Language, Policy and Planning Cardiff University

Overview

The Language, Policy and Planning programme at Cardiff University is lead by the Language, Policy and Planning Research Unit in the School of Welsh. Projects include international research on language policy and planning, language rights and politics, language variation and change, sociolinguistics of bilingualism and multilingualism, and sociology of language.

The Unit aims to be at the leading edge in national and international language-planning developments. Particular emphasis is placed on understanding the social, economic and environmental implications of language over both time and space. The Unit's work ranges in geographic scale from the local to the global whilst the full spectrum of quantitative and qualitative research techniques is deployed.

Programme aims

To offer knowledge and expertise for a career in language planning, media, government, teaching, management and research. We provide training and a high level of support to all students and the postgraduate community makes a vital contribution to the University's international reputation for research.

Distinctive features

• Annual series of research seminars and conferences.

• Language Planning and Policy Research Unit.

• Opportunities to teach in the School and the Welsh Language Teaching Centre (Welsh for Adults).

• Collaborative research with several North American and European institutions, for instance in Canada and Ireland.

• Close links with the Welsh Government and other national institutions including the National History Museum, St. Fagans.

Career prospects

Previous graduates in this field have go on to pursue careers in higher education, research, media, teaching, government and publishing.