School of
Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences
Linguistics
Our linguistics staff supervise a range of research thesis topics for Ph.D. and M.Phil. degrees in their specialist areas of expertise. We encourage students to discuss criteria and topics with their potential supervisors well in advance of their application. PhD and Masters by Research proposals are invited in the following areas:
- Language documentation and description
- Australian and Pacific descriptive language projects
- Second Language Acquisition
- Bilingualism
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.