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Develop specialist skills in the analysis and practice of language in professional contexts, taught by leading experts in a world-class research centre.

Set in the internationally respected Centre for Language and Communication Research, the MA in Applied Linguistics offers both solid training in research foundations and practice, and the freedom to tailor your programme around your interests and ambitions.

Designed for careers requiring specialised language awareness and teaching English as a foreign language, our wide-ranging optional modules enable you to enhance your skills in the areas of linguistic enquiry most important for you and your career.

Incorporating research methodology and language description, this Master’s programme will give you an in-depth understanding of a range of language-related issues, from language acquisition and teaching to social interaction and corpus analysis.

You will acquire well-rounded understanding of the theoretical and methodological approaches employed in the exploration of linguistic structures and language description. While becoming an independent and active learner, you will develop in-depth understanding of key issues in language, communication and linguistics.

Our experts are leading on innovative projects in many different fields, including language acquisition, language teaching, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, discourse analysis, professional communication, corpus linguistics, systemic functional linguistics and forensic linguistics.

Fostering an international academic arena for cutting-edge research, we host talks from visiting academics from around the world, as well as advanced research residencies and occasional summer schools. During your studies you will benefit directly from this thriving research environment and the support of a wide range of professionals who will guide your personal and professional development.

English Language at Cardiff is ranked in the world top 100 (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020) and top ten for research in the UK (Research Excellence Framework 2014).

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Applied Linguistics (MA)

Cardiff university, cardiff, united kingdom, # 151-200 qs subject rankings, 12 months program duration, yes scholarships, linguistics main subject area, program overview, main subject.

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Set in the internationally respected Centre for Language and Communication Research, the MA in Applied Linguistics offers both solid training in research foundations and practice, and the freedom to tailor your programme around your interests and ambitions.

Designed for careers requiring specialised language awareness and teaching English as a foreign language, our wide-ranging optional modules enable you to enhance your skills in the areas of linguistic enquiry most important for you and your career.

Incorporating research methodology and language description, this Master’s programme will give you an in-depth understanding of a range of language-related issues, from language acquisition and teaching to social interaction and corpus analysis.

You will acquire well-rounded understanding of the theoretical and methodological approaches employed in the exploration of linguistic structures and language description. While becoming an independent and active learner, you will develop in-depth understanding of key issues in language, communication and linguistics.

Our experts are leading on innovative projects in many different fields, including language acquisition, language teaching, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, discourse analysis, professional communication, corpus linguistics, systemic functional linguistics and forensic linguistics.

Fostering an international academic arena for cutting-edge research, we host talks from visiting academics from around the world, as well as advanced research residencies and occasional summer schools. During your studies you will benefit directly from this thriving research environment and the support of a wide range of professionals who will guide your personal and professional development.

English Language at Cardiff is ranked in the world top 100 (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020) and top ten for research in the UK (Research Excellence Framework 2014).

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Cardiff offers unique opportunities for its students during their undergraduate studies. Students can undertake international study, volunteering and work placements through the Global Opportunities Team . Students can also learn a language for free as part of the Languages for All initiative – Welsh lessons are also offered to help students get a flavour for the unique cultural environment Cardiff provides. These extra services, as well as a dedicated Students’ Union (voted 2nd best in the UK two years in a row), ensure that students at Cardiff University thoroughly enjoy their experience. In the National Student Survey 2023, 72% of final-year undergraduate students reported that they were satisfied with their course.

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Develop specialist skills in the analysis and practice of language in professional contexts, taught by leading experts in a world-class research centre.

Set in the internationally respected Centre for Language and Communication Research, the MA in Applied Linguistics offers both solid training in research foundations and practice, and the freedom to tailor your programme around your interests and ambitions.

Designed for careers requiring specialised language awareness and teaching English as a foreign language, our wide-ranging optional modules enable you to enhance your skills in the areas of linguistic enquiry most important for you and your career.

Incorporating research methodology and language description, this Master’s programme will give you an in-depth understanding of a range of language-related issues, from language acquisition and teaching to social interaction and corpus analysis.

You will acquire well-rounded understanding of the theoretical and methodological approaches employed in the exploration of linguistic structures and language description. While becoming an independent and active learner, you will develop in-depth understanding of key issues in language, communication and linguistics.

Our experts are leading on innovative projects in many different fields, including language acquisition, language teaching, sociolinguistics, historical linguistics, discourse analysis, professional communication, corpus linguistics, systemic functional linguistics and forensic linguistics.

Fostering an international academic arena for cutting-edge research, we host talks from visiting academics from around the world, as well as advanced research residencies and occasional summer schools. During your studies you will benefit directly from this thriving research environment and the support of a wide range of professionals who will guide your personal and professional development.

English Language at Cardiff is ranked in the world top 100 (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020) and top ten for research in the UK (Research Excellence Framework 2014).

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Our vocationally focused MSc degree in Applied Environmental Geology provides the requisite skills for employment in professional geo-environmental and geotechnical consultancies and government environmental agencies.

