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2025 Summer Research Program

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Engage in a formal research project over the summer break with the UQ Summer Research Program.

The UQ Summer Research Scholarship Program offers scholarships to students wishing to gain experience working alongside a researcher in a formal research environment in their area of interest at UQ.

Each project will be offered for a period of six (6) weeks between 13 January to 21 February 2025

Successful applicants will receive a $3,000 grant.

Participation is open to undergraduate (including honours) and master by coursework students who are currently enrolled and will remain at UQ for the entirety of the research program.

Applications have now closed.

Check out some testimonials from previous scholars.

 

 

  1. Discourse analysis of regional dialects in Korean: Preserving cultural identities
  2. Los latidos de la memoria (The heartbeat of memory): Memory and postmemory in microbiographies of victims of Chilean state terrorism.
  3. Crisis communication in public health
  4. Testimonies of enforced disappearances and torture from Aceh, Indonesia (1976–2005)
  5. The investigation of environmental discourse and ruling ideologies in the school textbooks in North and South.
  1. ‘Talking families into being’: Exploring family discourse in Australia
  2. More than Frills and Ribbons: Japanese Children’s Literature
  3. Potential impact of learner background factors on their communication in a second language - Part 5
  4. Computational Approaches To Complement Conversation Analysis
  5. Role of linguistic and extra-linguistic factors in the development of narrative skills in Russian-English bilingual children

10. Role of linguistic and extra-linguistic factors in the development of narrative skills in Russian-English bilingual children

Project title: 

Role of linguistic and extra-linguistic factors in the development of narrative skills in Russian-English bilingual children.

 

Hours of engagement & delivery mode

The project will be offered for 6 weeks (13 Jan – 21 Feb 2025) in hybrid mode (some in-person meetings, most of the work done remotely). There is a possibility of participating online only, with meetings occurring over Zoom. Expected work hours are 30 –36 hours per week.

 

Description:

This project is a continuation of data analysis from a larger study, which aims to examine the effect of language exposure and experience on the discourse structure and linguistic features of narratives produced by bilingual children in their societal and family languages. We recorded both English and Russian stories told by children attending Russian community schools in Queensland as well as collected information about their language experience. Summer scholars are invited to contribute to the ongoing analysis of this dataset.

Expected learning outcomes and deliverables:

Scholars will acquire practical experience working with English and/or Russian transcribed texts (depending on their language strengths) produced by bilinguals. This work will include identifying and coding specific linguistic features of the texts and analysing patterns observed against language experience information available. Scholars will develop skills in language data consolidation, coding and analysis following existing and co-developed protocols as well as broader skills of working in research team. Scholars will also be asked to produce a report and/or oral presentation at the end of their project. Depending on the skillset and aspirations of the scholars, they may have an opportunity to generate a conference presentation or publication from their research.

Suitable for:

This project is open to applications from students with native or near-native knowledge of English and/or Russian, preferably with a background in Linguistics or extensive language study experience. Experience with quantitative analysis and coding is a plus.

Primary Supervisor:

 

Dr Anna Mikhaylova

Further info:

Applicants are encouraged to get in touch with Dr Mikhaylova prior to submitting and application at a.mikhaylova@uq.edu.au.