PhD studies in progress
CReLLU
Centre for Research in Language Learning and Use
Abdelaty, Yara (Supervisor: Zoe Handley) The impact of peer-feedback in a cloud-based collaborative writing environment on EFL students' written work
Adam, Mukhtar (Supervisor: Zoe Handley) Exploring the communication difficulties of Sudanese learners of English in Liverpool
Al Hinai, Safa (Supervisor: Khaled El Ebyary) English Language Teachers' beliefs towards the Assessment System and its relation to students' achievement in Oman
Al Shuhail, Muneerah (Supervisor: Fatma Said) Effect of learning English as a foreign language on culture, attitudes and identity, specifically gender identity in Saudi Arabia
Al-Abdul Razzaq, Mohammad (Supervisor: Cylcia Bolibaugh) Ceiling effects in adult implicit second language teachers
Alabdulqader, Shirin (Supervisor: Fatma Said) The effect of code-switching among bilingual Saudi students on their identities: social media analysis
Aldossary, Saddah (Supervisor: Irena Kuzborska) Saudi Teachers' attitudes towards using social media for continuing professional development in Saudi Arabia
Alharee, Manal (Supervisor: Khaled El Ebyary) Wiki based collaborative approaches to teaching English writing
Allehidan, Hamad (Supervisor: Zoe Handley) Designing a collaborative task-based pronunciation course for Saudi English language Majors in Qassim University
Almehaidly, Noura (Supervisor: Irena Kuzborska) Analysis of pragmatic content in EFL textbooks used in Saudi Arabia with a particular focus on the treatment of speech acts
Alnajashi, Alaa (Supervisor: Ursula Lanvers) Methods by which students can be motivated to use e-learning tools to learn English as a second language
Alsalamah, Norah (Supervisor: ) An Investigation into the role of linguistic knowledge in EFL teacher preparation programmes in Saudi Arabia
Alshehri, Ahmed (Supervisor: ) Investigating Academic English reading and writing strategies using think aloud protocols
Alzahrany, Rana (Supervisor: ) ESL students and academic writing: the impact of using pen pal letters on ESL students' writing skills and motivation
Arslan, Sermin (Supervisor: Jan Hardman) Development of L2 Interactional Competence over time
Asiri, Hassan (Supervisor: Zoe Handley) Comparing the effects of blogging and pen-and-paper method on collaborative writing performance of Saudi undergraduate students
Baizhanov, Yeraly (Supervisor: Andy Cirocki) Formative Assessment in the Kazakhstani Senior High School CLIL Classroom: A Mixed Methods Case Study
Berrouba Tani, Imane (Supervisor: Nadia Mifka-Profozic) An exploration of the effect of the combination of intentional and incidental learning strategies through reading on EFL students'vocabulary retention
Choo, Rui Qi (Supervisor: Marilyn Vihman and Tamar Keren-Portnoy) The role of storybook reading on children's receptive and expressive vocabulary
Ciftci, Ayse (Supervisor: Leah Roberts) The Importance of Learning Heritage Language and Literacy Support for Bilingual Children Language Learning
Cooper, Stewart (Supervisor: Nadia Mifka-Profozic) Task-based learning in South Korea: mitigating the effects of motivation and anxiety on second language acquisition
Crellin, Sarah (Supervisor: Jan Hardman) Formative assessment: marking and feedback in primary schools with a particular focus on pupil responses
Derinalp, Pelin (Supervisor: Andy Cirocki) Training English language teachers as reflective practitioners
Diao, Linghui (Supervisor: Leah Roberts) The processing and production of subject and object pronouns in English as second language
Ebrahimi, Sara (Supervisor: Zoe Handley) The effect of online task based language teaching on accuracy, fluency, and complexity of EFL learners: L2 oral decision making
Fu, Xingyi (Supervisor: Norbert Vanek) Investigating the conceptual changes of motion event cognition in advanced Chinese learners of English: a breaking Continuous Flash Suppression study
Ge, Huiting (Supervisor: Zoe Handley) Investigating the relationship between utterance fluency and learners’ and teachers’ perceptions of fluency
Ghebghoub, Souheyla (Supervisor: Cylcia Bolibaugh) The effect of input modality on incidental learning of academic vocabulary: a dual coding based approach to EFL Algerian learners