Professional geologists working in consultancies, regulatory authorities and government environmental agencies are required to apply a wide range of transferrable skills to their jobs. Candidates who are able to demonstrate skills in public engagement, communication, professional research and report-writing, in addition to academic knowledge and field skills, are therefore highly sought after in these professions.

This full-time MSc Applied Environmental Geology is part taught and part professional project. We aim to develop your transferrable skills in a professional context and give you a head start in the geology profession of your choice or starting a PhD.

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If you’re a home-fee paying student, you can apply for a £3,000 Master’s Excellence Scholarship from Cardiff University to help cover the cost of this programme.

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Language and Communication (PhD/MPhil)

Cardiff university, different course options.

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Course Summary

Tuition fees, entry requirements, similar courses at different universities, key information data source : idp connect, qualification type.

PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

Subject areas

Communication Studies

Course type

The PhD in Language and Communication invites candidates to undertake substantial, detailed and focused research.

Our students’ interests are wide-ranging and we welcome applications from capable candidates who want to investigate topics across language and communication. The PhD programme empowers candidates both to produce innovative research and to develop themselves as independent and intellectually creative scholars.

The PhD in Language and Communication is a three-year (FT), 5-year (PT) degree which offers candidates the opportunity to research a topic that interests and excites them and falls within the expertise of staff in the Centre for Language and Communication Research.

Programme aims

• The research programme offers knowledge and expertise to take you on to a role in higher education, or employment requiring high-level skills in research or advanced subject knowledge.
• The programme recruits a diverse range of Home/EU and international students who want to engage in a research environment characterised by world-leading research expertise in social, applied and interactional areas of human communication, language and linguistics.

Distinctive features

• We offer the opportunity to become involved in a wide range of staff research projects.
• We offer teaching opportunities on the undergraduate programme, and PhD students can undertake the School’s unique "Learning to Teach" programme, accredited by the Higher Education Academy.
• We run regular research seminars featuring staff and visiting speakers, together with a weekly postgraduate research seminar series and the academic session is rounded off with an annual postgraduate research conference.
• Full-time PhD students are allocated study spaces with computing facilities, networked information and access to email and the internet.
• Funding across the period of a PhD candidature is available for students to attend conferences and workshops, or undertake library/archive visits related to their PhD studies.

UK fees Course fees for UK students

For tuition fees for this course, please visit our website.

International fees Course fees for EU and international students

For Entry requirements for this course, please visit our website.

Applied Linguistics and Communication MA

Birkbeck, university of london, political communication msc, ma communication design, norwich university of the arts, msc microelectronic and communications engineering, northumbria university, newcastle.

Dr Jonathan Morris (he/him) BA, MA, PhD, FHEA

Director of Research

School of Welsh

• Publications
• Supervision

I am a Senior Lecturer at the School of Welsh and specialise in the Welsh language and linguistics.

The aim of my work is to develop our understanding of the influence of social and psychological factors on how bilingual speakers and language learners produce their languages and use them in the wider community.

I am currently the Academic Partner on the University's Ignite Project with responsibility for developing the programme for Early Career Researchers. Ignite is developing a range of leadership development activities, intended to stimulate broader organisational change in research culture. This project is funded by The Wellcome Trust.

Research interests

• Sociolinguistics
• Language Variation and Change
• Sociology of Language
• Bilingualism
• Second Language Acquisition
• Phonetics and Phonology

