English Language and Linguistics PG Courses

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In the areas of linguistics, English languageand English literature, the University ofWestminsters Department of English,Linguistics and Cultural Studies has muchto offer. Boasting a long-establishedlinguistics research culture, we enjoy aninternational reputation in the elds ofcreole linguistics, phonetics, and synta.More recently, the Department has alsobeen developing the English language andcreative writing subject areas. Benetingfrom our lively research and teachingstrands, the focus here is broadly onhistory of the English language, varieties ofEnglish, and discourse analysis.

As a result of these more recentinnovations, English Language now works

very closely with both the linguisticsand English literature subject areas,complementing these through its teachingand research. Several members ofthe academic staff are research-activeand teach in more than one area aninterdisciplinary culture that the Departmentwill continue to foster, promote, andsupport. Like linguistics, English literatureis also a well-established subject area in itsown right at Westminster.

The Departments commitment toinnovation is reected in the Linguistics MAwhich draws on the wide ranging researchepertise of staff. This MA is designedto develop a sound understanding of theunderlying workings of human languagethrough the study of Phonetics andPhonology, Synta, Topics in LinguisticTheory and allied optional modules.

The Teaching English to Speakers ofOther Languages (TESOL) MA is wellestablished in the Department. Thiscourse draws on wide-ranging epertise,covering linguistics, language acquisition,cross-cultural communication, technology-enhanced language teaching, tetbookwriting, testing and assessment, languagesfor specic purposes, and Englishlanguage teaching (ELT) management.The TESOL MA has a strong practical andvocational nature balanced by a rigorousacademic framework. It provides a uniqueopportunity for you to study on a distinctivecourse. Teaching eperience is not arequirement for entry to this course.

The Department also hosts the TESOL

and Creative Writing MA, which providesa unique combination of theoreticalacademic study, robust practicalapplication, and skills developmentin English language teaching, with aparticular focus on using creative writingin the classroom as a signicant part of theteachers portfolio of skills.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE NOWWORKS VERY CLOSELY WITHBOTH THE LINGUISTICS ANDENGLISH LITERATURE SUBJECTAREAS, COMPLEMENTINGTHESE THROUGH ITSTEACHING AND RESEARCH.

POSTGRADUATECOURSESIN ENGLISHLANGUAGE ANDLINGUISTICSFULL-TIME AND PART-TIME

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TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHERLANGUAGES (TESOL) MA ................................... 24TESOL AND CREATIVE WRITING MA .................... 28

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COURSE ENqUIRIESSecond loorCavendish ouse101 ew Cavendish StreetLondon W1W 6xT: +44 (0)20 7915 5511E: [email protected]

FOR POSTGRADUATEINFORMATIONEVENING DATESvisit our websitewestminster.ac.uk

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BOUTThEUnIvErSITy

OfWESTMInSTEr or more than 170 years the University

of Westminster has been a place wherededicated and creative students haveenjoyed a vibrant learning environment,graduating with the skills they need tosucceed in their chosen career.

As an international centre for learningand research, we are committed tocontinuing those traditions. We are leadingthe world in research in architecture, art,and media and communications, while ourresearch work in areas such as business,computing, law, life sciences and theenvironment, and planning, has beenrecognised as internationally ecellent.A wide range of our courses have alsoreceived ecellent quality ratings.

Each year a diverse mi of students ofmany backgrounds and abilities join theWestminster family. We have more than20,000 students from over 150 nations(a quarter of whom are postgraduates),studying with us this year.

rom our prime locations across threelarge campuses in Londons West End,we are well connected to the UKs majorcentres of business, government, law andscience. Our fourth campus in arrow isa hub for the study of technology and thecreative industries, with its own on-sitestudent village.

And we are continuing to investin learning facilities and the studentenvironment. We have begun a majorredevelopment of our students facilities atour arrow and Marylebone campuses,and a multi-million pound modernisationprogramme for our life scienceslaboratories is also underway.

The University of Westminster has along-standing reputation for innovationand creative development, and weshowcase the work of our students andothers at our P3 underground space atMarylebone Campus, and at the Londonallery West at arrow Campus. ecentlywe opened a major new gallery space atour headquarters at 309 egent Street,offering students and established artists theopportunity to ehibit work at this landmarklocation. The egent Street building isalso home to the UKs rst public cinema,the venue for the countrys rst publicmoving picture show held by the Lumirebrothers in 1896, and a major fundraisingcampaign is now underway to restore and

modernise this site.Studying for a postgraduate degree isa challenging but etremely rewardingeperience. ou will develop specialistknowledge, hone your professional skills,and enhance your career prospects.To help you achieve your aims, weoffer a mature study environment and abroad range of courses that respond toand anticipate developments inprofessional life.

We have more than 900 teaching staffsupported by a further 900 visiting subjectspecialists, delivering high-quality learningand research. Our libraries provide accessto more than 380,000 titles, 25,000e-journals, e-books, and hundreds of majorcommercial databases.

The team at our Career DevelopmentCentre can help you to nd exible workwhile you study, and whatever career youchoose, they can help to develop youremployability and offer advice on your pathafter graduation. Our extensive network oftutors, administrators, counsellors, healthservice, nancial advisers and a chaplaincyis there to support you in every aspect of

your life at Westminster, and our livelyand active Students Union offers a largenumber of student societies for a widerange of interests.

Westminster develops graduateswho can succeed in an uncertain andincreasingly international workplace.We hope to help you develop both theknowledge and the life skills you will needto succeed.

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LIvIngAnDSTUDyIngInLOnDOn

LIvIngAnDSTUDyIngInLOnDOn London is one of the worlds most vibrantand eciting cities. rom business,

government and architecture to fashion, art,music, cinema and sport, London is wherethings tend to happen rst. And as one ofthe citys 400,000 students, much of whathappens in the capital is within your reach.

Importantly, making the most of Londondoesnt have to be epensive. Withsubstantial student discounts and manyof the citys attractions being free, youllalways nd ways to make your moneygo further.

Despite the size of the city, travelis usually straightforward with goodunderground, bus (including night buses)and train networks, and student discounts

available on Transport for London (TfL)travelcards. London is well connected by railand road to the rest of the UK and Europe,and there are global air links through thecitys ve major airports.

The University of Westminsters centralLondon campuses are within easy reachof many famous landmarks and institutionsincluding the ouses of Parliament, theBBC, the London Stock Echange, theBritish Library and the British Museum.Alternatively, if you choose to study inarrow, you can combine the advantageof a residential green site with easyaccessibility to all that London has to offer.

The University is also ideally located tonetwork with the citys business leaders andemployers, so we can offer great placementsand work opportunities for our students.And with the British Library, the Universityof London Library and the archives of manyinstitutions and professional bodies all closeat hand, there is a huge variety of referencebooks and information to help you with

your studies.

Culture and entertainmentLondon is home to more than 250 art anddesign galleries, over 600 cinema screens,and 200-plus theatres. The city also boastsa particularly vibrant music scene, rangingfrom rock, dance and pop, to world andclassical music, a level of variety matchedby Londons eciting nightlife. And there isno shortage of places for socialising anddining out, with world cuisines representedat prices to suit everyone.

