31.2666, Support: English; French; Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Text/Corpus Linguistics: PhD, Université catholique de Louvain

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Subject: 31.2666, Support: English; French; Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Text/Corpus Linguistics: PhD, Université catholique de Louvain

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Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2020 16:42:58
From: Gaëtanelle Gilquin [gaetanelle.gilquin at uclouvain.be]
Subject: English; French; Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Text/Corpus Linguistics: PhD, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium

 Institution/Organization: Université catholique de Louvain 
Department: Centre for English Corpus Linguistics 
Web Address: https://uclouvain.be/en/research-institutes/ilc/cecl 

Level: PhD 

Duties: Research
 
Specialty Areas: Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Text/Corpus Linguistics 
 
Required Language(s): English (eng)
                      French (fra) 

Description:

Project:
The PhD fellowship is part of an FNRS-funded project entitled “PROCEED with L1
and L2 writing fluency”. This project relies on data from the Process Corpus
of English in Education (PROCEED;
https://uclouvain.be/en/research-institutes/ilc/cecl/proceed.html) which
reflect the writing process in the form of keystroke log files (recorded by
means of the Inputlog software) and screencast videos. It centres around the
concept of writing fluency, looking at how smooth and rapid the writing
process is, whether writing is interrupted by pauses, revisions, etc. The main
objective is to compare the writing fluency of French-speaking learners of
English writing in their mother tongue (L1) and in the target language (L2).
This will involve highlighting the similarities and differences between L1 and
L2 writing fluency profiles, as well as distinguishing the aspects of L2
writing fluency that are the result of general and language-independent skills
from those that are caused by the difficulty of writing in a non-native
language. The project also pursues a more theoretical objective by considering
fluency as a means of providing insights into the mental processes underlying
the writing event. Such insights then make it possible to develop writing
process models representing native and non-native novice writing, and showing
how L1 and L2 writing abilities interact with each other. Finally, the project
aims to help improve L2 learners’ writing fluency thanks to the pedagogical
exploitation of L2 writing process data.

Position: 
The PhD candidate will work in Louvain-la-Neuve under the supervision of
Gaëtanelle Gilquin (CECL, UCLouvain). S/he will be affiliated with the
Institute for Language and Communication and will be a member of the CECL. The
doctoral grant amounts to approximately 1800 EUR net per month and includes
social security. Funding will also be available for research activities such
as attending summer schools, participating in international conferences or
doing short research stays abroad. The period of employment will be for 4
years. Applicants from outside the EU are responsible for obtaining the
necessary visa or permits.

The candidate’s activities will include the following: 
- Taking part in the doctoral training programme;
- Working actively on a PhD thesis, to be defended by the end of the four-year
position; 
- Collecting process data for the project, to be part of PROCEED; 
- Reporting on the results of the PhD project in scientific articles and at
conferences; 
- Carrying out a limited number of administrative and research support tasks.

Starting date: no later than 1 January 2021

Profile: 
- Master’s degree in Linguistics, in Linguistics and Literature or in
Philology (or comparable)
- Excellent academic record and strong interest in linguistics 
- Excellent command of English (including Academic English) and French 
- Familiarity with corpus linguistic methods and tools as well as strong
analytical skills
- Skills in statistical analysis of corpus data or willingness to acquire such
skills 
- Computational linguistics skills are an asset, but not a requirement 
- Capacity to work independently and as part of a team

Job application: 
If you are interested in this position, please send the following documents in
electronic form to Gaëtanelle Gilquin (gaetanelle.gilquin at uclouvain.be): 
- A cover letter in English explaining why you want to participate in this
project and how you meet the above requirements; 
- A detailed CV in English or in French; 
- A copy of Bachelor’s and Master’s diplomas; 
- A transcript of records for Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees; 
- a sample piece of academic writing in English (and French, if available); 
- The names and contact details of two academic referees. 
 

Contact Information: 
	Prof. Gaëtanelle Gilquin
	gaetanelle.gilquin at uclouvain.be  


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