Publication

• Morris, J., Brookfield, C., Rodriguez Pinzon, M. J., Holt, B. and Arfon, E. 2024. Motivations for learning Welsh among adult learners . In: Bowell, T. et al. eds. Revitalising Higher Education: Insights from Te Puna Aurei Learnfest 2022 . Cardiff: Cardiff University Press, pp. 31-38., ( 10.18573/conf2.d )
• Young, K., Durham, M. and Morris, J. 2024. Possessive pronouns in Welsh: Stylistic variation and the acquisition of sociolinguistic competence . Language Variation and Change 36(1), pp. 25-48. ( 10.1017/S0954394523000273 )
• Morris, J., Arfon, E., Khallaf, N., El-Haj, M. and Knight, D. 2024. Datblygu thesawrws y Gymraeg drwy dechnoleg . [Online]. Gwerddon Fach: Golwg Ltd. Available at: https://golwg.360.cymru/gwerddon/2143591-datblygu-thesawrws-gymraeg-drwy-dechnoleg
• Mayr, R., Morris, J. and Montanari, S. 2024. The phonetics and phonology of early bilinguals . In: Amengual, M. ed. The Cambridge Handbook of Bilingual Phonetics and Phonology . Cambridge University Press
• Morris, J. and Mac giolla chriost, D. 2024. The sociolinguistics of Welsh . In: Eska, J. F. et al. eds. Palgrave Handbook of Celtic Languages and Linguistics . Palgrave Macmillan
• Morris, J. and Parker, S. 2024. Intersecting identities in minority-language contexts: LGBTQ+ speakers of Welsh . In: Walsh, J. ed. Queering language revitalisation: Navigating identity and inclusion among queer speakers of minority languages . Cambridge Elements in Language, Gender and Sexuality Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
• Arfon, E., Morris, J., Khalaf, N. and Knight, D. 2024. Developing the Welsh thesaurus through technology . [Online]. Golwg 360 Cymru - Gwerddon Fach: Golwg Ltd. Available at: https://golwg.360.cymru/gwerddon/2143591-datblygu-thesawrws-gymraeg-drwy-dechnoleg
• Morris, J. 2023. Sosioieithyddiaeth . In: Naylor, A. and Roberts, L. eds. Beth yw'r Gymraeg? . Caerdydd: Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru, pp. 115-136.
• Morris, J. and Parker, S. 2023. LHDTC+ a'r Gymraeg: Ydy hi'n anodd perthyn i'r ddwy gymuned? . [Online]. BBC Cymru Fyw. Available at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/64744353
• Morris, J. 2023. The intergenerational language transmission of Welsh . In: Fàbregas-Alégret, I. and Le Bihan, H. eds. Langue bretonne, langues minorisées: avenir et transmission familiale . Rennes: T.I.R, pp. 79-98.
• Khallaf, N. et al. 2023. Open-source thesaurus development for under-resourced languages: a Welsh case study . Presented at: LDK 2023 – 4th Conference on Language, Data and Knowledge, Vienna, Austria, 12-15 September 2023.
• Morris, J. and Young, K. 2022. Iaith – beth mae cyfnewid cod yn ei gyfleu? . [Online]. Golwg 360: Available at: https://golwg.360.cymru/gwerddon/2108980-iaith-beth-cyfnewid-gyfleu
• Morris, J. 2022. Fundamental frequency range in the bilingual repertoire of traditional and new Welsh speakers . International Journal of Bilingualism 26(5), pp. 564-583. ( 10.1177/13670069221110 )
• Morris, J., Stenner, R., Palmer, G. and Foster Evans, D. 2022. Prawf darllen Cymraeg safonedig Consortiwm Canolbarth y De (Fersiwn 1.0) . Project Report.
• Ezeani, I., El-Haj, M., Morris, J. and Knight, D. 2022. Introducing the Welsh text summarisation dataset and baseline systems . Presented at: 13th ELRA Language Resources and Evaluation Conference (LREC 2022), Marseille, France, 20-25 June 2022.
• El-Haj, M., Ezeani, I., Morris, J. and Knight, D. 2022. Creation of an evaluation corpus and baseline evaluation scores for Welsh text summarisation . Presented at: 4th Celtic Language Technology Workshop (CLTW 2022), Marseille, France, 20 June 2022.
• Morris, J., Ezeani, I., Gruffydd, I., Young, K., Davies, L., El-Haj, M. and Knight, D. 2022. Welsh automatic text summarisation . Presented at: Wales Academic Symposium on Language Technologies 2022, Bangor, Wales, 28/01/2022 Language and Technology in Wales , Vol. 2. Bangor: Banolfan Bedwyr
• Beltrachini, L., Cercignani, M., Morris, J., Rees, I., Papageorgiou, A. and Simpson, I. 2022. Gwylia dy dafod / Watch your Welsh . [Online]. Prifysgol Caerdydd / Cardiff University. Available at: https://gwyliadydafod.org/cy/index.html
• Mayr, R. and Morris, J. 2021. Social and psychological factors in bilingual speech production: introduction to the special issue . Languages 6(4), article number: 155. ( 10.3390/languages6040155 )
• Mayr, R. and Morris, J. eds. 2021. Social and psychological factors in bilingual speech production . Basel: MDPI. ( 10.3390/books978-3-0365-2278-4 )
• Mayr, R., Siddika, A., Morris, J. and Montanari, S. 2021. Bilingual phonological development across generations: segmental accuracy and error patterns in second- and third-generation British Bengali children . Journal of Communication Disorders 93, article number: 106140. ( 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2021.106140 )