Ghobinejad, Shiva (Supervisor: Zoe Handley) L2 oral fluency in relation to interlocutors
Hendra, Akbar Nadjar (Supervisor: Heather Marsden) The acquisition of interlanguage aspect and tense of Idonesian (L1) learner of English (L2) and Japanese (L3)
Huang, Nan (Supervisor: Paul Roberts) What is the relationship between changes of English status and functions in China and construction of Chinese national identity? An analysis of development of English and ELT in China
Hunter, Michelle (Supervisor: Ursula Lanvers) English content delivery effectiveness: how well do international students learn and non-native Professors teach in EMI classes
Istode, Irina-Ileana (Supervisor: Andy Cirocki) Romanian EFL Teachers' beliefs about and engagement in Continuing Professional Development: A Mixed-methods Study
Kirkham, David (Supervisor: Jan Hardman) Overcoming barriers to cultural exploration by University-level English language learning international students in the UK
Kume, Keisuke (Supervisor: Heather Marsden) L2 learnability and L1 effects at syntax-semantic interface
Liu, Yu (Supervisor: Leah Roberts) L1 influence on the acquisition of L2 collocations by Chinese learners of English
MacEdo, Luana (Supervisor: ) The Journey of Brazilian Novice Teachers: Preparedness for Classroom Teaching, Challenges and Support in the Workplace: a Case Study
Mackiewicz, Justyna (Supervisor: Danijela Trenkic) The effect of language competency in academic success among International students in UK higher education
McGuirk, Christopher (Supervisor: Ursula Lanvers) Exploring the development of the L2 virtual self: language learner motivation in online contexts
Minett, Elaine (Supervisor: Emma Marsden) An evaluation of two contrasting teaching approaches in the primary languages classroom
Moutis, Efthimia (Supervisor: Zoe Handley) Computer-mediated task-based language learning and teaching: Exploring the impact of novel tasks on language production
Niu, Xiaoran (Supervisor: Emma Marsden) The influence of First language explicit information and practice on Second language syntax online processing and oral production.
Othman, Maha (Supervisor: Fatma Said) Parental and child code switching practices and family language ideologies
Ownby, Kathryn (Supervisor: Danijela Trenkic) The effects of prefixes and roots in appropriate child literature on vocabulary
Pan, Junlan (Supervisor: Emma Marsden) Effectiveness of explicit instruction (EI) and practice on online predictive processing
Pealing, Samuel (Supervisor: Bill Soden) Towards the Development of an Assessment-based Pre-Sessional English for Academic Purposes Writing Syllabus for International Postgraduate Students in the UK
Phisutthangkoon, Kittiya (Supervisor: Bill Soden) Teachers' beliefs and classroom practices in teaching speaking: a case study of university lecturers in Thailand
Rao, Jie (Supervisor: Bimali Indrarathne) Learning Chinese as a Second/Foreign Language Among College Students in the UK and in China: A comparison of the motivation and influencing factors
Rosmala, Dewi (Supervisor: Leah Roberts) L1 interference in L2 writing of Indonesian EFL students
Shepperd, Louise (Supervisor: Leah Roberts) Influence of L1 Literacy Experience and L2 Orthographic Input on Acquisition of Nonassimilable Phonological Contrasts
Sudwan, Onsutee (Supervisor: Jan Hardman) Conversation analytic study to investigate task design and learner interpretation in task implementation in Task-based Language Teaching (TBLT)
Shi, Xiaqian (Supervisor: Danijela Trenkic) Academic, Socio-Cultural and Psychological Adjustments in UK Higher Education: Investigating the experience of overseas Chinese students in UK universities
Tamba, Ronna (Supervisor: Ursula Lanvers) Motivational strategies in the English programme at Saint Thomas Catholic University, Indonesia
Thompson, Sophie (Supervisor: Emma Marsden) The implementation and effect of co-production of research with modern foreign language teachers in UK secondary education
Whitehouse, Jane (Supervisor: Ursula Lanvers) A study on the effects of a lexicogrammatical approach on motivation among British students of Spanish in secondary education.
