Modern Languages and Linguistics Research

Our Research

Our Modern Languages and Linguistics unit conducts research on Irish & Celtic Studies, Linguistics, and Language and Heritage.

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Irish & Celtic Studies

At the forefront of Celtic Studies research internationally and at the heart of the University’s...

Linguistics & Language Heritage

Syntax, semantics, pragmatics, language acquisition, bilingualism, language processing, historical linguistics, discourse analysis, and language policy...

PhD opportunities in Modern Languages and Linguistics

Check our funded and self-funded PhD opportunities in Modern Languages and Linguistics.

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Research Projects

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TOOLS – CLIL

TOOLS – Completed phase of CLIL Project

Maritime Memorates

The Maritime Memorates Project: Stories of the Sea

Case in Diachrony

This project seeks to investigate two interrelated topics: how languages or dialects vary from each...

CLIL Open Online Learning

CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning).

Language Made Fun

The Language Made Fun programme

Language Awareness for Key Stage 3

Developing language awareness teaching resources for post-primary schools

Real Complaints

Enhancing the NHS Complaints Journey

Language Acquisition and Language Processing

Research projects investigating how language is represented, processed, and acquired.

ENSPIRED

ENhancing Social Participation across IREland for people with communication Disabilities and differences

CARTLANN

A study of the leading Irish language voluntary organisation, Conradh na Gaeilge

Ultonia

Cultural Dynamics in Medieval Ulster and Beyond: A Shared Inheritance

Ulster Irish Digital Corpus

Digitisation and Online Publication of Spoken Dialects

Our Research and Impact

About Us

About the Modern Languages and Linguistics Unit

Our People

Meet the staff behind our Modern Languages and Linguistics research.

Active PhD Projects

Details of current PhD students and their research.

Conferences

Conferences on topics in Modern Languages and Linguistics.

Societies/Networks

Learned societies and other networks.

UCom

UCoM works to provide a local service to share current research on multilingualism.

Irish Language Rights: A Framework for Compliance

Local Councils, Obligations and the Irish Language: A Framework for Compliance

CARDS TalkDeck

English language resources for teachers and students.

Research Seminars

Links to two Ulster University Research Seminar series