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The Department of English focuses on three main research thrusts in order to realize its vision and carry out its mission. Studies in language, linguistics, and applied linguistics; studies in literature; and studies in language, literature, and other fields are essential in fulfilling its roles in promoting scholarly leadership and innovating pedagogical practices that are guided by research.
DOE MAIN RESEARCH THRUSTS
- Studies in Language, Linguistics, and Applied Linguistics
- Studies in Literature
- Studies in Language, Literature, and Other Fields
Sub-points:
- Studies in Language, Linguistics, and Applied Linguistics
- Corpus Linguistics
- Ecolinguistics
- Educational linguistics
- English language teaching
- Discourse studies
- Forensic linguistics
- Interfacing language and literature education
- Language teacher agency
- Language variation
- Language in the Digital Era
- Learner agency
- Linguistic landscapes
- Mother tongue research and education
- Multilingualism
- Pedagogy innovation and research
- Sociolinguistics
- Systemic functional linguistics
- Translanguaging
- Trans-speakerism
- World Englishes

- Studies in Literature
- Anglophone Literatures
- Contemporary and Global Literatures
- Folk Literature and Heritage Studies
- Global South literatures
- Literary Pedagogy
- Literature in the Age of AI
- Narrative Studies/Narratology
- Pedagogy and Literature Studies
- World Literatures

- Studies in Language, Literature, and Other Fields
- Digital Humanities
- Gender and Identity Studies
- Language, Literature, and the Environment
- Language, Literature, and Fine Arts
- Language, Literature, and History
- Language, Literature, and Media
- Language, Literature, and Medicine
- Language, Literature, and Philosophy
- Language, Literature, and Psychology
- Language, Literature, and Sociology
- Language, Literature, and Religion
- Language, Literature and Wellness
- Translation studies