Wong, Albert (Supervisor: Jan Hardman) EAP teachers' use of interaction strategies to promote discipline-specific learning
Yasmin, Dilruba (Supervisor: Ursula Lanvers) Attitudinal and motivational orientations of teenage learners in Bangladesh and their relationship to learning English as a foreign language: an investigation of regional and gender differences
Zakaria, Shahida (Supervisor: Nadia Mifka-Profozic) Investigating the intertextuality practices among ESL postgraduates in reading English academic texts
CRESJ
Centre for Research on Education and Social Justice
Alem, Nihad (Supervisor: John Issitt) E-learning and Algerian higher education: developing and validating connectivism in the Algerian higher education context by understanding the cultural, organisational, and pedagogical nature of the Open Universities
Almuhaidan, Arwa (Supervisors: Sarah Olive & Vanita Sundaram) Exploring the Gender Stereotypes in Children's books in Saudi Arabia
Almutawa, Wejdan (Supervisors: Kerry Knox and John Issitt) Blended learning: how much is too much technology in early years education?
Alqahtani, Asma (Supervisors: John Issitt and Leah Roberts) The power of inter-cultural awareness in TESOL and the transformative power of intercultural understanding: A problematisation of inter¬cultural communication
Armstrong, Rosanna (Supervisor: Ian Davies) Is citizen education the same as character education?
Baker, Tina (Supervisor: Paul Wakeling) The impact of change in the FE sector
Cartier, Marina (Supervisors: Clementine Beauvais and ) British children's response to translated humorous picturebooks
De Gier, Suzanne (Supervisors: Eleanor Brown & Ian Davies) The role of school professionals in the implementation of children's rights in advanced education systems: lessons for the Netherlands
Evans, Dawn (Supervisor: Vanita Sundaram) Exploring African and Caribbean women's journey towards leadership positions in further education
Gibson, Jessica (Supervisors: Sarah Olive and Clementine Beauvais) A Critical Analysis of the Representation of Disability in Disney Films
Herdili Sahin, Hatice (Supervisors: Kerry Knox and Sarah Olive) The analysis of visual arts curriculum and the research on prospective teachers’ and academicians’ attitudes to curriculum in England
Holmes, Heather (Supervisors: Amanda Naylor and Poppy Nash) A Study of the Reading Habits of Secondary School English Teachers
Hosoda, Chika (Supervisor: Ian Davies) Teaching Professional’s Understanding of human rights and diversity for Citizenship Education in England
Jabali, Maha (Supervisor: Sarah Olive) The use of Social Media within the undergraduate student population of Saudi Arabian universities
Jack, Victoria (Supervisors: Paul Roberts and Duncan Jackson) Effective transcultural communication
Jackson, Emma (Supervisor: Eleanor Brown) Alternative Education and Development Goals: Innovations in Education Provision
Jiang, Huaijue (Supervisor: Vanita Sundaram) How to teach RSE in secondary schools in England? Self-review of experienced RSE teachers on gender equality and implications for the future induction training of RSE teachers
Johnson, Louise (Daisy) (Supervisor: Vanita Sundaram) Preadolescent Female Body in Children's Literature and Real World Girlhood
Karatas, Emre (Supervisor: Ian Davies) Teaching of Historical Thinking Skills and Their Assessment in Schools: Samples of England and Turkey
Kazi, Dorjee (Supervisors: Sally Hancock and Paul Wakeling) Exploration of Collaboration in Indian Universities: Its realities in Organisational Design and Scholar Experiences
Lambrechts, Agata (Supervisors: Paul Wakeling and Charlotte O'Brien) Access to HE for refugees in the EU
Mohite, Sachin Mohan (Supervisor: Ian Davies) Assessing Citizenship Education in India
Munguia Godinez, Isabel (Supervisors: Ian Davies and Eleanor Brown) Analysis of educational formation devices and their implications in the socio-moral construction of high school students. A comparative study between the United Kingdom and Mexico
Provis, Louis (Supervisor: Vanita Sundaram) Relationships and Sex Education
Riveros Fuentos, Valeria (Supervisors: Sarah Olive & Clementine Beauvais) The Effectiveness of the Use of Literature-to-Film adaptations in the Development of Reading Comprehension in the Chilean English Classrooms.
