The Department of Applied Linguistics and Language Sciences brings together three closely related disciplinary areas: applied linguistics, translation and interpreting studies, and literary studies. Across these fields, our research examines how language, texts, translation, media, and culture shape communication across communities, disciplines, and societies.
In applied linguistics, our research explores cognitive linguistics, corpus linguistics, computational linguistics, first and second language acquisition, multilingualism, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, gerontolinguistics, historical linguistics, English for Specific Purposes, and TESOL. This strand addresses how language is learned, used, processed, taught, and transformed in educational, social, technological, professional, and intercultural contexts.
In translation and interpreting studies, our research covers translation technology, audiovisual translation, interpreting studies, cultural translation, terminology, corpus-based translation studies, localisation, and translator and interpreter education. This strand investigates how meaning, knowledge, and cultural values are mediated across languages, media, professional settings, and digital environments.
In literary studies, our staff conduct research on comparative literature, film studies, Romantic and Gothic studies, literary translation, literature and AI, and the circulation of texts and cultural forms across languages and traditions. This strand foregrounds the role of literature and cultural production in shaping historical memory, identity, aesthetics, and cross-cultural understanding.
Our academic staff publishes monographs, translations, scholarly editions, and book chapters as well as articles in leading international journals. Their research is supported by competitive internal, national, provincial, and international funding bodies and contributes to both disciplinary development and wider social impact.
A distinctive feature of the Department is its interdisciplinary and outward-facing research culture. We explore language, literature, translation, interpreting, and communication in relation to emerging social, technological, educational, cultural, and healthcare challenges. Our work engages with questions of China and the world, global and local communication, digital transformation, social inclusion, heritage and culture, environmental humanities, language and technology, and health humanities.
The Department hosts and contributes to several research groups and collaborative platforms, including Translating China, Romantic Horizons, XGOTH: the Centre for Gothic Studies at XJTLU, TransMedia Research Group, the Corpus Linguistics Research Group, and the English for Specific Purposes Reading Group. Staff are also active in interdisciplinary research groups hosted by the University Research Centre for Culture, Communication, and Society, including Language and Technology and Health Humanities.
We actively foster a growing doctoral and early-career research community. Staff welcome PhD supervision in areas aligned with the Department’s expertise and support research development through seminars, workshops, conferences, mentoring, and grant-development activities.
The Department of Applied Linguistics and Language Sciences brings together three closely related disciplinary areas: applied linguistics, translation and interpreting studies, and literary studies. Across these fields, our research examines how language, texts, translation, media, and culture shape communication across communities, disciplines, and societies.
In applied linguistics, our research explores cognitive linguistics, corpus linguistics, computational linguistics, first and second language acquisition, multilingualism, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, gerontolinguistics, historical linguistics, English for Specific Purposes, and TESOL. This strand addresses how language is learned, used, processed, taught, and transformed in educational, social, technological, professional, and intercultural contexts.
In translation and interpreting studies, our research covers translation technology, audiovisual translation, interpreting studies, cultural translation, terminology, corpus-based translation studies, localisation, and translator and interpreter education. This strand investigates how meaning, knowledge, and cultural values are mediated across languages, media, professional settings, and digital environments.
In literary studies, our staff conduct research on comparative literature, film studies, Romantic and Gothic studies, literary translation, literature and AI, and the circulation of texts and cultural forms across languages and traditions. This strand foregrounds the role of literature and cultural production in shaping historical memory, identity, aesthetics, and cross-cultural understanding.
Our academic staff publishes monographs, translations, scholarly editions, and book chapters as well as articles in leading international journals. Their research is supported by competitive internal, national, provincial, and international funding bodies and contributes to both disciplinary development and wider social impact.
A distinctive feature of the Department is its interdisciplinary and outward-facing research culture. We explore language, literature, translation, interpreting, and communication in relation to emerging social, technological, educational, cultural, and healthcare challenges. Our work engages with questions of China and the world, global and local communication, digital transformation, social inclusion, heritage and culture, environmental humanities, language and technology, and health humanities.
The Department hosts and contributes to several research groups and collaborative platforms, including Translating China, Romantic Horizons, XGOTH: the Centre for Gothic Studies at XJTLU, TransMedia Research Group, the Corpus Linguistics Research Group, and the English for Specific Purposes Reading Group. Staff are also active in interdisciplinary research groups hosted by the University Research Centre for Culture, Communication, and Society, including Language and Technology and Health Humanities.
We actively foster a growing doctoral and early-career research community. Staff welcome PhD supervision in areas aligned with the Department’s expertise and support research development through seminars, workshops, conferences, mentoring, and grant-development activities.