Taighde ar shealbhú na Gaeilge i measc daoine óga
August 2, 2011
An Chomhairle um Oideachas Gaeltachta agus Gaelscolaíochta (COGG) has agreed to fund a 3-year studentship towards a PhD in the UCD School of Psychology under the supervision of Dr. Tina Hickey.
Research Area: Later stages in the acquisition of Irish among monolingual and bilingual children.
Deadline for application: 8 August 2011 (6 pm)
Eligibility Criteria: Required
1. A First or upper Second-class honours primary degree in Psychology and/or Master’s degree
2. Fluent spoken and written Irish (ideally native speaker-level) and excellent written communication skills in English.
3. Evidence of ability to analyse data with SPSS, and excellent computer skills
Desirable
4. Experience in testing children sensitively; evidence of interest in language acquisition and interest in/understanding of the sociolinguistics of Irish, and of the Gaeltacht context.
Preference will be given to those who can show academic excellence in Psychology, high levels of proficiency in Irish, and interest/experience in the area of language acquisition research.
Research Study: This study will look at aspects of the later states of Irish acquisition within a crosslinguistic research framework which examines how the features of a particular language interact with the child’s developing cognitive system and how the features of the input facilitate or delay acquisition of particular systems in one language compared to another. The successful candidate, under the supervision of Dr. Tina Hickey, will be expected to conduct an extensive literature review of crosslinguistic research on later stages of child language acquisition, particularly of endangered languages, to develop child-friendly tests of children’s and adults’ performance on particular aspects of Irish grammar, to collect data from children and adults using these tests, and to analyse the results using SPSS, considering the implications of convergence phenomena in the input to children acquiring a threatened language (Hickey 2009).
COGG Studentship: The scholarship is valued at €15,000 per annum, from which postgraduate fees must be paid. The successful candidate will also be eligible to apply (subject to certain conditions) during the studentship for a Tutor/Demonstratorship in UCD School of Psychology which carries a half-fee waiver as remuneration for contributions to the undergraduate teaching programme. All students are obliged to pay the Student Centre Levy.
Applications: Applicants should apply by email to Dr. Tina Hickey at the School of Psychology tina.hickey@ucd.ie. All applications will be acknowledged within 48 hours so if you do not receive an acknowledgement, please re-send.
The application should take the form of ONE Word file attachment saved as ApplicantSurnameFirstnameCOGG.doc:
1. an up-to-date CV in English with details of the courses studied and grades obrained. Include telephone and email contact details of two relevant referees. Applicants must also supply a telephone number where they can be contacted in August; and
2. a detailed letter as Gaeilge outlining how the candidate’s experience matches the eligibility requirements.
Deadline for applications: 6 pm on Monday 8 August 2011
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