Completed Students
| Year of Completion | Name | Home Country | Research Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
Dr Nick Glasson |
UK |
Left to their own devices: Exploring interactional practices in an online group speaking task |
| 2024 |
Dr Gwendydd Hardcastle (Caudwell) |
UK |
Investigating the spoken production of young learners aged 13-15 |
| 2024 |
Dr Leonidas Tzampazis |
UK |
Exploring Motivation in FE Adult Language Settings: Zoltan Dörnyei’s Strategies to Enhance Learner Motivation |
| 2023 |
Regina A Davis |
UK |
A study of Fante native students’ perceptions of their learning of academic writing at the Methodist 91¿ìÉ«College, Ghana (MUCG). (MPhil) |
| 2023 |
Dr Muhammad Tanveer |
Oman |
Developing test tasks that elicit the construct of English language proficiency (ELP) for employability |
| 2022 |
Dr Alun Roger |
UK |
Examining the role of rater personality in L2 speaking tests |
| 2020 |
Dr Carolyn Westbrook |
UK |
The impact of input task characteristics on performance on an integrated listening-into-writing EAP assessment |
| 2020 |
Dr Tanzeela Anbreen |
Pakistan |
L2 writers' revisions in a computer-based academic English writing test task: a keystroke logging study |
| 2020 |
Dr Emma Bruce |
UK |
The impact of time allowances in an EAP reading-to-write argumentative essay assessment |
| 2020 |
Dr Styliani Giorgou-Tzampazi |
Greece |
The effects of deductive, inductive and a combination of both types of grammar instruction in pre-sessional classes in higher education |
| 2019 | Dr Edit Ficzere | Hungary |
An investigation into assessing ESL learners pragmatic competence at B2-C2 levels |
| 2019 | Dr Safia Sheraz | Pakistan |
Investigating types of reading used by native and non-native English readers on academic reading: an eye tracking study |
| 2019 | Dr Hosam Darwish | Egypt |
Writer-reader interaction: writer’s stance in English L1 and L2 |
| 2019 | Martine Holland | UK |
Testing academic literacy in reading and writing for university admissions (MA by Research) |
| 2019 | Dr Laurence Kinsella | UK |
Vocabulary size and reading comprehension in elementary level Emirati learners of English |
| 2019 | Dr Nicola Latimer | UK |
Reading during an academic reading-into-writing task: an eye-tracking study |
| 2018 | Dr Ekaterina Kandelaki | Georgia |
Vocabulary size and reading comprehension in elementary level Emirati learners of English |
| 2018 | Dr Stefan O'Grady | UK |
Investigating the effects of task manipulation in an oral proficiency exam |
| 2018 | Dr Thomas Rogers | UK |
Exploring the influence of suprasegmental features of speech on rater judgements of intelligibility |
| 2017 | Dr Mahan Aloysius | Sri Lanka |
Problems of English teaching in Sri Lanka: how they affect teaching efficacy |
| 2017 | Dr Nuzhat Jafari | UK |
The role of vocabulary learning strategies in lexical progression in an ESL context |
| 2017 | Dr Suwimol Jaiyote | Thailand |
The relationship between test-takers' first language, listening proficiency and their performance on paired speaking tests |
| 2017 | Dr Hussain Sivardeen | UK |
Vocabulary acquisition through extensive reading of unsimplified English material in a Saudi Arabian tertiary context |
| 2017 | Dr Singanayagam Umashankar | Sri Lanka |
Washback effects of speaking assessment of teaching English in Sri Lankan Schools |
| 2016 | Dr Mark Chapman | UK |
The effect of the prompt in high-stakes writing assessment |
| 2016 | Dr Jamie Dunlea | Australia |
Validating a set of Japanese EFL proficiency tests: demonstrating locally designed tests meet international standards |
|
2015 |
Dr Nisreen Al-Khawaldeh |
Jordan |
Politeness orientation in the linguistic expression of gratitude in Jordan and England: a comparative cross-cultural study |
|
2015 |
Dr Michael Corrigan |
UK |
Construct representation of First Certificate in English (FCE) reading |
|
2015 |
Dr Shumaila Mermon |
Pakistan |
Reading attitudes in L1 and L2 among rural and urban learners in a Pakistani context |
|
2015 |
Dr Sanaulla Ansari |
Pakistan |
Researching Sindhi and Urdu students’ reading habits and reading performance in a Pakistani university context |
|
2015 |
Dr Serge Korevaar |
Holland |
The Impact of Computer Interface Design on Lower Level Saudi EFL Students' Performance on a L2 Reading Test |
|
2015 |
Dr Daniel Waller |
UK |
Investigation into the features of written discourse at levels B2 and C1 of the CEFR |
|
2014 |
Dr Sathena Chan |
Hong Kong |
Establishing the Validity of Reading-into-Writing Test Tasks for the UK Academic Context |
|
2014 |
Dr Joanna Bhatti |
Poland |
Compliments and refusals in Poland and England |
|
2012 |
Dr Kozo Yanagawa |
Japan |
A partial validation of the contextual validity of the Centre listening test in Japan |
|
2012 |
Dr Burana Khaokaew |
Thailand |
An investigation of explicit strategy instruction on EFL reading of undergraduate English majors in Thailand |
|
2011 |
Dr Weiju Liao |
Taiwan |
The Cross-cultural Adjustment of EFL Expatriate Teachers in Taiwan |
|
2011 |
Dr Hanna Stoever |
Germany |
Metaphor and Relevance Theory: A New Hybrid Model |
|
2011 |
Dr Rachel Wu |
Taiwan |
Establishing the validity of the General English Proficiency Test reading component through a critical evaluation on alignment with the Common European Framework of Reference |
|
2010 |
Dr Sarojani Devi |
Malaysia |
Validating Aspects of a Model of Academic Reading |
|
2010 |
Dr Aylin Unaldi |
Turkey |
Investigating reading for academic purposes: sentence, text and multiple texts |
|
2009 |
Dr Nick Saville |
UK |
Developing a model for investigating the impact of language assessment within educational contexts by a public examination provider |
|
2009 |
Dr Qian Zhang |
China |
Understanding change in Chinese undergraduate students’ language learning motivation during the transition to UK Higher Education |
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