If your passion is for fashion andshopping rather than traditional culture,London is home to designers such as PaulSmith and ivienne Westwood, and the cityis famous for its markets.

ootball, rugby, cricket and athletics

are among the sports that feature high onLondons leisure scene, at legendary venuessuch as Wembley, Twickenham and Lords.And the worlds greatest sporting event,the Olympics, will be hosted here in 2012.But if you prefer your leisure activities to bemore relaed, London is a city of over140 parks; 39 per cent of the city isgreen space.


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AnInTErnATIOnALExPErIEnCE

With one of the UKs largest internationalstudent populations, the University ofWestminster has plenty of eperiencein giving you the help and support youneed to make the most of your time withus. Before you arrive, you will receivea full information pack with details of

your enrolment, healthcare and otherinformation. ou will be regarded as apriority for accommodation, but it is stillimportant to apply early. We alsoprovide a meet and greet service for

students landing at eathrow andatwick airports on specic days towardsthe end of September. Our team will meet

you at the airport, and arrange transportfor you to travel with other internationalstudents to your alls of esidence orprivate accommodation.

Study Abroad ProgrammeStudents currently enrolled in any universityin the world can choose to study abroadat the University of Westminster for eithera summer, semester or full year and transferthe Westminster credits to your degree. oucan also choose to combine this eperiencewith a work placement, ensuring that yourglobal skills set is enhanced even further.

If you missed out on a study abroadeperience at the undergraduate level

Once you are here, we can give youcomprehensive help and assistanceincluding a whole range of servicesand activities to help you settle in.The International Students WelcomeProgramme gives you the chance to meetfellow new students and Westminster staff,nd your way around the University andLondon, learn about our facilities andservices, and meet current internationalstudents. or more information visitwestminster.ac.uk/international

Meet us in your countryMembers of the University frequently traveloverseas to meet and interview potentialstudents at ehibitions, schools, partnerinstitutions, alumni receptions and otherevents. We also work with representativesaround the world who can help you with

your application on our behalf. isitwestminster.ac.uk/international tosee our calendar of visits and a full list ofthe overseas representatives we work with.

English language coursesand supportWe run a number of English languagecourses, from stand-alone short courses(including IELTS preparation) to specicMasters preparation and pre-sessionalcourses, as well as courses on English forAcademic Purposes (EAP)westminster.ac.uk/ef

Pre-sessional English courseIf you have been offered a place on a

Masters or research degree at Westminster,our Pre-sessional English course will helpyou to develop the language and studyskills you will need. or more informationvisitwestminster.ac.uk/ef

or are studying at the masters level, oreven just wish to make a study abroadeperience a part of your careerdevelopment or year out activities,

you can join our graduate study abroadprogramme for one semester and takea range of our graduate level modules.

or more information visitwestminster.ac.uk/studyabroad

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Taught MastersThe University of Westminster acceptsapplications through the national, onlineUK Postgraduate Application and StatisticalService (UKPASS) system. Once you haveregistered you can apply free of charge,and there is no application deadline forUKPASS, so you can make your coursechoices one at a time or all together;for more information and to apply, visitukpass.ac.uk

ou can also apply directly fromthe University website, either onlinevia the individual course descriptionsatwestminster.ac.uk/courses, orby printing an application form from

westminster.ac.uk/applicationorm.Alternatively you can contact our CourseEnquiries team, T: +44 (0)20 79155511, E: [email protected]. International students can getan application pack from one of ourpartners around the world; to nd outmore, visitwestminster.ac.uk/study/international/meet-us-around-the-world

Entry requirementsMost courses have the following minimumstandard entry requirements:

a good rst onours degree from a

recognised university, or qualicationor eperience deemed to be equivalent,and English language competency judgedsufcient to undertake advanced levelstudy, equivalent to an IELTS score of atleast 6.5 (or as specied in the coursecriteria).

If your rst qualication is from outsideof the UK please look atwestminster.ac.uk/international for information onour requirements from your country. Anyspecic entry requirements for a course aregiven in the course description.

Research degreesSeparate application and admission

procedures apply for MPhil/PhD researchdegrees. Once you have checked that youmeet the minimum entry requirements (seeesearch section, p32), you should requestan application pack, from the esearchTeam, Academic Services, University ofWestminster; T: +44 (0)20 7911 5731,E: [email protected]

ou should complete the application formand include:

an outline project proposal two condential academic references appropriate academic transcripts evidence of English qualications, if

applicable.If you are suitably qualied and we canoffer supervision in your chosen area, youwill need to attend a formal interview;telephone interviews may be arranged if

you are based abroad. The admissionstimetable is available atwestminster.ac.uk/study/rs

Gaining credit or what you havelearnedour previous study or eperience, whetherthrough paid work or in a voluntarycapacity, may mean you can gaineemption from some modules. owever,it is up to you to make a claim if youthink you may be eligible. The process isrigorous, but guidance is available from theadmissions tutor or course leader of yourpreferred course of study. Credit will onlybe awarded for learning that is current andthat relates to the aims and content of thecourse for which you are applying.

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ATWESTMINSTERCOURSE STRUCTUREMasters o Arts, Science or Research

(MA, MSc or MRes)

Full-time studyCourses last for one calendar year (48weeks). ou will probably attend theUniversity for seminars or lectures at leasttwo days a week during the teaching year(31 weeks). The delivery and assessment oftaught modules will normally be carried outbetween September and June, but its likelythat you will need to study over the summermonths for your independent research usually a project or dissertation.

Part-time studyThere are part-time routes in most subjects,and you can study during the day or theevening, or a miture of both. Achievinga postgraduate qualication part-timenormally takes at least a year (usually two),studying two evenings each week of theacademic year, with a further si to 12hours each week of personal study. Someemployers enable you to study by dayrelease from work, while intensive blockstudy courses (see below) allow

you to study full-time for one weekfollowed by 12 weeks of personal studyusing an Independent Learning Package(ILP) approach.

Modular schemeModular study schemes are based on

a system of accumulating credits, andoffer the most eibility and choice in

your course programme. ou can transfercredits you have gained to other coursesor institutions, and every course combinescore and option modules which, as youcomplete them, bring you closer to gaining

your higher degree.our previous study or eperience,

whether through paid work or in avoluntary capacity, may mean you cangain eemption from some modules. TheAssessment of Prior Certicated Learning(APCL) accredits certicated learningsuch as Open University modules orin-company training. The Assessmentof Prior Eperiential Learning (APEL)

recognises knowledge or skills acquiredthrough life, work eperience or study such as computer programming ororganisational skills which have not beenformally recognised by any academic orprofessional certication.

Intensive block studySome Masters courses are offered in short,intensive study periods of one to fourweeks. They are full-time and may includeweekend and weekday study. Singlepostgraduate modules can sometimes bestudied in this way.

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After choosing your course, one ofyour biggest decisions will be whereto live, and we aim to make that choiceas easy as possible. Whether you decideto live in our halls of residence or inprivate housing, we can help you tond the right accommodation. ormore details, virtual tours of our hallsof residence and an online hallapplication form, visit westminster.ac.uk/study/student-accommodation

Halls o ResidencePostgraduate students based in centralLondon can apply for a place in Londonhalls, while arrow-based students mayapply for the on-site halls of residence.All halls are self-catering, usually withsingle study bedrooms. They havelaundry facilities and shared kitchenswith microwaves, cookers and fridge-freezers. Bedrooms are generallyarranged in groups of ats, most ofwhich accommodate si students.

