Language in and for Education (LifE) Research Group

We research the role of language in knowledge, education, power, ideology, identity and society, and the teaching and learning of languages.

What is the LifE Research Group?

We focus on the roles language and technology play in diverse educational contexts.

We draw on an array of theories, methodologies and analytical frameworks for studying language, education and their interrelatedness including quantitative, corpus-based, qualitative, participatory, arts-based, digital, critical, intersectional, and discourse approaches.

Our strong research-practice link is shown in our national and international professional development involvement.

Our research themes

Our research covers areas like:

Language and its relationship to knowledge, power, ideology, identity and society
Learning and teaching languages, corpus-based pedagogy
Language learning motivation
Language and learning: Interdisciplinary approaches to language in education (applied linguistics, policy analysis, comparative education, language supportive and critical pedagogies)
Disciplinary literacy
Multilingualism and multiculturalism
Teacher cognition and professional development
English Medium Education
Intercultural communication and learning
Computer-assisted language learning (CALL)
Technology-enhanced education (TEL)
Ecolinguistics and Ecoliteracy
Discourse Analysis, Corpus-based analysis, Genre Analysis, Systemic Functional Linguistics, Conversation Analysis

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Our people and research

Find out more about our members and their research activity.

Language in and for Education (LifE) Research Group members

Find out more about members of the Language in and for Education (LifE) Research Group.

Language in and for Education (LifE) Research Group projects and publications

A collection of publications and active projects from members of the LifE Research Group.

Study with us

Our research informs the content of multiple courses at Bath.

Alongside delivering dedicated units that focus directly on language education and the role of language, our members offer research-based teaching. This spans a number of undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral courses, including:

Our MA TESOL students’ dissertations have featured among the esteemed British Council’s ELT Masters Dissertation Award and one of them was selected as the winner in 2020/21.

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Events

Find out more about our upcoming events.

Approaches, methods, and concepts to explore language and technology in and for education

18 Jun 2024 9.00am Room 2.101, 1 West, University of Bath

This Language in and for Education Research Group symposium will explore innovative approaches to research language and technology in educational settings.