As part of our ‘Language at the Movies’ events, run by the student Applied Linguistics Society, we asked former colleague Dr Leanne Bartley if she would contribute to an introduction to the documentary the society screened called ‘The Case of JonBenét Ramsey’ (Eddie Schmidt, 2016). We thought we’d share that with you and ask Leanne…Continue Reading Dr Leanne Bartley on Forensic Linguistics[:cy]Dr Leanne Bartley yn siarad am Ieithyddiaeth Fforensig
NEW Applied Linguistics PhD Projects
The Department of Applied Linguistics welcomes applications from strong students for the following projects, to be co-supervised within the department by a team including Professor Jim Milton; Professor Nuria Lorenzo-Dus; Professor Tess Fitzpatrick; Dr Vivienne Rogers. i) Project 1: Aptitude This project is intended to investigate language learning aptitude and the testing of this quality….Continue Reading NEW Applied Linguistics PhD Projects
Sarah Poole on her Year Abroad in South Korea
Sarah Poole, a student in the Applied Linguistics Department, is currently studying for a BA English Language and TESOL and is on her year abroad at Pusan National University in South Korea. To satisfy our own wanderlust, we asked Sarah to share her story throughout the year. The first instalment is below! ~ Arrival ~…Continue Reading Sarah Poole on her Year Abroad in South Korea
Swansea Linguistics Journal
This year’s finalists had a very busy schedule. Working hard on their dissertations and submitting their final pieces of coursework, as well as job-hunting, several of them seemed to find time to set up the first ever student journal for those working in Applied Linguistics and Language-related disciplines. Aptly named the Swansea Linguistics Journal, the…Continue Reading Swansea Linguistics Journal
Working with the Dylan Thomas Community School: Interview with Taylor-Jade Garland
In partnership with Reaching Wider and SAILS/SEA, the department of Applied Linguistics sent several of our undergraduate students Emily Hitchman, Lauren Davies (both second year) and Taylor Garland (first year), on a literacy placement with Dylan Thomas Community School, in Swansea. The students spent 10 weeks, once a week in an after-school group of year 7, 8…Continue Reading Working with the Dylan Thomas Community School: Interview with Taylor-Jade Garland
Employability Series: Appen Visits Swansea University, by Carlie Andrews and Alexia Bowler
As part of our employability series, our last visitors of the semester were Sarah Lowe (Vice President of Language Resources in the United Kingdom) and Rosie Lazar (Linguistic Project Manager) from Appen, a language services provider (LSP). Appen is a global leader in the development of high-quality, human annotated datasets for machine learning and artificial intelligence. They kindly…Continue Reading Employability Series: Appen Visits Swansea University, by Carlie Andrews and Alexia Bowler
Employability Series: Nuance Communications Visits Swansea University, by Alexia Bowler and Jade Hobby
As part of the College of Arts and Humanities’ employability drive and continuing student engagement programme, the Applied Linguistics department welcomed its first industry speaker, from Nuance Communications, to Swansea to talk to students about the work they do as a language technology and communications software company. As well as showcasing the company’s own cutting…Continue Reading Employability Series: Nuance Communications Visits Swansea University, by Alexia Bowler and Jade Hobby
My Life in Applied Linguistics – Prof. Tess Fitzpatrick Interview, 50th Anniversary BAAL Annual Meeting, University of Leeds, Sept. 2017
The Head of Applied Linguistics at Swansea University, Professor Tess Fitzpatrick, is currently the Chair of BAAL (British Association of Applied Linguistics). In this video, as one of the six plenary Round Table participants, Tess discusses the discipline and her views of the field….Continue Reading My Life in Applied Linguistics – Prof. Tess Fitzpatrick Interview, 50th Anniversary BAAL Annual Meeting, University of Leeds, Sept. 2017
The Long Interview – Dr Rob Penhallurick on his new book, Studying Dialect (Palgrave, 2018)
Dr Rob Penhallurick has been teaching at Swansea University for over twenty years and is a specialist in dialectology. His teaching focuses primarily on his research interests in Welsh English and the history and dialects of English more generally. He teaches the first-year module ‘Studying the English Language’, the module ‘Studying Dialect’ in year two,…Continue Reading The Long Interview – Dr Rob Penhallurick on his new book, Studying Dialect (Palgrave, 2018)
How I Survived University with Autism by Nicholas Fearn
Our guest post this month is by Nicholas Fearn (left) a final year student in Applied Linguistics who is also (already) on his career journey as a journalist with publications in various news outlets. You can read his work by following the links at the end of the post. Thanks Nic! In just under two…Continue Reading How I Survived University with Autism by Nicholas Fearn