• Morris, J. 2021. Social influences on phonological transfer: /r/ variation in the repertoire of Welsh-English bilinguals . Languages 6(2), article number: 97. ( 10.3390/languages6020097 )
• Morris, J. and Hejná, M. 2020. Pre-aspiration in Bethesda Welsh: a sociophonetic analysis . Journal of the International Phonetic Association 50(2), pp. 168-192. ( 10.1017/S0025100318000221 )
• Mayr, R., Roberts, L. and Morris, J. 2020. Can you tell by their English if they can speak Welsh? Accent perception in a language contact situation. International Journal of Bilingualism. . International Journal of Bilingualism 25(4), pp. 740-766. ( 10.1177/1367006919883035 )
• Mennen, I., Kelly, N., Mayr, R. and Morris, J. 2020. The effects of home language and bilingualism on the realization of lexical stress in Welsh and Welsh English . Frontiers in Psychology 10, article number: 3038. ( 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.03038 )
• Morris, J., Rees, I. W. and Prys, M. 2020. Amrywio . In: Cooper, S. and Arman, L. eds. Cyflwyniad i Ieithyddiaeth . Caerfyrddin: Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, pp. 139-180.
• Rees, I. W. and Morris, J. 2018. Astudiaeth o ganfyddiadau tiwtoriaid Cymraeg i Oedolion o anawsterau ynganu ymhlith dysgwyr yr iaith . Gwerddon 27, pp. 39-66.
• Evas, J., Morris, J. and Whitmarsh, L. 2017. Welsh language transmission and use in families: [final report] . Project Report. [Online]. Caerdydd - Cardiff: Llywodraeth Cymru - Welsh Government. Available at: https://gov.wales/sites/default/files/statistics-and-research/2018-12/170612-welsh-language-transmission-use-in-families-en.pdf
• Mayr, R., Morris, J., Mennen, I. and Williams, D. 2017. Disentangling the effects of long-term language contact and individual bilingualism: The case of monophthongs in Welsh and English . International Journal of Bilingualism 21(3), pp. 245-267. ( 10.1177/1367006915614921 )
• Morris, J. 2017. Sociophonetic variation in a long-term language contact situation: /l/-darkening in Welsh-English bilingual speech . Journal of Sociolinguistics 21(2), pp. 183-207. ( 10.1111/josl.12231 )
• Durham, M. and Morris, J. eds. 2016. Sociolinguistics in Wales . Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. ( 10.1057/978-1-137-52897-1 )
• Durham, M. and Morris, J. 2016. An overview of sociolinguistics in Wales . In: Durham, M. and Morris, J. eds. Sociolinguistics in Wales . Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 3-28., ( 10.1057/978-1-137-52897-1_1 )
• Morris, J. 2016. Porth esboniadur: Semanteg [Esboniadur Beirniadaeth a Theori] . [Online]. Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. Available at: https://wici.porth.ac.uk/index.php/Semanteg
• Morris, J., Mayr, R. and Mennen, I. 2016. The role of linguistic background on sound variation in Welsh and Welsh English . In: Durham, M. and Morris, J. eds. Sociolinguistics in Wales . Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 241-271., ( 10.1057/978-1-137-52897-1_9 )
• Morris, J. 2015. S. J. Hannahs (2013): The phonology of Welsh [Book Review] . Linguistische Berichte 242, pp. 197-199.
• Mennen, I., Mayr, R. and Morris, J. 2015. Influences of language contact and linguistic experience on the production of lexical stress in Welsh and Welsh English . Presented at: 18th International Congress of Phonetic Sciences, Glasgow, UK, 10-14 August 2015 Presented at The Scottish Consortium for ICPhS 2015, . ed. Proceedings of ICPhS 2015 . London: The International Phonetic Association pp. Online.
• Morris, J. 2014. The influence of social factors on minority language engagement amongst young people: an investigation of Welsh-English bilinguals in North Wales . International Journal of the Sociology of Language 2014(230), pp. 65-89. ( 10.1515/ijsl-2014-0027 )
• Morris, J. 2013. Sociolinguistic variation and regional minority language bilingualism: An investigation of Welsh-English bilinguals in North Wales . PhD Thesis, University of Manchester.
• Van Hattum, M., Morris, J. and Hoffmann, D. 2012. Editorial: Proceedings of the 19th International Postrgraduate Linguistics Conference in Linguistics . In: Van Hattum, M., Morris, J. and Hoffmann, D. eds. Salford Working Papers in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics ., Vol. 2. Salford: University of Salford, pp. 1-1.
• Morris, J. 2010. Phonetic variation in Northern Wales: preaspiration . Presented at: Second Summer School of Sociolinguistics, Edinburgh, Scotland, 14-20 June 2010 Presented at Meyerhoff, M. et al. eds. Proceedings of the Second Summer School of Sociolinguistics, The University of Edinburgh . Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh pp. 1-16.

