Research output per year
Research output per year
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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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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Chatting with the chatbot before the exam: Developing oral skills in university contexts through AI-mediated voice interactions
Palomares, M. (Speaker) & Giralt, M. (Speaker)
3 Jun 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Louise Varagnolo
Ní Loingsigh, D. (Host)
27 May 2026 → 30 May 2028Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor
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A process-based approach to integrating AI tools in L2 academic writing development using OERs from the AI Write Project
Giralt, M. (Speaker), Martin, C. (Speaker) & Palomares, M. (Speaker)
27 May 2026Activity: 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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National Conference Irish Language Development Officers in Letterkenny
24/05/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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Léiríonn Imeacht OL an Tábhacht a Bhaineann leis an gCóitseáil Teanga chun Freastal ar an Éileamh ar ‘Uas-sciliú Tapaidh’
14/05/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
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UL Event Spotlights Importance of Language Coaching to Meet Demand for ‘Rapid Upskilling’
8/05/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Student theses
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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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Integrating Emotional Well-being into English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Education: Beliefs and Practices of Algerian Middle-School Teachers
Belouettar, L. (Author), Ní Loingsigh, D. (Supervisor) & Kelly Holmes, H. (Supervisor), 2026Student 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