Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster University

22/07/2024

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17/07/2024

The Culture and Communication network hosted at LAEL held its second annual conference on 16 July. Read more here:

On Tuesday, 16 July, the Department of Linguistics and English Language hosted the second annual conference of the cross-faculty Culture and Communication network (CULCOM). 

20/06/2024

Would you like to develop your skills in language data analysis and its applications in different fields?

Join our online PG programmes in and become a student at , one of the best Linguistics departments in the world (3rd in the QS ranking for Linguistics in 2024)!

https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/linguistics/masters-level/corpus-linguistics-distance-ma/

24/04/2024

Join us for a free online webinar on current issues in corpus linguistics. 14 May 11am UK time. Also learn more about our online training in corpus linguistics.

This event offers three short lectures on corpus linguistics by leading experts in the field. You will also learn more about training opportunities in corpus linguistics at Lancaster University.

11/04/2024

We are delighted to have been ranked the third best Linguistics department in the world according to the QS World University Subject Rankings 2024

Eleven subjects at Lancaster University are in the world top 100 with Linguistics coming third, according to new rankings released today. 

09/04/2024

Looking for something to do during the Easter school holidays? Campus in the City is a free family friendly festival where we bring the best of our research to the community. You can try an escape room with a difference, visit the teddy bear hospital, experience virtual reality, extract DNA, enjoy futuristic computer games, or… get stuck into some linguistics!

Looking for something to do during the Easter school holidays? Campus in the City is a free family friendly festival where we bring the best of our research to the community. You can try an escape room with a difference, visit the teddy bear hospital, experience virtual reality, extract DNA, enjoy f...

27/09/2023

On 14 and 15 September 2023, the New Trends in Chinese as a Second Language Conference successfully took place at Lancaster University.
The conference was hosted by Lancaster University Confucius Institute and the Department of Linguistics and English Language, Lancaster University and co-organised by the Department of Languages & Cultures at Lancaster University, the School of Foreign Languages at South China University of Technology, the School of International Education at South China University of Technology and the Research Center for Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies.

On 14 and 15 September 2023, the New Trends in Chinese as a Second Language Conference successfully took place at Lancaster University.

21/07/2023

The companion website to our new textbook Introducing Linguistics is now live!

It includes questions, reading suggestions, sample seminar material and exam tasks - all designed to support students in their learning and teachers in their instruction.

Get your copy of the textbook HERE and check out the companion website by clicking on "Instructor and Student Resources".

https://www.routledge.com/Introducing-Linguistics/Culpeper-Atanasova-Casaponsa-Kirkham-Nance-Van-Olmen-Malory/p/book/9780367493011

16/06/2023

Join us for a free webinar: Master's Level Studies in Corpus Linguistics at Lancaster University

⏰ Tuesday, 11 July 2023, 3-3.45pm BST (UK time)

Read more & register: https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/linguistics/events/webinar-masters-level-studies-in-corpus-linguistics/https://

08/06/2023

We are delighted to be ranked 3rd in the UK for Linguistics in the 2024 Complete University Guide!

Linguistics is the study of language and the examination of one of the brain's most complex and mysterious functions

25/05/2023

Interested in doing MA in Corpus Linguistics at from anywhere in the world? We are very happy to announce a £1,500 bursary funded by for the MA in Corpus Linguistics (online) - October 2023 start. To find out more https://tinyurl.com/42a2pw88

The Department of Linguistics and English Language (LAEL) at Lancaster University is pleased to announce a £1,500 bursary for one student entering the MA in Corpus Linguistics programme at Lancaster University in October 2023. The bursary is funded by the British Council as part of the Aptis co...

23/03/2023

✈️ Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to study, work or volunteer anywhere in the world, this summer! 👉 https://portal.lancaster.ac.uk/ask/money/funding-grants-support/international-travel-support/turing-scheme-grants/ 🌍

⏰ The deadline to apply is this Sunday 👉 https://sway.office.com/UlH2nVbsUqnHAmU0?ref=Link&loc=play