Jennifer O'Donovan

PhD Linguistics & English Language

  • Linguistics and English Language
  • School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences

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Qualifications

2020 - Present       PhD Linguistics and English Language, University of Edinburgh

 

2017-2018               MA Applied Linguistics (First), University College Cork

 

2009-2013               Bachelor of Commerce International with Italian (First), University College Cork

Undergraduate teaching

2020/2021

Tutor for Critical Discourse Analysis (semester 2)

Current research interests

My current research is based in developmental linguistics, looking in particular at the teaching of the Irish language to children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) in primary schools in Ireland.

Past research interests

I am also interested in Critical Discourse Analysis. A previous study conducted focused on computer-mediated discourse analysis to identify strategies employed to persuade.