Department of Linguistics and English Language
RAE News
The Department of Linguistics and English Language (LAEL) is delighted with its RAE profile: 85% of its activity was internationally recognised, and 20% was judged world leading. In a very rigorous Unit of Assessment, LAEL was the second largest group, with 31.7 staff entered, and is placed well in relation to comparably broad departments.
Our Department is one of the largest of its kind in the UK, with a full-time lecturing staff of 31, some ten Research Associates, and a strong community of around 280 postgraduate students. Two of our staff members are National Teaching Fellows. We have a thriving research environment organised around five research clusters, and a number of research centres and smaller groups.
Undergraduate Study
We offer a range of degree schemes, each of which focuses on different aspects of Linguistics and the English language. To find out more about undergraduate study please visit our Undergraduate pages.
For information about tuition fees and the various undergraduate bursaries that are available, see Undergraduate funding opportunities.
Both the department and the university offer a range of resources and support services for current undergraduate students.
Postgraduate Study
Members of our 30+staff are internationally renowned for their expertise in a variety of fields in Linguistics and English Language. Our vibrant research culture is closely linked to highly-rated teaching on a number of postgraduate programs, which are offered both full-time and part-time, on site, overseas or by distance: MA Studies, PhD Studies. The department also hosts an Annual Postgraduate Conference.
For information the various bursaries that are available for research students, see postgraduate funding opportunities.
Both the department and the university offer a range of resources and support services for postgraduate students.
Other Courses
The Language Testing at Lancaster (LTL) course is for those individuals or teams whose work or personal interests involve them in language test construction and development at the local or national level.
The English for Academic Purposes (Study Skills) Programme is for international students intending to study at Lancaster University, and who are required or wish to improve their English language and study skills before starting their degree studies.
The International Summer Programme (ISP) is designed to give an introduction to study in a British university and British culture in general, to students from other countries.
Latest News
Dr. Michal Krzyzanowski speaks at the Public Session on 'Benefits of Linguistic Diversity', 19 November 2009
Dr. Michal Krzyzanowski (LAEL, Lancaster University) has been invited to speak about 'Rethinking Linguistic Diversity'at the Public Session on 'Benefi ...Read more»
Events
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24 November 2009, Discourses in transit: LRDG seminar
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Our Research
Our research falls into 5 main areas. Follow the links below to find out about our research in each area, and how we think the areas are connected.
Theoretical and Corpus-Based Linguistics
Discourse Analysis, Pragmatics and Stylistics
Language Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Research is facilitated by 4 Research Centres and numerous informal research groups. All members of the Department are affiliated to at least one research group, and use it as a forum to present and receive feedback on their latest work.
Lancaster Literacy Research Centre (LLRC)
University Centre for Computer Corpus Research on Language (UCREL)
Centre for the Study of Language in Social Life (CLSL)
Centre for Research in Language Education (CRILE)