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Doctoral study in Applied Linguistics

University of Auckland
Auckland , New Zealand
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PhD
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Language Acquisition | Linguistics | Translation
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English
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Program Overview

Doctoral Study in Applied Linguistics

The University of Auckland offers a doctoral program in Applied Linguistics, providing students with the opportunity to conduct research in a wide range of areas.


Why Study with Us?

As a doctoral candidate, you will benefit from financial support for research expenses, high-calibre supervision practices, and the networks and expertise of our world-class academic researchers. The University of Auckland was ranked 58th in the world for Linguistics in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025.


Research Opportunities

We welcome PhD research proposals in areas such as:


  • Creativity in language learning and teaching
  • Affect and language learning
  • Materials development for language teaching
  • Language teacher education
  • Language pedagogy and assessment
  • Teacher cognition
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Discourse analysis
  • English for specific purposes
  • English for academic purposes
  • Teacher identity
  • Academic writing
  • Corpus-based linguistic studies
  • Language policy and planning
  • Narrative inquiry

Our People

A large number of high-calibre researchers work in Applied Language Studies and Linguistics at the University of Auckland.


Past Research Topics

Some examples of past research topics include:


  • "A narrative ethnography of primary school teachers' language perceptions, preferences and practices in rural Pakistan"
  • "Exploring the relationship between creativity, second language learning, and the EFL curriculum: An ethnographic case study analysis"
  • "Genre knowledge for intercultural communication: A contrastive genre analysis of thesis introductions and literature reviews written in China, New Zealand and America"
  • "Stance phraseology in cross-disciplinary academic discourse"
  • "Metacognitive strategy instruction and pre-task planning: Impact on L2 argumentative writing ability"

Scholarships and Awards

There are several scholarships available for doctoral students, including the University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarships.


Doctoral Programmes

The University of Auckland offers a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program in Applied Linguistics.


Related Subjects

Related subjects include Linguistics.


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