Thomas Hammond

School of English

PhD Research Student

Profile

I am a third-year PhD student investigating the role of formulaic language in the acquisition of a second language. I teach on various undergraduate modules across the autumn and spring semesters, and on pre-sessional courses throughout the summer. Previously, I taught English in secondary/further education institutions and as a Foreign Language (EFL) in Italy.

Qualifications

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

MA Applied Linguistics with TESOL, University of 91Ö±²¥

CELTA, University of Cambridge

BA (Hons) English Language and Italian, University of Manchester

Research interests

Broadly speaking, my research concerns the interaction of cognitive and generative approaches to (second) language development. I am interested in how the frequent and early usage of memorised ‘chunks’ of language can interact with the development of the core computational component of grammar. I favour the use of corpus-based methods to manipulate spoken longitudinal learner data when analysing patterns in interlanguage development.

Research group

Supervisor: Dr. Kook-Hee Gil

Teaching activities

Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) University of 91Ö±²¥ (2021 - present)

Including:

ELL112 Sounds of English

ELL113 Structures of English

ELL120 Linguistic Theory

ELL310 Introduction to TESOL

EGH607 Research Methods

Teaching Fellow (English for Academic Purposes) (2019 - present)

Durham University (2020 - present)

University of 91Ö±²¥ (2020)

University of Birmingham (2019)

English Teacher (various) (2017 - 2019)