Language and Asia Pacific Studies
Develop your communication skills in the language of your choice. Delve into the culture and history of your chosen language and expand your knowledge of world events.
You’ll learn how to be a confident communicator in your chosen language and get to grips with a range of business topics, from marketing to management, on specific courses. With integrated placements throughout these programmes, not to mention a semester abroad, you’ll have the chance to put both your business knowledge and language skills to the test while building valuable experience.
Learn within a truly international environment and immerse yourself in different cultures. Our experienced team of language scholars includes 20 different nationalities.
We’re home to the only Institute of Korean Studies outside London, together with the Northern England Policy Centre for the Asia Pacific, the Northern Institute of Taiwan Studies and the Centre for Austronesian Studies.
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- Work or study abroad for a period to enhance your language skills, improve your confidence and experience a different culture.
- Develop the language skills and knowledge you’ll need to succeed in global business, including interpreting.
- Make the most of our Worldwise Learning Centre, with free access to Rosetta Stone for your guided study time
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Monthly staff spotlight - Maria Dolores Iglesias Mora
Being a second language learner myself has reinforced the use of the communicative approach. Innovation and creativity can be demonstrated in the materials development that Maria has been involved with all these years. Having a reflective practitioner perspective has enabled her to show a sympathetic approach to the students’ way of learning by mainly focussing on how to enhance classroom dynamics through one-to-one, pair or group work, encouraging the active participation of students in a positive learning environment.
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You could enter a variety of occupations after studying a language course. Our graduates work for local governments, in international business, consultancy, translation/interpreting, or worldwide teaching.
A degree in language could lead to a career as a:
- Interpreter
- Translator
- Policy Officer
- Political Risk Analyst
- Civil Service Fast Streamer
- Diplomatic Service Officer
- Government Social Research Officer
- Intelligence Analyst
- International Aid/Development Worker
- Public Affairs Consultant
- Academic Researcher
- Teacher
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Meet the team
Niki Alsford is a Professor of Anthropology and Human Geography. He is also the Co-Director of RKE Institute for Area and Migration Studies (AMIS). As an anthropologist, Alsford welcomes proposals for doctoral research on society and culture within the Asia Pacific region. He is …
Dr. Moises de Souza serves as the Course Leader for the International Relations BA programme and teaches a module in Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA). He is also a lecturer in Asia Pacific Studies at the School of Psychology & Humanities and holds the position of Chair at the Northe…
Ti-han is the current course leader of our BA (Hons) Asia Pacific Studies. She has taught across a wide range of subjects for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses since she joined us in 2018. This has involved Sustainable Development, Social Movements and Political Activis…
Hae-Sung is a linguist specialising in phonetics. She has been conducting various research projects in Korean linguistics and speech prosody. She has published research articles in leading journals including the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Laboratory Phonology, …
Dr Lim mainly teaches subjects related to sustainable development, political economy and globalisations, and fragile states and accountability at MA level. Based on her expertise in both Koreas, Sojin has been invited to various media interviews domestically and internationally. …
Lara is a Senior Lecturer in in Asia Pacific Studies and teaches a range of subjects at the School. Informed by feminist scholarship, Lara’s research explores the link between female migration and political participation, the role of emotions in migration experiences, the linkage…
Pauline is course leader for BA Language and Linguistics. She teaches a range of subjects in language and linguistics across a number of programmes, with an especial interest in grammar/syntax, and particular expertise in descriptive and theorical historical Germanic linguistics.…
Mark is a member of the School’s Executive Team and, as Principal Lecturer, is Academic Lead for Modern Languages. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has research interests in Modern French Literature and Thought. He teaches a range of modules at a variety …
Adina Zemanek currently teaches modules in East Asian Popular Culture, East Asian philosophy, Cultural and Creative Industries in East Asia, and Research Methods. She welcomes proposals for doctoral research on topics pertaining to media and popular culture in Taiwan and China.
Matt is a language and academic skills specialist who is responsible for the Language Academy, Worldwise Centre and WISER, within the School.
