23.3136, FYI: Christopher Brumfit PhD/Ed.D. Thesis Award 2012

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Subject: 23.3136, FYI: Christopher Brumfit PhD/Ed.D. Thesis Award 2012

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Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:49:12
From: Melissa Good [mgood at cambridge.org]
Subject: Christopher Brumfit PhD/Ed.D. Thesis Award 2012

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Christopher Brumfit PhD/Ed.D. Thesis Award 2012
Sponsored by Cambridge University Press and promoted by the journal Language 
Teaching


Aim:

To recognize doctoral thesis research that makes a significant and original contribution 
to the field of SLA and/or foreign/second language teaching and learning.


Award :

Cambridge University Press books to the value of £500 


Eligibility:

To be considered for the award:

The candidate's institution must have accepted the thesis for the PhD/Ed.D. no more 
than two years before the date of the award application.

The research must have been completed as part of the requirements for a doctoral 
degree or its equivalent at a university.

Although the thesis under consideration must be in English, the research may be 
related to work concerning any second language.

Candidates should not have applied for the award on a previous occasion


Application Process:

In the first instance, applicants must submit the following:

Two files: One MS WORD file containing a title and summary of the thesis, not to 
exceed 17 double-spaced pages, with references, font size 12, and a separate MS 
WORD file containing a 150-word abstract of the thesis. Both files should be clearly 
labelled with the candidate's name. The maximum size of any file sent should not 
exceed 2 Mb. 

Care should be taken in drafting the summary so that the referees are provided with as 
detailed a report as possible on the work undertaken. The summary should include a 
brief description of the theoretical background of the research and specify the research 
questions, the research methods (including data analyses) used and why these were 
chosen, the results, and implications of these outcomes. Examiners will pay particular 
attention to: whether the study makes a significant and original contribution to 
knowledge and understanding of the field concerned; whether the problem tackled 
emerges naturally and clearly from the review of the theoretical background of the 
research; whether the method is presented in sufficient detail and with enough 
explanation as to why the methods used were chosen; whether the analytic methods 
used are justified and shown to be sufficient for the task and if these are clearly linked 
to the explicit hypotheses, predictions, or questions which formed part of the stated 
research problem; whether the discussion and/or conclusion evaluates the project's 
contribution to the local and wider field of research; finally, whether there is a clear and 
significant contribution to the field of SLA and/or FL teaching and learning. 

Proof of the award of the degree by the candidate's university. This can be a scanned 
copy in pdf form of the degree certificate or a scanned official letter/transcript from the 
university in question stating clearly the date of conferment of the degree.
Only electronic applications are accepted. 


Evaluation Criteria:

Criteria used for the evaluation of the summary and thesis can be found at: 
http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displaySpecialPage?pageId=3716


Dates:

30th November 2012 - Deadline for receipt of summary and abstract and official proof 
of thesis acceptance

20th February 2013 - Feedback given to all candidates and call for electronic 
submission of theses of short-listed candidates

3rd March 2013 - Deadline for receipt of theses

1st August 2013 - Announcement of award winner by the Editorial Board of Language 
Teaching


Contact details for application and further information:

Dr Graeme Porte, Editor Language Teaching
E-mail: editorlanguageteaching at gmail.com 



Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics





 






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