Salem, Sihem (Supervisor: Lynda Dunlop) Investigating university teachers' use of dialogic pedagogy to foster their students' critical thinking and social interaction: a comparative study of Algerian and British English language lectures.
Shannon, Erin (Supervisor: Vanita Sundaram) US and English University Responses to Student Disclosures of Sexual Violence
Shebaili, Shatha (Supervisor: Vanita Sundaram) Planning of Academic Curriculums for Family Education
Sheng, Jiqiong (Supervisors: Paul Wakeling & Sally Hancock) Becoming a Consumer in England: International Postraduates' Identity and Transition
Smith, Katherine (Supervisors:Clementine Beauvais & Vanita Sundaram) Gender in the assigned texts for GCSE English Literature
Stenson, Annis (Supervisor: Vanita Sundaram) Assessing the efficacy of anti-lad culture campaigns in Higher Education
Suppers, Janina (Supervisor: Ian Davies) How are youth civic activism and education connected?
Terenganou, Jeehaan (Supervisor: John Issitt and Bimali Indrarathne) The Impact of Transition from A Single-sex Environment to Mixed-gender Environment in Educational Systems on Saudi International Students in U.K.
PERC
Psychology in Education Research Centre
Ahmed Virjee, Geneffa (Supervisor: Claudine Bowyer-Crane) Using story in teaching EFL to 5-11 year old French children
Algarni, Badriah (Supervisor: Hugues Lortie-Forgues) The Effects of Digital Games on Student Mathematical Achievement and Motivation in Saudi Arabia Primary Schools
Almulla, Mazen (Supervisor: Rob Klassen) Exploring the use of Situational Judgement Tests (SJT) in Saudi Arabia
Alrefae, Jenan (Supervisor: Leah Roberts) Identify a good practice in teaching reading in English as a foreign language to primary government students in Kuwait
Bradford, Jenna (Supervisor: Robert Klassen) The significance of personality traits, and other factors, in the retention of teachers in primary settings.
Code, Aimee (Supervisors: Umar Toseeb and ) Sibling bullying in families where a child has ASD
Deniz, Emre (Supervisor: Umar Toseeb) Cross-Cultural Differences in Sibling Bullying in Families of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Intercultural Examination of Families in the UK and Turkey
Ding, Xi (Supervisor: Louise Tracey) Early childhood education in urban China: a case study of early childhood education programme in Nanjing city
Dowey, Sarah (Supervisor: Kathryn Asbury) A longitudinal investigation of the effect of whole-school versus intensive growth mindset and metacognition interventions on self-efficacy, vocabulary, mathematics and non-verbal skills
Dundas, Suzanna (Supervisor: Kathryn Asbury) The relationship between narrative identity and career interests, aspirations, expectations and plans
Fields, Diana (Supervisor: Kathryn Asbury) Adding Children's Voices to the Discussion about using Genetic Information in Schools
Fox, Laura (Supervisors: Kathryn Asbury & Umar Toseeb) Prosocial behaviours and the mental health of children with and without DLD across primary and secondary education
Frederick, Zozonaebi (Supervisor: Louise Tracey) An exploration of play pedagogy in Nigerian early childhood education
Han, Nara (Supervisor: ) 'The effects of scaffolding types and the level of self-regulated learning ability on learning outcomes (learning satisfaction, academic achievement) of Flipped Learning environment in Higher Education'
Leary, Rowena (Supervisor: Kathryn Asbury) Narratives of childhood loneliness: the impact on adult identity and mental health
Lennon, Rosemary (Supervisor: Dusana Dorjee) Establishing if the delivery of a curriculum intervention to children as young as 10 years, could enable children to self-regulate their emotions and behaviours
