Research Degrees in the Centre for Research in English Language Learning & Assessment (CRELLA)

Entry requirements

Applicants should have a 2:1 Honours degree or a Master’s degree or equivalent in a relevant subject area. You will also need to demonstrate high levels of potential and motivation for research.

Months of entry

March, October

Course content

The CRELLA MPhil/PhD is based on your research proposal and is a selfdirected programme fully supported by your supervisory team and the Research Graduate School.

Key features

• A world-leading centre for English language learning and assessment
• CRELLA has won national and international recognition as a centre for research into language testing and as the source of a socio-cognitive validation framework that governments can base their English examinations on

Career opportunities

You may have the opportunity to undertake various positions in academia, with examination boards, as well as in the public and the private sectors, including positions in government ministries, universities, consultancies and testing organisations.

The University welcomes research degree applications in the following areas:

• Academic literacy and language proficiency
• Aligning tests to frameworks such as the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
• Assessing language skills across the proficiency spectrum
• Cognitive processing in language tests
• Computer technologies in language learning and assessment
• Developing assessment literacy among test stakeholders
• The construct(s) of language proficiency

Information for international students

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Fees and funding

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