with annual review. Year 3: thesis submission and examination (normally 80,000-100,000 words). Research areas include phonetics, morphosyntax, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, child and second language acquisition, language disorders, corpus linguistics and Welsh linguistics.

Career pathways

Prepares graduates for an academic career in bilingualism or for work needing highly qualified individuals, in areas such as communications, teaching, publishing and research.

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