Postgraduates in halls share ats withother postgraduates or with nal yearstudents. Other London halls offer arange of room types and prices, and arelocated very centrally or in areas with theirown distinctive neighbourhood appeal.Wigram ouse is normally reserved forpostgraduates only. If you are a full-time, full-

year postgraduate you can apply online fora place in halls of residence as soon as youhave rmly accepted your offer of a placeon a course. Around two thirds of those who

apply receive an offer of a place, and ifyou accept the offer you will need to pay adeposit and your rent in advance.

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Private accommodationIf you prefer a more independent lifestyle,there is a huge supply of rented housingin London at a wide range of prices.ents depend on where you live but,as an eample, the majority of studentsstudying in central London commutefrom travel zones 2 or 3 (just outside thecentral area), where you can epect topay from 90 per week for a room in ashared at or house.

We can offer all students comprehensiveadvice on nding suitable privateaccommodation, and a good starting

point is to attend one of our housingmeetings in August and September.ere you can get a range of housinginformation and tips on successful athunting, as well as meeting other studentsto form groups to at hunt together.

FEES, FUNDING ANDSCHOLARSHIPSStudying at university is a long-terminvestment in your future, and one whichcan make a signicant difference tocareer prospects and your earning power.But to be able to make the most of yourtime at Westminster, its also impor tantto work out how you will pay your fees,accommodation and day-to-day epenseswhile you are here.

Most taught Masters fees are chargedby band, although there are someeceptions. ees increase each year,normally in line with the rate of ination.owever, there are currently major

changes epected to be made regardingfees and student nance for September2012, and for the latest informationplease visit westminster.ac.uk/ees anddirect.gov/studentfnance

The University of Westminster has themost generous scholarship scheme ofany British university. The value of thescheme for 2011 entry was close to 5m,including more than 2.5m in scholarshipsfor our international students. We wouldhope to be able to continue providesimilar levels of scholarship funding for2012 and beyond. As soon as scholarshipfunding levels have been conrmed, wewill publish details on our website, atwestminster.ac.uk/scholarships ; pleasecheck the site regularly for updates.

Once you have been offered aplace (conditional or unconditional)on a postgraduate or PhD course youcan apply for a scholarship, includingalumni awards for Westminster graduateswho wish to return to study at Masterslevel. Scholarships are competitive andhave strict deadlines. The deadline forfull-time UK and EU students is 2 April2012, and for international students is31 May 2012. or more information visitwestminster.ac.uk/scholarships


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If you study at the Universityof Westminster, everythingthat London has to offeris on your doorstep. Ourcentral London campusesare ideally located forshopping, eating out,enjoying Londons nightlifeor just simply relaing. Asa University of Westminsterstudent you will haveaccess to all the facilitiesthe University has to offeron all four of its campuses.

Regent Campus issituated on and around

one of the busiest streets inLondon, home to a widerange of bustling shops,cafs and restaurants andjust a couple of minuteswalk from Oford Street.

Our Cavendish Campusis based in the artisticand bohemian area ofitzrovia. Oford Street,egents Park and the BritishMuseum are only a ten-minute walk away, and thepeaceful itzroy Square isjust around the corner.

Marylebone Campusis opposite MadameTussauds, just off BakerStreet and close to theelegant shopping availableon Marylebone igh Street.ive minutes away is one

of Londons nest greenspaces, egents Park.

In north-west London,Harrow Campus is just20 minutes by Tube fromcentral London, and close toarrow town centre. ere

you will nd major retailstores, a civic centre, anarts centre and a multiplecinema. earby arrow-on-the-ill is a historicvillage offering a richlycontrasting atmosphere.

The Universitys Departmentof English, Linguistics andCultural Studies is basedat our egent Campus.

Department Location32-38 Wells StreetLondon W1T 3UW

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LINGUISTICSMALIUISTICS MA

Length o courseOne year, full-time or two years, part-time

LocationCentral London (egent)

Course eesSeewestminster.ac.uk/ees

The main focus of this course is on a formaltheoretical approach to the structure ofhuman language, eamining areas suchas phonetics and phonology, synta, anda range of linguistic theory topics. ou willalso be able to study a variety of moreapplied linguistic modules that will develop

your understanding of linguistics.The course will give you a sound

knowledge of the underlying workings ofhuman language. It is suitable for studentswho have studied linguistics modules atundergraduate level, and others who maynot have studied linguistics previously, butwho have taken allied disciplines such aspsychology, philosophy, or teaching Englishas a foreign language.

The Department of English, Linguisticsand Cultural Studies has a 40-year traditionof linguistics teaching and research, andmembers of staff have conducted researchon aspects of linguistics, sociolinguistics,creole linguistics and bilingualism.

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COURSE CONTENTThe Linguistics MA offers you a broad-based educational eperience with a rangeof choices, including interdisciplinary study.Alongside the core study subjects, thecourse option modules give you the chanceto specialise in areas of particular personaland/or professional interest.

If studying full-time, you will study 180credits in one academic year; if part-time,

you will normally complete 180 creditsin two academic years. ou will study

three core modules (20 credits each) andsubmit a 60-credit Dissertation, as well aschoosing three 20-credit modules from thelist of options. ot all option modules willbe offered in any one year.

The teaching is mainly through weeklytwo- or three-hour sessions for eachmodule, which include tutorials, seminars,practical sessions and workshops. There isalso independent self-directed study, and

you will be prepared for the Dissertationvia structured sessions in researchmethodology. Assessment methods includesubmitted coursework such as essays,reviews and eercises, although there areno formal eaminations.

CORE MODULESDissertationThis initial research-skills module willcover a range of topics, including:investigating and assessing the relevanceof potential research sources; issues inresearch design, including identifying theeld of study; planning, conducting andrecording of research; the responsibility ofthe researcher and role of the supervisor;and writing up. The subsequent work youundertake will be conducted autonomously

with supervisory support.

Phonetics and Phonologyou will eplore the main aspects ofPhonetics and Phonology, includingauto-segmental architecture, constraints,distinctive features and their geometry,principles and parameters, prosodicdomains and their hierarchy, metricalstructure, and syllables.

Syntactic TheoryThrough this module you will look in somedetail at the work of Chomsky in the eldof Syntactic Theory. ou will be introducedto the basic concepts such as categories,

constituents and phrase structure, and thengo on to eplore theoretical analyses ofphrase and clause structure, movementof constituents, constraints on movement,and the distribution and interpretation ofnominal epressions. The focus will beon ideas and analytical tools discussedmainly in the Principles and Parametersframework, with brief forays into theMinimalist framework.

Topics in Linguistic TheoryThis module will eplore the distinctionand relation between morpho logy,linguistic semantics and the pragmatics ofinterpersonal communication, and you willcritically assess current theories and issues

arising in this connection.

OPTION MODULESCreole LinguisticsThis module models language changethrough contact. ou will eplore thetheories of origin and development ofPidgins and Creoles, eamine salientphonological, morphological, grammaticaland leical features of such languages,and consider the relevance of the studyof language contact phenomena to otherbranches of linguistics.

