Completed PhD Students
| Year of Completion | Name | Home Country | Research Project |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
Gwendydd Cauldwell |
UK |
Moving towards a framework of reference for spoken production of young learners aged 13-15 |
| 2023 |
Regina A Davis |
UK |
A study of Fante native students’ perceptions of their learning of academic writing at the Methodist ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ College, Ghana (MUCG). (MPhil) |
| 2023 |
Muhammad Tanveer |
Oman |
Developing test tasks that elicit the construct of English language proficiency (ELP) for employability |
| 2023 |
Leonidas Tsampazis |
UK | An investigation into testing specific teaching strategies aimed to generate motivation |
| 2022 |
Alun Roger |
UK |
Examining the Role of Rater Personality in L2 Speaking Tests |
| 2020 |
Carolyn Westbrook |
UK |
The Impact of Input Task Characteristics on Performance on an Integrated Listening-into-Writing EAP Assessment |
| 2020 |
Tanzeela Anbreen |
Pakistan |
An Investigation of the Revision Process of Candidates on a Computer-based Academic Writing Test |
| 2020 |
Emma Bruce |
UK |
The Impact Of Time Allowances In An EAP Reading-to-Write Argumentative Essay Assessment |
| 2020 |
Styliani Giorgou-Tzampazi |
Greece |
The effects of deductive, inductive and a combination of both types of grammar instruction in pre-sessional classes in higher education |
| 2019 | Edit Ficzere | Hungary |
Assessing L2 learners' pragmatic competence |
| 2019 | Safia Sheraz | Pakistan | Researching the cognitive processes involved in academic reading tests among native and non native English speakers, through eye tracking technology |
| 2019 | Hosam Darwish | Egypt |
Writer-Reader Interaction: Writer’s Stance in English L1 and L2 |
| 2019 | Martine Holland | UK |
Testing academic literacy in reading and writing for university admissions (MA by Research) |
| 2019 | Laurence Kinsella | UK |
Vocabulary Size and Reading Comprehension in Elementary Level Emirati Learners of English |
| 2019 | Nicola Latimer | UK |
The role of cognitive processes in academic reading into writing tasks and the implications for the cognitive validity of international English language tests |
| 2018 | Ekaterina Kandelaki | Georgia |
Language behaviour and the contributing factors towards it among the Georgian ethnic minorities in Luton |
| 2018 | Stefan O'Grady | UK | Investigating the effects of task manipulation in an oral proficiency exam |
| 2018 | Thomas Rogers | UK | Exploring the influence of suprasegmental features of speech on rater judgements of intelligibility |
| 2017 | Mahan Aloysius | Sri Lanka |
Addressing the problems of English Language Teaching in Sri Lanka: teachers' commitment and students' performance |
| 2017 | Nuzhat Jafari | UK |
An investigation of the factors involved in lexical progression: evidence from implicit and explicit vocabulary acquisition |
| 2017 | Suwimol Jaiyote | Thailand |
The relationship between test-takers' first language, listening proficiency and their performance on paired speaking tests |
| 2017 | Hussain Sivardeen | UK |
Vocabulary acquisition through extensive reading of unsimplified English material |
| 2017 | Singanayagam Umashankar | Sri Lanka |
Washback effects of speaking assessment of teaching English in Sri Lankan Schools |
| 2016 | Mark Chapman | UK |
The effect of the prompt in high-stakes writing assessment |
| 2016 | Jamie Dunlea | Australia |
Validating a set of Japanese EFL proficiency tests: demonstrating locally designed tests meet international standards |
|
2015 |
Nisreen Al-Khawaldeh |
Jordan |
The Speech Act of Thanking by Jordanian Speakers of English Across Cultural Longitudinal Pragmatic ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½. |
|
2015 |
Michael Corrigan |
UK |
Variation of Dimensional Structure Across Ability Levels in Language Proficiency Test. |
|
2015 |
Shumaila Mermon |
Pakistan |
Relationship Between Reading Attitudes in Home Language and Second Language in a Multi-Lingual Context. |
|
2015 |
Sanaulla Ansari |
Pakistan |
Researching Sindhi and Urdu Students' Reading Habits and Reading Performance in a Pakistani ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Context. |
|
2015 |
Serge Korevaar |
Holland |
The Impact of Computer Interface Design on Lower Level Saudi EFL Students' Performance on a L2 Reading Test. |
|
2015 |
Daniel Waller |
UK |
Investigation into the Features of Written Discourse at Levels B2 and C1 of the CEFR. |
|
2014 |
Sathena Chan |
Hong Kong |
Establishing the Validity of Reading-into-writing Test Tasks for the UK Academic Context |
|
2014 |
Joanna Bhatti |
Poland |
The Communication of Emotions in England and Poland: Compliments and Refusals. |
|
2012 |
Kozo Yanagawa |
Japan |
Validation of the Listening Comprehension Test of the Center Test in Japan in relation to contextual parameters and cognitive processing |
|
2012 |
Burana Khaokaew |
Thailand |
An Investigation of Reading Strategies and the Effects of Strategy Instruction on EFL Reading: The Case of first-year Undergraduate English Major Students at Rajamangala ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ of Technology Isan, Thailand |
|
2011 |
Weiju Liao |
Taiwan |
The Cross-cultural Adjustment of EFL Expatriate Teachers in Taiwan |
|
2011 |
Hanna Stoever |
Germany |
Metaphor and Relevance Theory: A New Hybrid Model |
|
2011 |
Rachel Wu |
Taiwan |
Establishing the Validity of the General English Proficiency Test Reading Component through a Critical Evaluation on Alignment with the Common European Framework of Reference |
|
2010 |
Sarojani Devi |
Malaysia |
Investigating the Academic Reading of First-year Undergraduates at a British university |
|
2010 |
Aylin Unaldi |
Turkey |
Investigating Reading for Academic Purposes: Sentence, Text and Multiple Texts |
|
2009 |
Nick Saville |
UK |
Developing a Model for Investigating the Impact of Language Assessment within Educational Contexts by a Public Examination Provider |
|
2009 |
Qian Zhang |
China |
Motivation Change of Chinese Undergraduate Students in Second Language Acquisition: The Transition from Home Cultural Setting to the Host Country |
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