UPDATE: Applications are closed. Emily-Louise is studying the role of the Welsh language in community action groups and community engagement, working alongside GwyrddNi – read more here.
The School of Arts, Culture and Language (Bangor University), supported by the ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership for Wales (Wales DTP), and in collaboration with us, Datblygiadau Egni Gwledig (DEG), invites applications for funded PhD study in the Bilingualism Pathway, commencing in October 2023, on the topic of The role of Welsh in community action enterprises
Applications are welcomed by 3 February 2023 (12:00pm GMT).
This project’s specific research question “What are the effects of treating Welsh as secondary during decision-making processes in bilingual community groups located in primarily Welsh-speaking regions?” will be addressed through standard (socio-)linguistic methodologies (surveys, interviews, observation, discourse analysis). Cognitive Discourse Analysis (Tenbrink, 2020) will be used to address speakers’ concepts and thought patterns beyond those explicitly formulated in the content of what people say, reflected by the way it is said. Resulting insights will be collaboratively translated into guidelines and recommendations for community actions in bilingual contexts.
Click here for the full information pack. For a discussion prior to applying you are welcome to contact Prof Thora Tenbrink t.tenbrink@bangor.ac.uk.