English Language TeachingMethodology: Theory and PracticeThis module is intended for teachers ofEnglish with some previous practicaleperience. It eplores areas of languagelearning and teaching theory and relatesthem specically to everyday ELT classroom

practice, and also encourages a rigorousanalysis of language from a teaching(as opposed to an applied linguistics)perspective. In addition, it eplores a rangeof practical classroom techniques designedto improve day-to-day teaching. Themodule is unique in including an element ofteaching practice on live classes, allowing

you to eplore the practical implicationsof theory in a classroom contet and thenreect upon the outcomes.

Inter-Cultural Communicationou will gain a greater understandingof what is happening in cross-culturalcommunication, and develop your ability todo it well. In the rst part of the module youwill by eamine critically different theoriesof the nature of cultural difference and itsimpact on cross-cultural interaction. ouwill also eplore theories of the interculturalabilities needed to manage such interactioneffectively. In the second part of the module

you will apply these theories to specicissues in professional contets of potentialrelevance, such as language teaching.

Languages or Specic Purposesou will eamine the different requirements

in terms of needs, aspirations, andappropriate modes of instruction andassessment of different types of languagelearner: adults learning for leisure andpleasure; broadly based groups, suchas business, science and technology;specic groups such as military personnel,diplomats or international train drivers;and undergraduates. ou will eamineand research developments in Languagesor English for Specic Purposes, Englishfor Academic Purposes and English/Languages for Work.

Materials DevelopmentBy developing your understanding ofthe theory and principles of educationalattainment, this module will lead youto a critical review of language coursematerials. ou will consider the nature oflearning, and analyse learners needs andaspirations in relation to the productionof course materials. There is a strongemphasis on practical skills in this course,and you will be encouraged to producepublishable material.

Media and TechnologyThis module looks at the roles of technologyin teaching and pays particular attentionto practical ideas and the emerging useof new technologies like Wikis, Podcasts,mySpace etc. The emphasis is on practicalclassroom applications and the importanceof simplicity. o knowledge of technologyis required beyond basic use of email,internet and word processing.



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ASSOCIATED CAREERSThe Linguistics MA will provide you withsophisticated analytical skills and a widelyapplicable knowledge base, which willenable you to study at MPhil or PhDlevels with a view to pursuing anacademic career. The course is alsoparticularly relevant to teaching Englishas a rst or foreign language, and to arange of professions involving languageand communication.

ENTRY REqUIREMENTSou are normally required to have anUpper Second Class degree or higher inLinguistics, English Language, AppliedLinguistics, and/or oreign LanguageStudies. The course is also suitable forthose who have not previously studiedlinguistics, but who have studiedallied disciplines such as psychology,philosophy, and teaching English as aforeign language. Students whose rstlanguage is not English must have an

IELTS overall score of 7.0, or be ableto demonstrate an equivalent level.Applicants will also be interviewed eitherface-to-face or via Skype, and may haveto submit a sample essay.

RELATED COURSES Teaching English to Speakers of Other

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Sociolinguisticsou will critically eplore concepts andissues in sociolinguistics, including:language in face-to-face interaction;language variation, choice, creation,planning, change, decline and death;languages and factors such as age, class,gender, ethnicity; multilingual communities;language and society; bilingualism anddiglossia; casual and ritual interaction;conversational interaction focussing onissues such as linguistic politeness; oralnarratives, and conversational routines;language socialisation; conversationalcode-switching; talk and gender.Throughout the module, attention will bepaid to issues of methodology, and the

most appropriate methods for studyingeach topic area.

Testing and Assessmentou will eamine past and currentdevelopments in language testing andassessment. This includes the role oflanguage tests in measuring achievementand communicative prociency, whetherdiagnostic, prognostic, performance orachievement. ou will analyse varioustypes of test, and have the opportunity todevelop new testing materials for yourown purposes.

The Language o EarlyEnglish LiteratureThis module eplores in detail the linguisticchanges that the English languageunderwent from the Old to the EarlyModern English period, and analyses thestylistic effect of the linguistic choices whichthe authors made from the options theyhad available. ou will eamine linguisticvarieties, including dialects and registers;personal pronouns; processes of leicalepansion; rhetoric and stylistic tastes;rhetorical gures; synta; the nominalphrase; and the verbal phrase. ou willacquire a thorough knowledge of the mostsignicant changes in the internal history ofthe English language from the Old Englishperiod to the rst half of the 17th century.

Translation StudiesThis module aims to give you a betterunderstanding of what translation is,how translation is a reection of its socialsetting, and what goes on in the mindwhen a translator translates. TranslationStudies has seen rapid growth in recent

years, and this module reects thesedevelopments, conveying. The topics youwill cover include: discourse analysisapproaches; equivalence; historical andcontemporary translation theories; lossand gain; psycholinguistic approaches;skopos theory; the unit of translation;translatability; translating culture;translating ideology; translating literatureand sacred tets; and translation and ICT.

Written Discourse AnalysisThis module offers a range of differentlinguistic tools for analysing writtentet. Tets are analysed for leical andgrammatical cohesion, metonymy andmetaphor, and register and thematicprogression (allidayan functionalgrammar). Tets are also analysed usingCritical Discourse Analysis (CDA) andMultimodal Discourse Analysis (MDA). ouwill acquire a theoretical understanding ofthe main approaches to Written DiscourseAnalysis, and the practical skills forcarrying out these analyses on real tets.ou will also gain a broader awarenessof how written discourse is constructedby comparing it to spoken discourse, andby discussing it in terms of more generalsemiotic and communication theories.


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LISHTOSPEAKERSOFOTHERLANGUAGESMACOURSE CONTENT

The course consists of three coremodules and a range of optionmodules. The Language and Learning:Description and Analysis core moduleintroduces in-depth eploration of thecore concepts in the description andanalysis of language and languagelearning, with specic reference to Englishlanguage teaching and second languageacquisition. The Current Developments inLanguage Teaching core module eaminesa wide range of current practice anddevelopments, including communicativecompetence in language learning andteaching, language teaching methodology,and discrete and integrated skills. TheDissertation is the third core module.

CORE MODULESCurrent Developments inLanguage Teachingou will eamine current practice anddevelopments in language teaching,including communicative competence inlanguage learning. During this module

you will cover a range of topical issuesin language learning and teaching,including: content and language integratedlearning; individual differences in languagelearning; language for specic purposes;learner autonomy and strategy training;methodology; neurolinguistic processingand multiple intelligences; skills lessons andreal language; and teacher language andnational curriculum.

DissertationThis initial research-skills module willcover a range of topics, including:investigating and assessing the relevanceof potential research sources; issues inresearch design, including identifying theeld of study; planning, conducting andrecording of research; the responsibility ofthe researcher and role of the supervisor;and writing up. The subsequent work youundertake will be conducted autonomouslywith supervisory support.

Language and Learning: Descriptionand AnalysisThis module introduces and encouragesin-depth exploration of core concepts inthe description and analysis of language,with specic reference to English languageteaching. The module also introducesand encourages in-depth exploration ofcore concepts in language learning, withspecic reference to second languageacquisition and the implications of theseconcepts for the language teacher. Themodule is divided into two units, the rston language description and analysis, andthe second on language learning.