Robert lectures on a range of subjects related to the Japanese language, culture and society from a comparative perspective. He is also active in the field of translation, especially Computer Assisted Translation, as well as corpus-based language teaching and learning. In his tea…
Chisa Matsukawa has been at the University of Central Lancashire since September 2017. Chisa was awarded to PhD in Education (Applied Linguistics) at the University of Bristol in March 2017. She is a research-active member of the School, primarily focusing on Cross-Cultural Pragm…
Olga teaches Slavonic Studies which runs an extensive programme of academic and cultural activities. Olga’s main area of expertise is Russian literature and cultural history from the 19th century to the present. She is a prolific researcher, collaborating in numerous internationa…
Dominik has been a lecturer in English Language and Linguistics at the University of Central Lancashire since 2015. He has been teaching modules in forensic linguistics, text and discourse analysis, stylistics, and language and gender studies. Dominik's research interests and exp…
Anna teaches across a range of subjects on undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes. She has a particular interest in 'creativity' in the intercultural classroom.
Dr Elena Artamonova is a Lecturer in Russian Studies, a Member of the Vladimir Vysotsky Centre for Slavonic Studies and a Member of the Lancashire Research Centre for Migration, Diaspora and Exile (MIDEX). She teaches a range of modules on Russian Culture and Language, and succes…
Daniel’s teaching and research go hand in hand, covering language variation across various aspects as well as the psychological underpinnings of language. He teaches, conducts research, and supervises and advises research students (undergraduate and postgraduate) in these areas.
Dr Andrea Taberner has worked in HE for almost 30 years in a number of roles. Before this she trained as a commercial manager for an international retailer and was an active branch manager of a busy London store with over 80 staff for four years. She is a linguist ( BA Hons in Ge…
María is a Lecturer and teaches a range of modules for our Spanish and Foundation teams. With particular experience and interest in Blended Learning environments, she has led collaborative projects in relation to the 'hybrid' delivery of Modern Foreign Languages. In recognition t…
Elena teaches across a range of courses and workshops directed to international students, including pre-sessional and in-sessional language support, as well as courses for exchange students. Through her knowledge and skills in language testing and test development, Elena contribu…
In addition to being a Cultural Attaché at the Syrian Embassy in London, Adham was responsible for the Embassy's administrative works. He has worked within an international environment which helped him tremendously in building up a large network with the diplomatic community in L…
Josie is the Course Leader for our MA TESOL course and teaches on our MA TESOL & Applied Linguistics and BA TESOL courses. She has worked here since 2012 as part of the TESOL team and enjoys teaching and training teachers from different contexts. She completed her Doctorate in Ed…
Karen is a Senior Lecturer and Course Leader of the MA TESOL programme. As a highly experienced English as a Second/Foreign Language teacher and teacher-trainer. . She specialises in Research Methods and supervises undergraduate and postgraduate projects. Karen’s research interes…
Tania is Senior Lecturer in TESOL, and Course Leader for MA TESOL with Applied Linguistics. She has worked at UCLan since August 2010 before which she worked in both the UK and abroad teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) and teacher training in this subject.
Isabela is a Senior Lecturer in Language Teaching and Course Leader for BA (Hons) English and a Modern Language. Isabela is also a postgraduate Research Degree Tutor in the School. She teaches across a range of subjects in the English Language and Linguistics team: discourse anal…
Philip is UoA28 History REF2029 Research Lead and Member of the University REF2029 Organisational Group. He is also a Research Degrees Tutor in the School of Psychology and Humanities, Research Member of the Institute for the Study of the Asia-Pacific and Journal Editor for Asia-…
Ed joined UCLan in September 2014 as course leader for the rapidly expanding BA (Hons) Asia-Pacific Studies. After performing a number of different roles he was appointed Deputy Head Students & Teaching for the School.
Takako Amano is a Senior Lecturer in Japanese. After successfully multiplying the number of students at UEA Norwich UK, Takako moved to University of Central Lancashire in 1997, where she started the new Joint Degree in Japanese with seven students. Ever since, Japanese at UCLan …
Dr. Xi Chen is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics. Her research examines how language is used to index meanings – a topic that is of significance in Pragmatics and Sociolinguistics. Beyond the two immediate relevant disciplines, she also investigates the topic on the interface with a…