What makes research students tick? Experiences from Linguistics and Interpreting.

In this panel discussion four research students, two from Linguistics and two from Interpreting speak about their different research experiences, ranging from BA (Honours) to Masters research thesis options to PhD research. They will address what inspired and motivated them to embark on research, how the questions they wanted to explore helped them to develop their methodology and recount the highs and lows they experienced during the research process. They will speak about the impact COVID has had on their research and their experiences of remote supervision.

Later, the panellists will take questions from the floor. This seminar is intended for research students and those who are newly enrolled and who are considering following a research pathway.

The panel, moderated by Professor Ludmila Stern, includes: 

• Caroline Cheng, BA Honours in Linguistics (supervisors Debra Aarons and Mengistu Amberber). Title: When two languages have to collide - A study of simultaneous bilingual Cantonese/English acquisition of English epistemic modals.
• Cathy Xu, Research thesis in the Master of Applied Linguistics (supervisor Debra Aarons). Title: Tik Tok, Time for Language Change. A study on how the virality of TikTok affects the use of language
• Corinne Perrin, Research thesis in the Master of T&I (supervisors Sandra Hale and Ludmila Stern). Title: Interpreting in confrontational settings – challenges, strategies and ethical considerations.
• Xiaoyu Zhao, PhD candidate (supervisors Stephen Doherty and Ludmila Stern). Title: A multidimensional goal-oriented investigation of cognitive load and performance over time during simultaneous interpreting between English and Mandarin Chinese.