OPTION MODULESInter-Cultural Communicationou will gain a greater understandingof what is happening in cross-culturalcommunication, and develop your ability todo it well. In the rst part of the module youwill by eamine critically different theoriesof the nature of cultural difference and itsimpact on cross-cultural interaction. ouwill also eplore theories of the interculturalabilities needed to manage such interactioneffectively. In the second part of the module

you will apply these theories to specicissues in professional contets of potentialrelevance, such as language teaching.

Educational Management in TESOLThis module is intended for practisingteachers with little or no managementeperience. It looks at aspects ofmanagement theory and relates theseto specic ELT management contets.

Throughout the module you will beencouraged to eplore the relevanceof the theory to your own contet. ouwill begin by eploring and analysingorganisational structures and cultures, andtheir relevance to the strategic aims of anyorganisation. Quality, nance, marketingand human resource management willbe considered from theoretical andoperational perspectives. ou will alsoeplore issues around management ofchange and innovation. The methodologywill be interactive and rmly rooted in real-life academic management contets.

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This course provides you with a specialistcombination of theoretical academic studyand robust practical application and skillsdevelopment in English language teaching.It provides advanced training for TESOLprofessionals, and examines the latestdevelopments in TESOL methodologyand related issues. ou will develop thepractical and professional skills involvedin TESOL, along with the ability to analyseand apply theoretical perspectives topractical situations.

The course enables you to develop yourskills in argument, synthesis and criticalepression of TESOL issues, and applythem in different teaching contets. ouwill also enhance your advanced skills ofresearch, presentation and analysis in TESOLcontets. urturing ongoing professionaldevelopment and skills in pursuing furtherindependent research is an important aspectof the course, enabling you to make a full

contribution to professional development inyour specialist area.

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Methodology: Theory and PracticeThis module is intended for teachers ofEnglish with some previous practicaleperience. It eplores areas of languagelearning and teaching theory and relatesthem specically to everyday ELT classroompractice, and also encourages a rigorousanalysis of language from a teaching(as opposed to an applied linguistics)perspective. In addition, it eplores a rangeof practical classroom techniques designedto improve day-to-day teaching. Themodule is unique in including an element ofteaching practice on live classes, allowing

you to eplore the practical implicationsof theory in a classroom contet and then

reect upon the outcomes.

Languages or Specic Purposesou will eamine the different requirements in terms of needs, aspirations, andappropriate modes of instruction andassessment of different types of languagelearner: adults learning for leisure andpleasure; broadly based groups, suchas business, science and technology;specic groups such as military personnel,diplomats or international train drivers;and undergraduates. ou will eamineand research developments in Languagesor English for Specic Purposes, Englishfor Academic Purposes and English/Languages for Work.

Materials DevelopmentBy developing your understanding ofthe theory and principles of educationalattainment, this module will lead youto a critical review of language coursematerials. ou will consider the nature oflearning, and analyse learners needs andaspirations in relation to the productionof course materials. There is a strongemphasis on practical skills in this course,and you will be encouraged to producepublishable material.

Media and TechnologyThis module looks at the roles of technologyin teaching and pays particular attentionto practical ideas and the emerging useof new technologies like Wikis, Podcasts,mySpace etc. The emphasis is on practicalclassroom applications and on theimportance of simplicity. o knowledge oftechnology is required beyond basic use ofemail, internet and word processing.

Sociolinguisticsou will critically eplore concepts andissues in sociolinguistics, including:language in face-to-face interaction;language variation, choice, creation,planning, change, decline and death;

languages and factors such as age, class,gender, ethnicity; multilingual communities;language and society; bilingualism anddiglossia; casual and ritual interaction;conversational interaction focussing onissues such as linguistic politeness; oralnarratives, and conversational routines;language socialisation; conversationalcode-switching; talk and gender.Throughout the module, attention will bepaid to issues of methodology, and themost appropriate methods for studyingeach topic area.

Testing and Assessmentou will eamine past and currentdevelopments in language testing andassessment. This includes the role oflanguage tests in measuring achievementand communicative prociency, whetherdiagnostic, prognostic, performance orachievement. ou will analyse varioustypes of test, and have the opportunityto develop new testing materials for yourown purposes.

Translation StudiesThis module aims to give you a betterunderstanding of what translation is, howtranslation is a reection of its social setting,and what goes on in the mind when atranslator translates. Translation Studies hasseen rapid growth in recent years, and thismodule reects these developments.

The topics you will cover include: discourseanalysis approaches; equivalence;historical and contemporary translationtheories; loss and gain; psycholinguisticapproaches; skopos theory; the unitof translation; translatability; translatingculture; translating ideology; translatingliterature and sacred tets; and translationand ICT.

Written Discourse AnalysisThis module offers a range of differentlinguistic tools for analysing writtentet. Tets are analysed for leical andgrammatical cohesion, metonymy andmetaphor, and register and thematic

progression (allidayan functionalgrammar). Tets are also analysed usingCritical Discourse Analysis (CDA) andMultimodal Discourse Analysis (MDA). ouwill acquire a theoretical understanding ofthe main approaches to Written DiscourseAnalysis, and the practical skills forcarrying out these analyses on real tets.ou will also gain a broader awarenessof how written discourse is constructedby comparing it to spoken discourse, andby discussing it in terms of more generalsemiotic and communication theories.

ASSOCIATED CAREERSThe course enables you to make substantialprogress as advanced English LanguageTeaching practitioners and managersin a variety of national, regional andcultural educational systems. ou will havethe training and preparation to makesignicant contributions as instructors,managers and researchers.

ENTRY REqUIREMENTSou are normally required to have a goodrst degree or equivalent, although maturecandidates with demonstrable relevantwork eperience and relevant professionalqualications (eg CELTA, DELTA) arewelcomed. ou may apply for eemptionfrom one module if you have the DELTA orthe Trinity Diploma. If you did not receive

your rst degree in English, you willneed an IELTS average score of 6.5 (orequivalent).

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CORE MODULESCreative PracticeThis module will develop your understandingof the aesthetic, ethical and methodologicalchoices that underpin writing practice. ouwill learn how to evaluate different theoriesof writing (including realist, modernistand postmodernist approaches), whilewidening your knowledge of associatedliterary styles and practices such as streamof consciousness writing, automatic writing,writing as representation and visual writing.The module will also introduce you to theways in which place, in particular the urbanenvironment, affects writing and encourage

you to interrogate the ethical and politicaldilemmas arising from literary production.

Current Developments inLanguage Teachingou will eamine current practice anddevelopments in language teaching,including communicative competence inlanguage learning. During this module

you will cover a range of topical issuesin language learning and teaching,including: content and language integratedlearning; individual differences in languagelearning; language for specic purposes;learner autonomy and strategy training;methodology; neurolinguistic processingand multiple intelligences; skills lessons andreal language; and teacher language andnational curriculum.

DissertationThis initial research-skills module willcover a range of topics, including:

investigating and assessing the relevanceof potential research sources; issues inresearch design, including identifying theeld of study; planning, conducting andrecording of research; the responsibility ofthe researcher and role of the supervisor;and writing up. The subsequent work youundertake will be conducted autonomouslywith supervisory support.

