PhD Students at CRELLA
We invite applications from outstanding researchers in the areas of
language assessment and learning who would like to join us. To discuss opportunities for supervision in these areas, please contact us.
Weiju Liao (Taiwan)
The effects of cultural diversity in EFL classrooms between international teachers and students in Taiwan
Sarojani Devi (Malaysia)
Investigating the academic reading of first-year undergraduates at a British university
Kozo Yanagawa (Japan)
Validation of the Listening Comprehension Test of the Center Test in Japan in relation to contextual parameters and cognitive processing
Aylin Unaldi (Turkey)
Validating a test of reading into writing for first-year undergraduates at a British university
Theo Maniski (UK)
Using a dependency grammar model to compare texts
Burana Khaokaew (Thailand)
The implementation and evaluation of a Web-based Course in developing Reading skills
Rachel Wu (Taiwan)
Establishing the validity of a diagnostic test of Reading for Taiwan
Hanna Stoever (Germany)
Metaphor in Second Language Acquisition
Lukasz Gajewski (Poland)
Investigating
compatibility of CEFR based language qualifications
Michael Corrigan (UK)
Variation of dimensional structure across ability levels in language proficiency tests
Serge Korevaar (The Netherlands)
The effect of interface-design on test outcomes of reading as a second language
Daniel Waller (UK)
Benchmarking the UCLan examinations to the Common European Framework
Laurence Kinsella (UK, studying in UAE)
Does targeted vocabulary learning help develop reading skills and promote rapid vocabulary acquisition?
Hong Zhi (China)
Cross cultural differences in Academic Writing
Completed PhDs
Nick Saville (UK) - April 2009
Developing a model for investigating the impact of language assessment policy within a state educational context
Qian Zhang (PR China) - August 2009
Motivation change of Chinese undergraduate students in second language
acquisition: the transition from home cultural setting to the host
country
