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Level:	PhD
Duty:	Research,Project Work
Linguistic Field(s):	Language Acquisition Syntax, semantics
Language Specialty:	English Spanish
Application Deadline:	open until filled.
Supporting Institution:	University of Greenwich School of Humanities
LL Issue:	23.2943
Posted:	05-Jul-2012
Support Description:	The University of Greenwich is pleased to invite applications for two full-time PhD scholarships for 3 years (renewals subject to review) in the area of Linguistics and Language Acquisition. The successful candidate will become part of the Applied Linguistics Research group at the University of Greenwich and other international research groups the leading supervisors work in. Scholarship 1-- The work of the holder of the PhD-studentship will feed into a broader project about linguistic variation and copular clauses in several languages including Spanish and English. The PhD student will contribute to (i) evaluate current theoretical hypotheses about the copular alternation in languages such as Spanish; (ii) assess the different predictions each one of them makes for language acquisition; (iii) design and carry out experiments that produce finer-grained data that can help identify the locus of copular alternation and the acquisition path leading to native grammars of Spanish. For further information about this scholarship, please contact: Dr María J. Arche M.J.Arche greenwich.ac.uk Scholarship 2—This research will be part of a project called 'Processing Instruction and Individual Differences'. Processing instruction is an input-based approach grammar instruction predicated on the input processing theoretical paradigm. The goal of this PhD project is to investigate to what extent certain individual difference factors (e.g. age, aptitude, working memory) positively interact with processing instruction, ideally in languages other than English or Romance Languages. For further information about this scholarship contact: Professor Alessandro Benati A.Benati greenwich.ac.uk Requirements. 1st Class or Upper 2nd class Honours Bachelors Degree or Masters degree (UK or UK equivalent) in Linguistics or Applied Linguistics and demonstrate previous experience of undertaking research (e.g. undergraduate or taught Master's dissertation). For those whose first language is not English or if from a country where English is not the first language , a language proficiency score of at least IELTS 6.5 (in all elements of the test) or TOEFL 100 ibt (600 pbt) unless the degree above was taught in English and obtained in a majority English speaking country, e.g. UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand. For further details about both scholarships and application form, go to http://www2.gre.ac.uk/research/study/studentships/hss Deadline for applications: Friday 13 July 2012; open until filled Interviews will take place week commencing 17 September 2012 The scholarships must commence by December 2012.
Application Mailing Address:	Dr Maria J Arche University of Greenwich Park Row London SE10 9LS United Kingdom
Application Web Address:	http://www2.gre.ac.uk/research/study/studentships/hss
Contact Information:	Dr Maria J Arche m.j.arche@greenwich.ac.uk