Language and Learning: Descriptionand AnalysisThis module introduces and encouragesin-depth eploration of core concepts inthe description and analysis of language,with specic reference to English languageteaching. The module also introducesand encourages in-depth eploration ofcore concepts in language learning, withspecic reference to second languageacquisition and the implications of theseconcepts for the language teacher. Themodule is divided into two units, the rst onlanguage description and analysis, and thesecond on language learning.

Using Literature in English

Language TeachingThe module focuses on both the use ofliterary tets as a resource and the use ofcreative writing activities in the languagelearning classroom, by providing aworking overview of useful, relevantaspects of linguistic and literary theory,and the practical demonstration of learneractivities in producing and working withliterary tets in the TESOL classroom. Themodule aims to develop your condenceand understanding of ways in whichliterary tets can be eplored in the TESOLclassroom, and the ways in which yourown creative writing can be a resource forlanguage teaching.

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The course provides you with a uniquecombination of theoretical academic study,robust practical application, and skillsdevelopment in English language teaching.

There is a particular focus on using creativewriting in the classroom as a signicant partof your portfolio of skills as a teacher.

COURSE CONTENTThe MA consists of ve core modules(including the Dissertation) and one optionalcreative writing module, and is offered bothfull- and part-time. ull-time students study180 credits in the academic year, whilepart-time students will normally complete180 credits in two academic years.

Teaching methods include weekly two-hourlectures, tutorials, seminars, practical sessionsand workshops, together with independent,student-directed study. The Dissertationmodule consists of preliminary workshopsfocused on relevant research skills followedby individual tutorials with your supervisor.Assessment is through coursework in theform of essays, reports, oral presentationsand creative writing portfolios, as well as thenal 15,000-word dissertation. There are noformal eaminations.



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OPTION MODULESConfict and the City (Writing Drama)This module focuses on the craft ofplaywriting, with a particular emphasison drama that eploits the possibilities ofthe urban environment. ou will draft adramatic work of 60-90 minutes, critiquethe work of eperienced dramatists anddevelop a shared vocabulary of technicalterminology. It will also introduce you tomajor new-writing opportunities in Londonand beyond. While contetualising newplaywriting within the wider parametersof 20th and early 21st century drama, themodule will encourage you to reect indepth on your own writing and developan advanced understanding of theelements of a dramatic tet, includingcharacterisation, structure, conict,dramatic irony and subtet.

Language and the Imagination(Poetic Writing)ou will develop your use of poeticlanguage through a combination ofshort exercises, close reading of poetryand prose poetry, and critiques of yourown work. ou will gain a sophisticated

understanding of poetic language and itsapplications to a range of other genres,and enhance your ability to identifyimaginative uses of language as a writerand reader of poetry on the city. Themodule will allow you to develop anadvanced understanding of formalpoetic structures and of the publishingand performance opportunities for poetryin London.

Mapping the CityThis module allows you to respondcreatively to the eperience of beingin London. Using place as the focus ofcreative investigation, the module willallow you to combine creative writingwith research, eploring techniques ofrepresentation in non-ction writing. ouwill develop your ability to reect onaspects of contemporary London andepress these reections through themedium of creative writing. Encouragingindependent reading and investigativework in archives, galleries and otherLondon institutions, the module will allow

you to develop a sophisticated knowledgeof some of the main features of living and

working in contemporary London.

Tales o the City (Prose Writing)This module focuses on developing skillsat writing prose ction inspired by thecity through a combination of eercises,close reading of established authors andcritiques of your own work, as you arechallenged to raise your own prose writingto a professional level. As it establishes

your understanding of prose ction andtreating the city as a primary source orbackground presence, the module willnurture your potential to be an innovativeand independent writer. ou will alsoeamine approaches to writing short andlonger prose ction that either overtly takesthe city as its theme or employs it as asignicant presence.

The Writing BusinessThe module focuses on the development ofknowledge, personal and professional skillsthat will allow you to plan our professionaldevelopment, with a particular emphasison the writing business in London.Providing useful and relevant informationabout working in the creative industriesthrough visiting speakers and workshops,the module aims to develop and nurtureadvanced and transferable entrepreneurialskills and allow you to network with otherprofessionals with condence.

ASSOCIATED CAREERSThis course is intended to move you toa new level in your career as a teacheror writer by developing your skills as asophisticated critical practitioner, and yourknowledge base of pedagogy, the Englishlanguage and its use in verbal art. ou willreceive the training and preparation tomake signicant professional contributionsas an instructor, manager or researcher.

ENTRY REqUIREMENTSou are normally required to have a goodrst degree or equivalent. Applicationsfrom mature candidates with demonstrablerelevant eperience and professionalqualications (eg CELTA, DELTA) arewelcomed. Such applicants may berequired to undertake a written entrancetest in the form of a short 1,500-word essayand assemble a work-eperience portfolio(testimonials, job descriptions, etc). ou willalso need to give two academic referencesand submit a portfolio of creative writing,which should not eclusively include poetry.Selected candidates will be invited foran interview. If your rst language is notEnglish, you will need an IELTS score of 6.5overall and 7.0 in writing (or equivalent).

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The Department of English, Linguistics andCultural Studies has a long tradition oflinguistics teaching and research goingback more than 40 years, with particularepertise in Creole linguistics and theteaching of phonetics.

Currently, the Department co-hosts twomajor research projects relating to thevocabulary in use in medieval Britainin a specic semantic eld. LouiseSylvester directs the three-year LeverhulmeTrust-funded project Medieval Dressand Textile Vocabulary in UnpublishedSources, eamining largely uneditedand unpublished accounts of the oyalWardrobe and petitions to Parliamentrelating to cloth and clothing dealingwith such matters as the duty on importedcloth, the restoration of livery, and grantsfor winter clothing for children. MarkChambers is the research assistantemployed on this project and is basedin the Department. The co-investigator isProessor Gale Owen-Crocker of theUniversity of Manchester.

Louise is also co-investigator on ave-year AC-funded project, The Lexisof Cloth and Clothing in Britain c. 700-

1450: origins, identication, contexts andchange, which is based at the University ofManchester and University o f Westminster.The project will result in a searchableweb-held database of the vocabulary ofdress and tetiles of medieval Britain acrossall the languages in use in the period,including Anglo-rench, Cornish, Irish,Medieval Latin, Middle English, orn,orse, Old English, Old Scots, Scotsaelic and Welsh.

Sara Pons-Sanz is in the processof nishing a monograph on the orse-derived vocabulary recorded in OldEnglish tets. The book is due to published

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in 2011/12 as part of Brepolss Studiesin the Early Middle Ages series. Thisis the rst monograph on this topic topresent a thorough re-analysis of theevidence behind each attribution of orsederivation, and to analyse the vocabularyin terms of its chronological and dialectaldistribution, as well as the semantic andstylistic relationship with native near-synonyms. Thus, the monograph addressesphonological, morphological, leical,semantic, stylistic and socio-cultural issuesin depth.

