MSc by Research Asia Pacific in Carlilse United Kingdom | University of Lancashire

Our scholars investigate the history, culture, and political landscape of the Asia Pacific, with particular expertise in Korea, Taiwan, China, Russia, and Japan. We serve as leading centers for research, education, and policy discussions on these nations, hosting frequent conferences and symposiums featuring prominent international speakers. Research under the Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Society theme spans from sign language studies to sociolinguistics. The team collaborates globally to advance knowledge about spoken and signed language structures, as well as language use in cultural, social, political, institutional, and legal settings. As one of the University's most robust research fields, this theme brings together internationally renowned researchers working across disciplines in: Sign language studies, Corpus linguistics, Forensic linguistics, Critical Discourse Analysis, Sociolinguistics, Second Language Acquisition, Digital language education and computer-assisted learning, Language teacher education, Interpretation and translation, Cultural identity and philosophy through global cinema and literature, Regional language studies (including Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish)