PhD scholarship in early foreign language learning and teaching (English) in  Danish primary education

[size=12pt][font]Applications are invited for the position of PhD student in early foreign language learning and teaching (English) in Danish primary educationat the Department of Communication and Design with effect from September 1[sup]st[/sup] 2014 or as soon as possible thereafter.[/font][/size]

[size=12pt][font]The Department of Design and Communication has activities at SDU campuses in Kolding, Sønderborg, Esbjerg and Flensburg. The department offers study programmes and comprises research within the areas of design culture, language and communication, business communication, IT communication, tourism and library science. The position will be hosted in Sønderborg.[/font][/size]

[font][size=12pt][size=12pt][font]The position will be integrated into the project The younger, the better?: A usage-based approach to learning and teaching of English in Danish primary schools, financed by the Danish Council for Independent Research. The project [/font][/size][size=12pt][font]investigates early learning and teaching of English in Danish primary schools. Specifically, it examines the age factor by collecting and comparing proficiency test data from children introduced to English in the 1[sup]st[/sup]grade and the 3[sup]rd[/sup] grade, respectively. In addition, the project investigates contextual factors (the quantity and quality of exposure to English inside and outside the classroom) and socio-affective factors (children’s motivation and attitudes towards learning, and parents’ education, (perceived) proficiency in the FL, their attitudes towards language learning, and their use of the foreign language professionally) in children’s rate of L2 learning and short-term English language proficiency.[/font][/size][/size][/font]
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[size=12pt][font]This particular PhD project will be concerned with the role of quantity and quality of exposure to English inside the classroom. The aim of this is to investigate how classroom practices and young FL learners’ participation patterns play into the development of their FL proficiency. The project will employ a combination of ethnographic and conversation analytic methodology. Applicants should take heed of the full project description which is available upon request.[/font][/size]

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[size=12pt][font]The successful applicant will hold a relevant Master's degree and will have knowledge of and/or experience with foreign/second language learning/teaching and/or usage-based linguistics. The working language of the project is English, but knowledge of Danish is necessary. Applicants with knowledge of the methodologies mentioned above will be preferred.[/font][/size]

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[size=12pt][font]Applicants should submit a description of a PhD project that falls within the proposed study outlined above. The project description must be in English or Danish. The successful applicant will be enrolled in the PhD School of the Faculty of Humanities[/font][/size]

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[size=12pt][font]Any inquiries concerning the position should be directed to Associate Professor Søren W. Eskildsen: [/font][/size]swe@sdu.dk[size=12pt][font]; telephone number: +4565501234 [/font][/size]

[font]Application, salary and conditions of employment etc. 
A PhD Fellowship is a three-year position. Employment ends automatically by the end of the period. The holder of the fellowship is not allowed to have other paid employment during the three-year period. 

Applications will be assessed by an expert assessment panel. All applicants will receive the part of the panel’s assessment that is relevant to their application. 

An interview may form part of the overall assessment of the applicants’ qualifications. 

The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the Protocol on PhD Research Fellow signed by the Danish Ministry of Finance and AC (the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations) March 26th 2012, enclosure 5, [/font][font]Cirkulære om overenskomst for Akademikere i staten 2012[/font][font] 

Applications should be sent electronically via the link “apply online” at the bottom of this page. 

Please note that we only accept files in pdf-format no more than 10 MB per file. We do not accept zip-files, jpg or other image files. 

All pdf-files must be unlocked and allow binding and may not be password protected. 

In case you have more than one file per field you need to combine the pdf-files into a single file, as each field handles only one file. 

The Faculty expects applicants to read the information “[/font][font]How to apply[/font][font]” before applying 

The application should include:[/font]

[font]Further information about the PhD-program at the Faculty of Humanties can be found [/font][font]here[/font][font].

The university welcomes applications from all interested parties regardless of age, gender, religion or ethnic background.[/font]

[font] [size=12pt][font]Application deadline: August 6[sup]th[/sup], 2014 at 23:59:59 CET.[/font][/size][/font]

Campus:

Sønderborg

Application deadline:

06/08/2014

 

Apply online