Kelechukwu Ihemere has recentlyapplied to the British Academy for researchfunding to investigate issues of languageshift and language maintenance in theBangladeshi community of Sunderland. Thissociolinguistic study will offer a systematicand coherent synchronic account for theunderlying motivations for language shiftand maintenance in the community. e isalso working on an edited book volumeon language contact and language loss, tobe published by Lincom Europa academicpublishers. This book will comprisechapters on language contact phenomenaby researchers adopting variedperspectives and approaches, ranging

from the sociological to grammaticalparadigms, and a fusion of both ends ofthe paradigmatic spectrum to enrich ourunderstanding of how languages inuenceeach other in contact situations.

Charles Denroche works in thearea of gurative language, particularlyunderstanding how metaphor andmetonymy work and the role they playin everyday communication. TranslationStudies is another area of research heis involved in. is concern is to seecoherence across different approaches

within this relatively new discipline, andshow the great practical value this eldhas for translators and interpreters in theirdaily work. is interests in pedagogyhave grown out of his lecturing work atthe University of Westminster and haveled him to investigate how principles fromlanguage learning can be used inteaching theoretical subjects such aslinguistics. e frequently gives papersat academic conferences in the UK andabroad and is currently preparing a PhDthesis in Metaphor, Metonymy, LanguageLearning and Translation at the Universityof London under the supervision ofProfessor David Block.

INTER-CULTURALCOMMUNICATIONThe University has a variety of researchactivities in the general area of cross-cultural communication. There is theoreticalwork being done on what interculturalcompetence consists in, and also a rangeof research projects concerning cross-cultural communication in more specic,partly professional, contets. The twomain specic areas in which research iscurrently taking place are translation/interpreting and language teaching. In therst area, staff are researching the fosteringof intercultural competence in translators/interpreters. They are also, having co-

organised an AC-funded project withmajor museums and galleries in London,researching the intercultural dimensions ofthe provision of information by museumsand galleries for international visitors. Inthe second area of language teaching,various intercultural aspects of the teachingof Arabic are being investigated.

CREATIVE WRITINGesearch in creative writing takes placewithin the contet of the Department ofEnglish, Linguistics and Cultural Studiesas well as the Westminsters Institute forModern and Contemporary Culture. TheCreative Writing unit has collaboratedwith leading gures in the writing industry,including Iain Sinclair, Toby Litt andicholas Kent. Life writing, poetry, shortction and writing for theatre, radio and

T are among the most prominent elds ofpractice. Overarching the various projectswhich the unit continuously develops is adistinctive area of interest: London writing.Both canonical and new writing about thecity has become an important part of ourreading and writing practices, supportedby a number of events, including the 21st-century Writing London series.

MPhil/PhDsThe Department supervises PhD studentsworking on doctoral projects acrossliterary studies, the arts, visual culture,cultural and critical theory, linguistics andEnglish language. As a PhD student, youwill nd yourself in an ambitious andsupportive research environment, with atailor-made supervisory team, that provides

you with the intellectual and professionalskills to realise your research goals. TheDepartment hosts a monthly programme ofresearch seminars with visiting speakers,organised by doctoral students, and arange of other events in which students areencouraged to participate. or an informaldiscussion about our PhD programmeplease contact Dr Simon Avery(E: [email protected]).

STUDY ROUTE/COURSESTRUCTUREou will usually rst enrol as an MPhil/PhDstudent. ou will then be required to passa formal interview (with an independentassessor) about half way through yourcourse of study before you can transfer tofull PhD student status. Only in eceptionalsituations (usually when an applicantalready has a MPhil degree) can studentsregister directly for PhD study.

Within four months (or si months ifpart-time) of initial enrolment, you will berequired to submit a formal applicationfor MPhil/PhD registration. This includes afully developed, detailed plan of academic

work. MPhil/PhD registration is onlyconrmed when this application has beenformally approved by the University.

Once admitted as a PhD student you willhave more than one supervisor, and thisteam may include eperts from outside theinstitution. A research training programmeis provided by the University, and is takenalongside your own research activities.The PhD is assessed by the submission ofa thesis and a viva voce eamination by apanel that includes an eternal eaminer.

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ENTRY REqUIREMENTSTo be eligible for admission, applicantsneed to have a minimum classication of2.1 (or equivalent) in their rst degree, andpreferably a Masters degree (or pendingMasters degree). If your rst language isnot English, you will need to demonstrateappropriate English language qualications normally a minimum IELTS score of 7.0or equivalent.

HOW TO APPLYOnce you have checked that you meetthe minimum entry requirements, youshould request an application pack fromthe esearch Team, Academic Services,University of Westminster.T: +44 (0)20 7911 5731E: [email protected]).

ou should complete the application formand include:

an outline project proposal two condential academic references appropriate academic transcripts

evidence of English qualications, ifapplicable.

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Patricia Ashbyis Principal Lecturer inPhonetics. er main research interestsare in the areas of phonetic pedagogy,allophonic variation in English speech,and English intonation. She is currentlyresearching pre-vodcasting, l-vocalisation,and fricative devoicing, and designing acourse on phonetics for primary schoolteachers under the auspices of the Links intoLanguages initiative. ecent publicationsinclude Speech Sounds (outledge),Phonetic Pedagogy in Encyclopedia ofLanguage and Linguistics (Elsevier), Ear-training in The EPSJ Practical Dictionaryof English Phonetics, and (with MichaelAshby) The London phonetics trainingof Masao Kanehiro (1883-1978) in the

Journal of the English Phonetic Society ofJapan. Patricia is Eaminations Secretaryof the International Phonetic Associationand a ational Teaching ellow of theigher Education Academy.

Andrew Cainkis a Principal Lecturer inEnglish Language and Linguistics. e isCourse Leader for the English Literature,English Language and Linguistics BAcombinations and co-ordinates the EnglishLanguage subject. e lectures on theEnglish Language, theoretical synta andLiterary Linguistics, the study of form inthe verbal arts. e has lectured at theUniversities of Durham, Lapland (inland)and Wolverhampton, and has taught EnglishLanguage in inland, Poland and Bulgaria.is research to date has been in theoreticalsynta, focusing on English and SouthSlavic languages, and syntactic issues inBilingual irst Language Acquisition (English-Bulgarian). e has published severalshort stories in leading UK journals and iscurrently working on a novel.

Robin Cranmer is Senior Lecturer inLanguage Teacher Training and InterculturalCommunication. e has etensiveeperience of language teaching andteacher training in schools, colleges andat university. e has a PhD in Linguisticsand has published on how futureschool teachers of languages should betrained. e is currently doing researchon intercultural issues within languageteaching, the visual arts and translation.

Hugh Dellar has been a teacher andteacher trainer at the University since1996. e is a CTELA- and DTELA-qualied trainer and a classroompractitioner of considerable eperience.e is also the co-author of two ve-levelseries of eneral English course books Innovations and Outcomes, both ofwhich are published by einle Cengage.e has given talks and workshops atconferences all over the world and has alsowritten many articles for a wide range ofinternational ELT journals and magazines.is main interests revolve around thepractical classroom implications of recentndings into the nature of language.

Charles Denroche is a Senior Lecturer inthe Department of English, Linguistics andCultural Studies. is elds of interest aresemiotics, semantics, discourse analysisand translation studies. is research aimsto eplain the etraordinary subtlety andvariety of tet and discourse achieved bylanguage users, given the limited linguisticresources available to them. This has takenhim to the new eld of relatedness, anoff-shoot of metaphor studies. e alsoengages in pedagogic research and isparticularly interested in devising waysto use lecture time effectively and guidestudent study outside lectures throughcomplementary teaching.

