Current research students

Find out about research currently being done by our postgraduate students in the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies.
  • Akihiro Kotoh

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    L2 formulaic language acquisition and teaching applications

  • Andrew Townshend

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) L2 Proficiency Testing: A comparative study of a Sentence Repetition Test and the NZSL Proficiency Interview.

  • Anrui Li

    PhD student in Linguistics

    Exploring the Impact of Translanguaging Pedagogy on Students’ Willingness to Communicate in Chinese as a Foreign Language Classrooms

  • Anthear Song

    PhD student in Linguistics

    Metaphor Within and Beyond Poetry: Investigating the Interaction between Cognitive and Aesthetic Factors Underlying the Production, Comprehension, and Appreciation of Metaphor

  • Cuc Le

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    Learner Autonomy in Language Learning

  • Daisuke Kuwagi

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    Classroom based English vocabulary learning technics in the Japanese context

  • Duyen Thi Bich Nguyen

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    A Diagnostic Test of Academic Aural Vocabulary Knowledge

  • Hero Patrianto

    PhD student in Linguistics

    Javanese complementation structure

  • Huong Tran

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    EMI Education in Vietnam

  • Hung Tan Ha

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    The development and validation of two new tests of receptive vocabulary knowledge for second language learners: An attempt to address the issues of guessing and word counting unit

  • Jingbo Liu

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    Linking Test for English Majors Grade 4 with China's Standards of English Language Ability

  • Jennifer Manning

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    Defining the role of English language programs through needs analysis in EMI HEIs

  • Joy Mills

    PhD student in Linguistics

    Prosody and sentence processing

  • Justine Naboya

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    Thesis Title tbc

  • Lei (Stella) Xia

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    Translanguaging for English Language Learning

  • Liying Yang

    PhD student in Psycholinguistics

    Phonological Representations in Lexical Processing of L1 Chinese and L2 English: An Eye-tracking Study

  • Margaret Connelly

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    The professional experiences of heritage language teachers in New Zealand

  • Mohammad Azizi

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    Promotional discourse in introduction sections of PhD theses

  • Natalia Petersen

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    Supporting emerging academic writers: a study to analyse, highlight and support stages of source-based writing skill development

  • Ngô Nhật Thanh Trà

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    Masked semantic priming in Vietnamese ESL learners: a question of symmetrical priming effect (tbc)

  • Nok Chin Lydia Chan

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    How do L1 and L2 speakers of English comprehend and produce familiar constructions used ironically?

  • Pakaporn Piriyapithakporn (Bew)

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    Thesis Title tbc

  • Paul Johnson

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    Development and Testing of a Graded Digital Roleplaying Game

  • Phuong Nguyen

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    A case study of EFL textbook implementation in urban and rural high schools in Vietnam from the perspective of task-based language teaching

  • Qi Yi

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    Online production of multi-word expressions by L1 and L2 Speakers of English: Evidence from naturalistic speech and elicited language production.

  • Qi Sun

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    Translanguaging Attitudes, Practices and Identity Negotiations among Korean Chinese Multilingual Speakers

  • Reza Yadollahpour

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    Thesis Title tbc

  • Saida Radjabzade

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    English-Medium Instruction Beyond the Classroom: Its Influence on Graduate Employability and Career Opportunities in Uzbekistan

  • Shen Fan

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    Integrating Generative AI into Feedback in Secondary EFL: Exploring Teacher Beliefs, Knowledge, and Practices

  • Shiqiao Zhou

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    Input-based tasks: Perspectives on teaching activities from an EFL textbook at a Chinese primary school in a rural area

  • Suharshi Perera

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    Exploring Language Editor's Approach to Citation Practices in Agricultural Science Research Article Manuscripts

  • Them Hoang

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    Implementing the new English language curriculum: The case of Vietnamese EFL lower secondary school teachers in rural and mountainous areas

  • Thi Hoai Nguyen (Summer)

    PhD Student in Psycholinguistics

    Mindfulness and L2 Reading Comprehension

  • Tuong Thi Cat Phan

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    A case study of Vietnamese teachers’ beliefs and practices regarding language learning and teaching beyond the classroom

  • Upeksha Jayasuriya

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    Exploring the (re)appropriated linguistic landscape of Aragalaya, the people’s struggle in Sri Lanka

  • Uswatun Khasanah

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    Marking Contrastive Focus in Bahasa Indonesia and English - the Role of Targeted Intervention for EFL learners

  • Weiwei Liu

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    Connecting Safe Speaking Environment and Foreign Language Enjoyment in EFL Classroom

  • Xina (Hina) Jin

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    Academic reading among ESOL students

  • Yoshie Nishikawa

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    Understanding classroom dynamics and exploring use of oral communication tasks in a beginner-level Japanese language course

  • Zhentong (Francis) Zhan

    PhD in Applied Linguistics

    Semantic prosody: processing and learning

  • Zixing Fan

    PhD student in Applied Linguistics

    The effects of adjacency and contextual predictability on collocation processing: An ERP and oscillation study