Adrannau llyfrau

Cynadleddau, monograffau, research themes, language variation and change in bilinguals' speech.

My research focuses primarily on language variation and change in the speech of Welsh-English bilinguals. A number of societal developments in the twentieth century have changed the demographics of Welsh speakers. Firstly, inward migration and language shift have resulted in a decline in the number of speakers who acquire Welsh in the home, particularly in traditionally Welsh-speaking areas. Secondly, the establishment of Welsh-medium education has meant an increase in ‘new speakers’ of Welsh across Wales. The aim of my research has been to examine the extent to which linguistic and extra-linguistic factors (such as sex, proportion of Welsh speakers in the community, and home language) influence phonetic and phonological variation in both English and Welsh. The work therefore takes a sociolinguistic approach to bilingualism and second language acquisition and compares how speakers produce their two languages. More recently, I have been looking at how speakers evaluate Welsh accents (with Robert Mayr and Ianto Gruffydd ), the acquisition of sociolinguistic competence among young people in Welsh-medium education (with Mercedes Durham and Katharine Young ), and stylistic variation in the bilingual repertoire.

The sociology of bilingualism

I am also interested in the sociology of language. I have published on attitudes towards Welsh and use of the language amongst young people in two towns in North Wales and I was part of a Welsh Government-funded research project on the transmission of Welsh. Another focus of this research strand is how identities intersect. For example, I have been working on a project which examines the experiences of LGBTQ+ speakers of Welsh and the way in which their identities influence each other (with Sam Parker ).

The acquisition of Welsh as a second language

I published an article on Welsh for Adults tutors' attitudes towards learners' speech (with Iwan Wyn Rees ) and have also examined speech production in adult learners. More broadly, I am interested in the influence of social and psychological factors on second language acquisition among children and adult learners of Welsh.

Resources and digital infrastructure

I have worked on a number of projects which have created Welsh-language resources and contribute towards digital infrastructure in the language. I have also led on projects to create Welsh reading and spelling tests as well as a digital thesaurus.

• National Corpus of Contemporary Welsh (led by Dawn Knight )
• ACC: Welsh Automatic Text Summarisation with Dawn Knight and Mo El-Haj   and Ignatius Ezeani .
• ThACC: Online Thesaurus of Contemporary Welsh with Dawn Knight , Mo El-Haj , Elin Arfon, and Nouran Khallaf.
• Central South Consortium Welsh Reading Test with Rosanna Stenner , Geraint Palmer , and Dylan Foster Evans .
• Watch Your Welsh website with Leandro Beltrachini , Mara Cercignani , Iwan Wyn Rees , Andreas Papageorgiou , and Ivor Simpson .

Current Projects

• The social evaluation of Welsh accents with Robert Mayr and Ianto Gruffydd.
• Social and psychological factors influencing Welsh learners' attitudes with Charlotte Brookfield .
• Central South Consortium Welsh Spelling Test with Rosanna Stenner , Geraint Palmer , and Dylan Foster Evans .
• LGBTQ+ speakers of Welsh with Sam Parker.

Teaching at Cardiff University

I teach (or have taught) modules on the Welsh language and linguistics. These include:

• Sgiliau Llafar yn y Gymraeg (Oral Skills in Welsh)
• Defnyddio'r Gymraeg (Using the Welsh Language)
• Cyflwyniad i'r Gymraeg (Introduction to the Welsh Language)
• Diwylliant y Gymraeg (Culture of the Welsh Language)
• Yr Ystafell Ddosbarth (The Classroom)

I have been module leader on the following modules:

• Y Gymraeg yn y Gymru Gyfoes (The Welsh Language in Contemporary Wales)
• Cymraeg y Gweithle a'r Gymuned (Welsh in the Workplace and Community)
• Yr Iaith Ar Waith (The Language at Work)
• Sosioieithyddiaeth (Sociolinguistics)
• Caffael Iaith (Language Acquisition)
• Blas ar Ymchwil (BA Research Project)
• Ymchwilio Estynedig (BA Dissertation)

I also teach on the MA in Welsh and Celtic Studies and deliver training to PhD students on data analysis in linguistics.

Previous Teaching in English Language and Linguistics

I have taught on the following modules in English language and linguistics:

• Introduction to Phonology
• Discourse Analysis
• Societal Multilingualism
• English Dialects

Previous Teaching of Welsh for Adult Learners

I have taught on the following courses for adults who are learning Welsh:

• National Sabbatical Scheme for Welsh Language Training
• Welsh in the Workplace (Further Education)
• GCSE Welsh Second Language (Further Education)
• Welsh for Adults

I completed a BA in French and German Studies, MA in Languages and Linguistics, and PhD in Linguistics from the University of Manchester. During my undergraduate degree, I spent time at the University of Bourgogne (Dijon, France) and Basel University (Switzerland). My early work focussed on the relationship between language and identity in the German-speaking countries.

I began work on Welsh sociolinguistics and phonetics (sociophonetics) during my Master’s degree and my PhD examines the influence of linguistic and social factors in the speech of Welsh-English bilinguals.

I joined the School of Welsh as a research assistant in 2012. Before moving to Cardiff, I worked as a teaching assistant at the University of Manchester and as a lecturer in Welsh at Coleg Cambria, Wrexham. I have also worked as a research assistant on projects funded by the ESRC and British Academy.

Between September 2014 and August 2019, I was the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Lecturer in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at the School of Welsh. Since then, I have been Senior Lecturer in Linguistics and Welsh Language.

Honours and awards

• Shortlisted for the ‘Innovating Across Borders’ category, Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Associate Lecturers Awards, 2019.
• Shortlisted for Most Innovative Member of Staff Award, Cardiff University, 2016.

Professional memberships

• British Association of Applied Linguists
• British Association of Academic Phoneticians
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Departmental & University Service

• Director of Research, School of Welsh (2022+)
• Academic Partner, Ignite Project (2024-2026)
• Co-Organiser of the Multilingualism Research Network (2019-2023)
• Director of Postgraduate Research (2017-2022)
• Chair, Cardiff University Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Branch (2018-2020)
• Ethics Officer, School of Welsh (2014-2017)
• Co-Organiser of the Sociolinguistics Reading Group (2013-2019)

Supervisions

I am eager to hear from postgraduate research students who are interested in the following areas:

• Phonetics and phonology

Current supervision

Katharine Young

Research student

Shawqi Bukhari

Mohammed Bashiri

Khadejah Alamri

Past projects, research themes.