Monica German is Senior Lecturer inEnglish Literature and Creative Writing.She is the Course Leader for the CreativeWriting: Writing the City MA. erresearch interests include late 19th, 20thand 21st century British literature, with aspecic emphasis on the gothic tradition,representations of the city in literature andlm, and contemporary womens writing.er publications include Scottish WomensGothic and Fantastic Writing (EUP, 2010),as well as several articles and short stories.She is currently working on a collection ofshort stories.



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Kelechukwu Ihemere is Senior Lecturerin English Language and Linguistics. isresearch interests lie in Sociolinguistics, theSociology of Language, AnthropologicalLinguistics, Pidgin and Creole linguistics,the analysis of conversational code-switching in bilingual communities, andcorpus linguistics especially problemsof bilingual spoken corpora, bilingualeducation and cross-cultural pragmatics.ecent publications include: Some Code-Switching Practices in Port Harcourt: Code-Switching as Linguistic Resource; Revisitingthe Issue of Language in Education Policyand Mother Tongue Medium of Instructionin Nigeria; A Sequential AnalyticApproach to Code-Switching in the Ikwerre

Community of Port Harcourt, Nigeria;A Tri-Generational Study of LanguageChoice and Shift in Port Harcourt; andA Comparative Analysis of Grammaticaland Lexical Cohesive Devices in AuthenticTexts in English.

Mark Krzanowski is Lecturer inTESOL. is major interests are materialsdesign, educational management, Englishfor Specic Purposes (ESP), Englishfor Academic Purposes (EAP), teachereducation and teacher training. Since2004, Mark has been co-ordinator of theInternational Association of Teachers ofEnglish as a oreign Language (IATEL)ESP Special Interest roup. e is theeditor of three specialist publications inthe elds of EAP and ESP published byarnet Education: Current Developmentsin English for Academic, Specicand Occupational Purposes, CurrentDevelopments in English for Academic andSpecic Purposes in Developing, Emergingand Least-Developed Countries, English forWork and the Workplace: Approaches,Curricula and Materials; the co-author(with Jeremy Day) ofEnglish for SpecicPurposes: An Introduction, and a regularcontributor to the Journal of Professionaland Academic English. At present Mark isinvolved in long-term research into the roleof English for academic and professionalempowerment in multilingual communitiesin Sub-Saharan Africa.

Michelle Lauer is Principal Lecturerin Linguistics and is the Course Leaderfor the TESOL MA and the TESOL andCreative Writing MA. er researchinterests include multilingual education,rst and second language acquisitionand learner autonomy. She is author ofThe Multilingual Challengepublished byia Afrika, Cape Town. Michelle teachesthe Psycholinguistics module and TeacherTraining modules at undergraduatelevel. On the MA programmes,Michelle teaches modules which includelanguage acquisition, language teachingmethodology, current developments inlanguage teaching and learner autonomy.

Matt Morrison is Senior Lecturer inCreative Writing at the University ofWestminster. is publications include KeyConcepts in Creative Writing (PalgraveMacmillan) and Big Questions (anintroduction to Philosophy for teenagers).Matt has had stage plays produced inLondon, Edinburgh and Cambridge. ealso writes short stories and sketch comedyfor adio 1 and adio 4. Between 2003and 2005, he was the Literary Managerat Theatre503, one of the countrysleading new-writing venues. e is currentlyconducting doctoral research into thehistory of the Soho Theatre, where he is anAssociate eader.

Richard Paterson has been an EnglishLanguage Teacher since 1994. e hastaught in Egypt, Italy and Argentina, andhas been teaching in universities in Londonsince 2003. is qualications includethe DELTA and Linguistics MA from UCL.ichards main academic interests include:English phonology; forensic linguistics;semantic theory; the cognitive processingof idiomatic language; the evolution oflanguage; and the pragmatics of secondlanguage acquisition.

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Nik Peacheyis Lecturer in mediatechnology and language learning. ismain research interests revolve around theway technology and social networks canbe used to enhance language learning andteaching. e publishes a number of freeblogs including Learning Technology Blogand Daily English Activities, which wasshortlisted for a British Council InnovationsAward. e has also published a freemanual on Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers.Sara Pons-Sanz is Lecturer in EnglishLanguage (istory of English). She joinedthe University of Westminster in April2010, after having been a British Academy

Postdoctoral ellow and a Lecturer inMedieval English at the University ofottingham. She is the author ofNorse-Derived Vocabulary in Late Old EnglishTexts: Wulfstans Works, a Case Study(2007), and Analysis of the ScandinavianLoanwords in the Aldredian Glosses to theLindisfarne Gospels (2000). She is currentlyworking on two other monographs: TheLexical Effects of Anglo-ScandinavianLinguistic Contact on Old English (to bepublished in 2011 by Brepols), and TheLanguage of Early English Literature: FromCdmon to Milton (to be published in2013 by Palgrave Macmillan).


Katy Shawhas been at the Universityof Westminster since 2000, and has beenteaching EL since 1977, developingher interests in different areas in additionto classroom teaching. She has taughton a DELTA course and has worked fora number of EL publishers, advisingon EL dictionaries and projects relatedto the Collins Cobuild corpus, and herpublications include Collins Cobuildrammar Eercises. She has also beenetensively involved in eamination workfor Cambridge Assessment and on. Aswell as the Materials Development andLanguage Testing and Assessment modules,Katys interests lie in the teaching andintegration of skills in the classroom andin the role and development of learnerautonomy in EL.

Anand Syea is Senior Lecturer inLinguistics. is main research interests arein theoretical synta, the synta of contactlanguages and the acquisition of rst andsecond languages. e is currently workingon the relation between acquisition andcreole development. e has published anumber of articles on the synta of creolesand is joint editor of the collective workChanging Meanings, Changing Functions.e is a member of the Creole Linguisticsesearch roup (University of Westminster)and was an eecutive member of theSociety of Pidgin and Creole Languagesfrom 1996-2000.

Louise Sylvester is eader in English

Language. She is co-investigator on theAC-funded project The Lexis of Clothand Clothing in Britain c. 700-1450andprincipal investigator on the LeverhulmeTrust-funded project Medieval Dress andTextile Vocabulary in Unpublished Sources.er books include Studies in the LexicalField of Expectation (1994); Middle EnglishWord Studies: A Word and Author Index(2000); Teaching Chaucer(2007); andMedieval Romance and the Construction ofHeterosexuality(2008). er workhas mostly been focused on historicalsemantics and leicology and on languageand gender.

Rob Williams is a Principal Lecturer inthe Department of Modern and AppliedLanguages. e has been an EL teacher,teacher trainer, actor, musician, cross-cultural trainer and materials writer.is interests are in cross-cultural andcross-lingual communication at variouslevels of competence, and in languageacquisition and language education. eis currently the director of the Universityof Westminster/Ministry of DefenceLanguages Eaminations Board, providingtests in four levels across up to 46languages. e is also president of theInternational Certicate Conference, aninternational language network with Ostatus at the Council of Europe, dedicatedto the promotion and sharing of bestpractice in language education.


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