Modules taught within BA English Language and Linguistics

Language and Society (level 4)

Child Language Acquisition (level 5)

Language: Gender and Sexuality (level 5)

Second Language Acquisition and TESOL (level 6)

Multilingualism and Identity (level 6)

Language Dissertation (level 6)

Service

Programme Leader for BA English Language and Linguistics

Programme Development Leader for MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

Member of the FBCDI Research Ethics and Integrity Committee

Member of the Interprofessional Practice Education Group

Study Abroad Coordinator for English

Dr Linda Walz FHEA conducts research on the linguistic construction of identity and on aspects of social interaction, drawing on discourse analysis and membership categorisation analysis. She is particularly interested in exploring experiences and situations of transition in face-to-face and online settings. Her doctoral thesis analysed the linguistic construction of identity in ‘expatriate blogs’ through the lens of tactics of intersubjectivity and membership categories.

Current research projects include: identifying good practices through the investigation of authentic recordings of viva voce examinations; the language of misogyny in morning TV shows; accountability of public conduct on social media; language and interpretation issues in UK asylum cases based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Dr Linda Walz FHEA is a Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at Leeds Trinity University. She holds Qualified Teacher Status and is a Qualified Teacher of English as a Foreign Language and German as a First Language. She has experience of teaching English and German in Swiss Secondary and Vocational Schools, as well as teaching German in UK Higher Education. Before taking up her position at Leeds Trinity University, she was a Visiting Lecturer in Linguistics at York St John University.