Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Established in 1997, the Centre for Applied Language Studies (CALS), is the largest research centre in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences in UL. It brings together members of faculty, postgraduate students and researchers from the School of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics as well as other disciplines across the University. Applied Language Studies is about applying language to real world contexts and issues.
CALS provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and the development of research projects in applied language studies across a range of languages within the University and also serves as a focal point for national and international links in this area. Researchers in CALS are organized around three clusters: Language Learning and Teaching; Discourse, Society, and Identity; and Language, Culture, and Communication.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Marie Therese Batardiere
- Retired Staff - Professor
- Centre for Applied Language Studies - Professor
- School of Modern Languages & Applied Linguistics - Professor
Person: Academic
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Steven Byrne
- School of Nursing & Midwifery - Assistant Professor
- Ageing Research Centre - Assistant Professor
- Health Research Institute - Assistant Professor
Person: Academic
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Angela Chambers
- Centre for Applied Language Studies - Professor
- Retired Staff - Professor
Person: Academic
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Literary Translation and/as Soft Power in the 21st Century
Linares, L. (Editor), Castro, O. (Editor) & Hellewell, O. (Editor), 2027, (In preparation) Target. International Journal of Translation Studies.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Special issue
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A corpus-based critical discourse analysis of language ideologies in parliamentary debates about the recognition of Irish sign language
Cunneen, R. & Rieder, M., 2026, In: Critical Discourse Studies. 23, 1, p. 75-94 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Change and continuity in our post-pandemic techno-social lives
Kelly-Holmes, H., 2026, In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 47, 1, p. 100-106 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
Activities
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LPP 2026 - Scientific Committee Member (Event)
Ní Loingsigh, D. (Member)
20 Nov 2025 → 15 Jan 2026Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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PhD Thesis External Evaluator - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Linares, L. (Examiner)
2025Activity: Examination
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Webinar on Language Coaching co-presented with Catherine Martin, MLAL
Ní Loingsigh, D. (Speaker) & Martin, C. (Speaker)
22 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Prizes
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European Language Label
Masterson, M. (Recipient), Farrell, A. (Recipient), Szczepaniak-Kozak, A. (Recipient), Ballweg, S. (Recipient), Daase, A. (Recipient) & Wąsikiewicz-Firlej, E. (Recipient), 2024
Prize
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Mid-Career Fellowship Award: College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS), University of Edinburgh.
Murphy, B. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Other distinction
Press/Media
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Ceannródaithe Cóitseála Gaeilge - Pioneers in Language Coaching (RTÉ.ie/gaeilge)
19/06/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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Cóitseáil Teanga in Éirinn den Chéad Uair (Údarás na Gaeltachta Press Release)
18/06/24
1 item of Media coverage
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Filmmakers hope that Oscar nomination for ‘The Quiet Girl’ renews interest in the Irish language (The World)
6/03/23
1 Media contribution
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Student theses
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An Investigation of Middle School EFL Teachers’ Beliefs and Perspectives Towards Incorporating Emotional Wellbeing for Pupils at Post-Elementary Level in Algeria.
Belouettar, L. (Author), Ní Loingsigh, D. (Supervisor) & Kelly Holmes, H. (Supervisor), 2026Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
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An Investigation of the Effect of Blended Learning on the Development of Algerian EFL learners' Autonomy
Zahia, H. (Author), Ní Loingsigh, D. (Supervisor) & Kelly Holmes, H. (Supervisor), 25 Aug 2025Student thesis: Doctoral thesis
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Ról na mothachtála i bhfoghlaim na Gaeilge ar chúrsa oiliúint tosaigh múinteoirí (Student on Leave AY2024/25)
Rennison, E.-A. (Author), Ní Loingsigh, D. (Supervisor) & Ó Ceallaigh, T. J. (Supervisor), 2027Student thesis: Doctoral thesis