• Languages and linguistics

Specialisms

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Philosophy and Linguistics (BA)

• Subject areas: English language and literature , Philosophy
• UCAS code: QV36
• Next intake: September 2025
• Duration: 3 years
• Mode: Full time

Why study this course

Follow your interests

Choose from modules from across a range of philosophical traditions, trace connections to other disciplines, and engage with new areas of philosophical research.

Think for yourself

Critically and creatively engage with difficult problems in an independent and open-minded way.

Shape the future

Apply philosophical research to develop policies or strategies aimed at solving real-world social problems.

Communicate effectively

Develop employability skills and experience in presenting your ideas in speech and writing.

Develop research skills

Analyse data and communicate findings to a range of audiences.

How does your language express who you are and who you want to be? How do language, brain, body and environment shape your thoughts and feelings?  How do characteristics like gender and race shape discourse and how should they be taken into account in theoretical inquiry and social decision-making?

Our BA Philosophy and Linguistics degree investigates important questions like these from each of our disciplines and at their intersections. Our priority lies in developing your skills as a thinker in your own right. We’ll support you to critically and creatively engage with difficult problems in an open-minded and collaborative way, including on sensitive and controversial topics.  

During your studies, you’ll have the opportunity to explore a broad range of philosophical and linguistic topics and traditions. In philosophy you will develop a solid grounding in moral philosophy, will also study epistemology, philosophy of mind, and political philosophy, and will have the opportunity to study areas such as aesthetics, feminist philosophy, and phenomenology. In the final year of the programme, you can specialise in your preferred areas of philosophical study.

In linguistics you’ll develop a grounding in key aspects of phonetics, morphology, syntax and semantics based on usage from English and comparative examples from a wide range of other languages. You’ll also have the opportunity to explore various other topics, such as forensic linguistics, language and popular culture, professional and intercultural communication, sociolinguistics.

Many of our modules directly address contemporary problems facing society, providing you with a clear link between theory and practice. This is emphasised in the final year of the programme, where you’ll take two core modules that link your studies to their applications outside university. In philosophy, you’ll take part in a project to apply philosophical research to develop policies or strategies aimed at solving a real-world ethical or social problem. In linguistics, you’ll gain key empirical research skills in collecting, analysing and visualising data for professional and workplace settings.

You’ll graduate with a range of professional skills, including collaboration, effective communication and critical thinking. You will be aware of the ethical and social challenges that face contemporary society and industry and have both the ideas and the confidence required to solve them. Your linguistics training will ensure you know how best to use language and communication for different expressive and persuasive purposes.  From here, you’ll be ideally placed to progress into a range of exciting careers.

Subject area: English language and literature

• Telephone +44 (0)29 2087 4243
• Marker Colum Drive, Cardiff, CF10 3EU

Subject area: Philosophy

Entry requirements.

We accept a combination of A-levels and other qualifications, as well as equivalent international qualifications subject to entry requirements. Typical offers are as follows:

Extended/International Project Qualification: Applicants with grade A in the EPQ/IPQ will typically receive an offer one grade lower than the standard offer. Please note that any subject specific requirements must still be met.

Our grade range covers our standard offer and contextual offer. We carefully consider the circumstances in which you've been studying (your contextual data) upon application.

• Eligible students will be given an offer at the lower end of the advertised grade range.
• Where there is no grade range advertised and/or where there are selection processes in place (like an interview) you may receive additional points in the selection process or be guaranteed interview/consideration.

Learn about eligible courses and how contextual data is applied.

International Baccalaureate

32-31 overall or 665 in 3 HL subjects. 

Baccalaureate Wales

From September 2023, there will be a new qualification called the Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales (level 3). This qualification will replace the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (Welsh Baccalaureate). The qualification will continue to be accepted in lieu of one A-Level (at the grades listed above), excluding any specified subjects.

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You must have: - English language or Welsh language at GCSE grade C/4 or an equivalent (such as A-levels). If you require a Student visa, you must ensure your language qualification complies with UKVI requirements. We do not accept Critical Thinking, General Studies, Citizenship Studies, or other similar equivalent subjects. We will accept a combination of BTEC subjects, A-levels, and other qualifications, subject to the course specific grade and subject requirements.

Chevron right English language requirements

Grade C or grade 4 in GCSE English Language.

IELTS (academic)

At least 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each subskill.

At least 90 overall with a minimum of 17 for writing, 17 for listening, 18 for reading, and 20 for speaking.

PTE Academic

At least 69 overall with a minimum of 59 in all communicative skills.

Trinity ISE II/III

II: at least two Distinctions and two Merits. III: at least a Pass in all components.

Other accepted qualifications

Please visit our English Language requirements page for more information on our other accepted language qualifications .

