The process of applying for a research studentship begins with the identification of a potential supervisor. If you already know a staff member who is willing to work with you to develop a research proposal, please start by contacting them. If you do not have a supervisor in mind already, Our Research Student / Admissions Coordinator can help you, by matching your research interest with those of a staff member.
Please send a short statement of your proposed research area (about 1,500 words) and your estimation of your own preparedness and ability for doing this. You will also need to send a copy of your CV which clearly shows all academic and professional qualifications (with grades/scores) and work experience.
Applications can be considered at any time of year, but research places are normally filled in June/July each year, with the successful applicants starting their studies in September.
The research foci of our Department are:
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Language Policy and Planning
語文政策與規劃
All areas of language policy and planning, including medium-of-instruction policy and practice, bilingual education, colonial language policy, language planning for specific purposes, English as a global lingua franca, new Englishes, language endangerment and revitalisation, status and corpus planning, language attitudes, and the economics and politics of language planning.
Contact:
Dr Stephen Evans (tel: 2766 7564; email: egsevans@polyu.edu.hk)
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Applied Linguistics
應用語言學
All areas of applied linguistics, including English language learning and teaching, needs analysis, language competencies, performance assessment, alternative assessment, programme evaluation, language test development, language learning styles, language acquistion, and language policy.
Contact:
Dr David Qian (tel: 2766 4382; email: egdavid@polyu.edu.hk)
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English Language Studies
英語語言研究
All areas of English Language studies, including (critical) discourse analysis, conversation analysis, corpus-based translation, corpus linguistics, grammar, lexicology, lexicography, pragmatics, semantics, systemic functional grammar, phonetics, phonology, and discourse intonation.
Contact:
Prof. Martin Warren (tel: 2766 7559; email: egwarren@polyu.edu.hk)
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Language Learning for and in Professional Contexts
專業語言學習之研究
All areas relating to Language in Education, including change management, curriculum renewal, second language acquisition, learning style, classroom discourse, language teaching expertise, pedagogical grammar, and language planning and policy.
Contact:
Dr Christopher Green (tel: 2766 7512; email: egchrisg@polyu.edu.hk)
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Languages in Professional Contexts
專業語言研究
All areas relating to Languages in Professional Contexts, including organizational discourses, corpus-driven studies of professional communication, cultural identities in the multilingual workplaces, intercultural communicative competences, and corpus-driven studies of intercultural and cross-cultural professional communication.
Contact:
Prof. Winnie Cheng (tel: 2766 7558; email: egwcheng@polyu.edu.hk)
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Systemic Functional Linguistics
系統功能語言學
All areas relating to Systemic Functional Linguistics, including analysis of individual texts in context and of corpora, description of languages and other semiotic systems (including translation, comparison and typology), theory of language and other semiotic systems, and applications to a wide range of contexts (including those of education, healthcare, the media, work places); and covering contextual, semantic, lexicogrammatical, phonological and multimodal studies.
Contact:
Prof. Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen (tel: 2766 7537; email: egcmim@polyu.edu.hk)
Please note that in making your statement of a proposed research area you should indicate which of the above areas it falls into.
All applicants are expected to submit a preliminary proposal of their research project. Attached is the research proposal guidelines for your reference.
For further information, please go to Research Office .
Send your initial proposal to:
Prof. Christian M.I.M. Matthiessen
Professor of English Department
egcmim@polyu.edu.hk |
