Research Centres and Satellites

Language@Leeds brings together and hosts a number of centres and satellites.

The centres were established independently of Language@Leeds, but their mission aligns closely with that of L@L.

The satellites are flagship L@L initiatives aiming to connect people, ideas and resources around shared interests. All are language-related; most are interdisciplinary.  Some satellites have a specific agenda, and aim to be visible to national and international audiences.  Others have a more flexible remit, and may have a natural life-cycle (e.g. for the duration of a project).

If you are interested in setting up a new satellite, please get in touch via language@leeds.ac.uk

Centre for Excellence in Language Teaching (CELT)

Centre for Excellence in Language Teaching (CELT)

Informed by scholarship and research into second language acquisition
More
Centre for Language Education Research (CLER)

Centre for Language Education Research (CLER)

CLER aims to change the conversation about language education.
More
Centre for Endangered Languages, Cultures, and Ecosystems (CELCE)

Centre for Endangered Languages, Cultures, and Ecosystems (CELCE)

Lifecycle of languages and the links between language and the natural environment
More
Language Development & Cognition

Language Development & Cognition

Cognitive development, language acquisition, literacy and learning
More
Multimodality

Multimodality

Human communication through speech, gestures, images, music... explored from many perspectives
More
Arabic language

Arabic language

An interdisciplinary group of PGRs and staff researching the Arabic language
More
Pedagogical Linguistics

Pedagogical Linguistics

Fostering language analysis to enhance language learning
More
Language and Culture

Language and Culture

Focuses on intimate connections between how we communicate and the cultures and worlds we create
More
Language and Society

Language and Society

Examines the ways in which identities and relations are produced in language practice, the role of language in social life, and the dynamics of language within globalisation and intercultural contact.
More
Kartvelian and Caucasian Languages

Kartvelian and Caucasian Languages

The Centre for Kartvelian and Caucasian Language Studies.
More
Embracing Linguistic Diversity

Embracing Linguistic Diversity

This satellite aims to enable a better understanding of what linguistic diversity is, and of the implicit biases rooted in linguistic differences.
More

Forthcoming: Corpus Linguistics