Onuorah, Ada (Supervisor: Louise Tracey) Variations in early childhood and primary education in Africa and western countries: A comparative study of Nigeria and United Kingdom
Oxley, Laura (Supervisor: Poppy Nash) A mixed method comparative case study on the views of teachers, working in mainstream schools and in alternative provision, about the reasons behind pupil misbehaviour
Shannon, Clare (Supervisor: ) Enhancing intrinsic motivation in learning for adolescents: Lessons learnt from Educational Neuroscience for best practice in education
Sheikh-Iddenden, Salma (Supervisor: Kathryn Asbury) Associations between narrative identity and mental health, wellbeing and 'grit' in the transition to university life of students from migrant and non-migrant family backgrounds
Smith, Eve (Supervisor: Leah Roberts) The relationship between both phonological and non-phonological skills on mathematical ability in EAL children
Stubbs, Joshua (Supervisors: Poppy Nash and Dusana Dorjee) How students respond to the challenges involved in preparing for their A-level examinations
Thorpe, Polly (Supervisor: Poppy Nash) The impact of co-constructed story writing on children, parents and schools
Tickell, Rebecca (Supervisor: Rob Klassen) Investigating the Impact of Mentoring on Teacher Efficacy of Beginning Teachers in a Mutable Educational Landscape
Wang, Qi (Supervisor: Dusana Dorjee) Association between Social Environment Factors and Self-Control Ability in Higher Education in China
Wright, Megan (Supervisor: Sophie Von Stumm) Individual differences in learning in emerging and established adulthood
UYSEG
University of York Science Education Group
Agbaje, Rasheedah (Supervisor: Judith Bennett) Effects of teachers' interaction patterns on students academic performance in basic science at the junior secondary schools in Nigeria
Al Rasheed, Wafa (Supervisor: Judith Bennett) Exploring the role of male and female Saudi secondary school students' voice on evaluating science teaching methods
Al-Hinai, Ghania (Supervisor: Lynda Dunlop) Impact of teaching physics using designed multimedia unit on students' achievement in physics
Almashari, Faisal (Supervisor: Jeremy Airey) Views of Saudi teachers and students on being involved in school-based extracurricular activities available at high schools
Alsaadi, Faris (Supervisor: Jeremy Airey) An analysis of the perception, role and importance given to inquiry-based instruction amongst science teachers in Saudi Arabia.
Brzezniak, Marzena (Supervisor: Jeremy Airey) Do teacher beliefs and understanding about vaccinations impact their instructional practice, and does this in turn impact long-term student outcomes in terms of vaccine hesitancy?
Green Vella, Nicole (Supervisor: Lynda Dunlop) Understanding science: An evaluation of teaching the Nature of Science in Primary School Science
Li, Mengyao (Supervisor: Judith Bennett) Chinese Students' Perceptions Towards Science-Related Jobs
Lyon, Rosy (Supervisors: Judith Bennett & Leah Roberts) Exploring Methods of Integrating Published Research into Higher Education Science Delivery; What is Effective and Why?
McArdle, Dominic (Supervisors: Lynda Dunlop & Kerry Knox) Testing the effectiveness of a novel model of curriculum design within an interdisciplinary experimental research group over multiple sixth-form colleges (SFC)
Safaya, Smriti (Supervisor: Lynda Dunlop and Sarah West) Citizen-science for behavioural change in sustainability education
Tan, Woei Yng (Supervisor: Lynda Dunlop) Play and the acquisition of scientific voice in primary school science (cognitive and skill development)