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You are not required to complete a DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) check or provide a Certificate of Good Conduct to study this course.

If you are currently subject to any licence condition or monitoring restriction that could affect your ability to successfully complete your studies, you will be required to disclose your criminal record. Conditions include, but are not limited to:

• access to computers or devices that can store images
• use of internet and communication tools/devices
• freedom of movement
• contact with people related to Cardiff University.

Other qualifications from inside the UK

DDM in a BTEC Extended Diploma in any subject.

Acceptance of T Levels for this programme will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the Academic School. Consideration will be given to the T Level grade/subject and grades/subjects achieved at GCSE/Level 2.

Qualifications from outside the UK

Please see our admissions policies for more information about the application process.

Tuition fees for 2025 entry

Your tuition fees and how you pay them will depend on your fee status. Your fee status could be home, island or overseas.

Learn how we decide your fee status

Fees for home status

The University reserves the right to increase tuition fees in the second and subsequent years of a course as permitted by law or Welsh Government policy. Where applicable we will notify you of any change in tuition fee by the end of June in the academic year before the one in which the fee will increase.

Students from the EU, EEA and Switzerland

If you are an EU, EEA or Swiss national, your tuition fees for 2025/26 be in line with the overseas fees for international students, unless you qualify for home fee status. UKCISA have provided information about Brexit and tuition fees .

Fees for island status

Learn more about the undergraduate fees for students from the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man .

Fees for overseas status

Additional costs, accommodation.

We have a range of residences to suit your needs and budget. Find out more on our accommodation pages .

Living costs

We're based in one of the UK's most affordable cities. Find out more about living costs in Cardiff .

Course structure

This is a 3 year full-time degree.with 120 credits of study in each year. You will take 60 credits in philosophy and 60 credits in linguistics in each year of study except in year 1, where you will take twenty credits more in one of your two subjects than in the other.

The modules shown are an example of the typical curriculum and will be reviewed prior to the 2025/2026 academic year. The final modules will be published by September 2025.

The modules in year 1 introduce you to the key areas of philosophy and linguistics that feature throughout the degree.

In philosophy you’ll consider classic texts and current debates about the nature of morality, justice, the nature of the mind and belief. You can choose whether to take modules in these areas in the medium of English or Welsh.

In linguistics you'll be introduced to phonetics, morphology, semantics, syntax, pragmatics and discourse. You’ll also learn how to write to academic and professional standards, and practice and develop the skills that are essential to the degree.

In your second year in philosophy, you'll take one core module in philosophy of language and choose one or more module in the area of moral and political philosophy, which prepare you for modules in the final year that often combine different areas of philosophy. You can explore another area of philosophy through one of our optional modules.

In linguistics, you'll choose 2 modules from a choice of three which build on topics already introduced during the first year and further develop the skills you’ll need as you refine your specific research interests. You’ll then choose a third module from a range of options such as stylistics, language acquisition, and sociolinguistics.

You’ll also have the opportunity to further practice the key skills of communication, collaboration, and critical thinking, become more independent in your studies, and better able to reflect on your own work in order to reach your potential.

In your final year, you’ll be immersed in the research culture of philosophy and linguistics and gain a deeper understanding of how current philosophical and linguistic research can impact the world.

In the core module Philosophy in Practice you’ll discover the valuable contribution that philosophical skills and philosophical knowledge can make in a range of professional organisations and roles. In this module you learn how to apply philosophical research currently undertaken at Cardiff to generate workable policy recommendations in response to a contemporary concrete real-world problem.

In the core module Working with Linguistic Data, you’ll consider how data is best categorised, analysed and presented to public and professional audiences.

In optional modules, you’ll further engage with the latest research in our areas of expertise. These modules often integrate different areas of philosophy and linguistics studied earlier in the degree, and frequently focus on problems of contemporary societal concern. You will also have the option to undertake a dissertation in either philosophy or linguistics.

The University is committed to providing a wide range of module options where possible, but please be aware that whilst every effort is made to offer choice this may be limited in certain circumstances. This is due to the fact that some modules have limited numbers of places available, which are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, while others have minimum student numbers required before they will run, to ensure that an appropriate quality of education can be delivered; some modules require students to have already taken particular subjects, and others are core or required on the programme you are taking. Modules may also be limited due to timetable clashes, and although the University works to minimise disruption to choice, we advise you to seek advice from the relevant School on the module choices available.

Module information

Learning and assessment

Throughout the degree, our aim is to support you to become an independent, creative and critical thinker.

First year teaching provides carefully structured support through lectures and seminar discussions to help you develop key skills and gain confidence. By the final year you’ll learn through guided independent reading and smaller interactive workshops and seminars, discussing new research with internationally recognised academics who are currently working in that area. You’ll have access to all course materials through our electronic learning environment.

In this supportive environment you’ll develop your abilities to closely analyse texts and arguments, collaboratively work through problems, construct your own arguments, and present your ideas clearly to others.   

How will I be supported?

