Professor Luke Harding
Head of Department (Interim), Professor of Applied LinguisticsResearch Interests
My research interests are in applied linguistics, with a focus on language testing and assessment. I have worked specifically in four areas: (1) the interface between sociolinguistics and language assessment (for example, integrating World Englishes and English as a Lingua Franca perspectives in language assessment); (2) second language listening and pronunciation assessment (with a focus on intelligibility); (3) diagnostic approaches to language assessment; and (4) language assessment literacy, engagement and professional ethics. Recently, I have become interested in the role of digital technology in language assessment, and I have begun working on projects that combine corpus linguistics and language assessment. My colleagues Prof. Tineke Brunfaut, Dr John Pill and I convene the in the Department of Linguistics and English Language.
I have published in a range of journals including Language Testing, Applied Linguistics, Language Assessment Quarterly and Assessing Writing. I was the Co-Editor in Chief of from 2017-2022. I recently co-edited the with Prof. Glenn Fulcher, which was published in 2022.
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Current Teaching
I regularly teach on several modules including:
- Language Test Construction and Evaluation (MA in Language Testing by Distance)
- Issues in Language Testing (MA in Language Testing by Distance)
- Statistical Analysis for Language Testing (MA in Language Testing by Distance)
- Research Methods for Language Testing (MA in Language Testing by Distance)
- English Language (Part I Undergraduate Module)
PhD Supervision Interests
I am principally interested in supervising doctoral students in a range of areas related to language assessment (particularly listening or speaking), topics related to English as a Lingua Franca communication, and topics related to interactional or pragmatic competence.
01/09/2022 → 28/02/2025
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18/10/2021 → 17/10/2022
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31/03/2020 → 31/12/2025
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01/02/2020 → 30/04/2020
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01/09/2018 → 30/06/2025
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01/02/2017 → 31/08/2018
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01/06/2015 → 31/10/2016
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01/01/2013 → …
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01/04/2012 → 31/12/2013
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01/04/2012 → 31/12/2013
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19/03/2012 → 31/03/2015
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01/09/2011 → 30/06/2020
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- LTRG - Language Testing Research Group