Your main sources of support in philosophy are your module leaders and your Personal Tutors. You’ll have one Personal Tutor in philosophy and one in linguistics. Your module leaders have drop-in sessions during teaching weeks that you can attend if you have any questions about course materials or assessments. Personal Tutors can advise you on academic matters, including study skills, careers, and your academic progress, as well as on pastoral matters. You’ll be invited to meet with your Personal Tutors regularly throughout your degree, and they are available for extra meetings as needed. Welsh-speaking students will be offered a Welsh-speaking personal tutor.

The Writing Development Centre (exclusively for students in the School of English, Communication and Philosophy) provides specialist support for academic writing across the programme. You can access online materials, workshops and one-to-one meetings about any aspect of academic writing to support you with your assessments.

Our Professional Services Team provides academic and student support and is there is to help you with information and guidance if you have any queries. Beyond the school, the university offers a range of support services and events to help you plan your career, manage your emotional, mental and physical health, support you with financial issues, and provide assistance for students with disabilities. These services are co-located at the university's Centre for Student Life. Libraries, study spaces and other resource centres will all be available to you.

You’ll regularly receive feedback on your progress. Oral feedback in lectures, workshops and seminars will help you assess your understanding of the course material and your critical responses to it. You’ll receive formative comments on essay ideas, and detailed feedback on all marked coursework. If you undertake the Dissertation module, you’ll receive regular feedback on your project from your supervisor.

How will I be assessed?

Your assessments are designed to cumulatively develop key skills in communication, collaboration, critical thinking and reflection. These assessments include critical analyses of texts, essays, group discussion assessments, weekly tasks, analytical tasks, and reflective assessment of your own skills. In the final year, you will take part in a large collaborative project that involves writing and presenting for a professional audience. Optional modules can offer a wider variety of assessments, including writing for a public audience, or commenting on an artwork or a media piece.

What skills will I practise and develop?

The Learning Outcomes for this Programme describe what you will achieve by the end of your programme at Cardiff University and identify the knowledge and skills that you will develop . They will also help you to understand what is expected of you.

On successful completion of your Programme you will be able to:

Knowledge & Understanding:

• Critically evaluate some of the central theories and arguments, and their applications, in moral, political or social philosophy.
• Critically evaluate some of the central theories and arguments, and their applications, in philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, or epistemology.
• Critically analyse theories and arguments from contemporary linguistic and philosophical work, which may come from the intersection of different areas of these disciplines or from interdisciplinary research.
• Apply philosophical research to generate policy or strategy, or recommend actions, in response to real-world ethical, social or other problems of contemporary societal concern.
• Demonstrate a systematic knowledge and understanding of core areas of English language and linguistics, including phonetics, grammar, semantics, pragmatics, and discourse.
• Demonstrate a systematic knowledge and understanding of how language works in the social world.
• Demonstrate a systematic knowledge and understanding of the interplay of an analysis of linguistic data with critical and theoretical sources.

Intellectual Skills:

• Explain complex and specialised philosophical and linguistic claims and arguments.
• Construct arguments that support a claim in response to philosophical and linguistic questions.
• Apply standard techniques of philosophical analysis to critically evaluate philosophical claims and arguments.
• Apply descriptive terminology relevant to English language and linguistic phenomena.
• Analyse various types of linguistic data
• Evaluate the impact of language use in a range of contexts.

Professional Practical Skills:

• Communicate complex information and arguments in different formats appropriate to different purposes.
• Contribute in a collaborative manner to discussions and team projects.
• Articulate and evaluate your own philosophical and professional skills.
• Show critical awareness of different writing conventions and writing tools, and the ability to use and adapt them successfully for different types of assessment.

Transferable/Key Skills:

• Respond to problems creatively, critically and independently.
• Implement task instructions and manage workload effectively to meet deadlines.
• Deliver and act on constructive feedback.

Career prospects

Graduates from this programme possess a range of transferable skills and areas of knowledge that are sought after by many employers.

These include the ability to independently analyse complex problems and identify workable and innovative solutions, to work effectively with others on large projects, to communicate effectively to different audiences, and to use reflection and feedback to further develop your skills. You’ll also acquire a broad knowledge base enabling you to understand and respond to a range of contemporary ethical or social problems. During your degree, you’ll gain experience of professional research, policy and strategy roles by working on a large collaborative policy project, and understand how to work with data and present it to public and professional audiences. The work you do in these modules showcases to employers how your knowledge and skills can be of huge value in the workplace.

University services and schemes are also available to you, providing additional ways to increase your professional skills and confidence. The Cardiff Award provides a framework through which to develop your employability further, and Student Futures is on hand to provide career advice and support in gaining placements specific to your degree. You can also take advantage of programmes like Languages for All and Welsh For All to improve your language skills, while support from the Enterprise and Start Up team to bring your ideas to life.

Due to the depth and breadth of their skills and knowledge, our graduates can be found in a variety of sectors, including the civil service, local government, charitable organisations, small businesses, consultancy firms, and schools and colleges. They work in journalism, law, teaching, finance, marketing, human resources, public relations, and many other professions.

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