About LSDRL
Research in language studies is increasingly moving beyond disciplinary frontiers, making it a dynamic space for thinking and rethinking epistemological, theoretical and methodological underpinnings of research especially moving beyond the familiarity post-qualitative paradigms and into alternative epistemologies and complexity-driven thinking. The shifting dynamics of research toward these alternative paradigms opens up new avenues for fertile reflections around the issue of languages. The Language Studies Doctoral Research Laboratory provides a structured, supportive, academic environment for assisting doctoral candidates, within this interdisciplinary ambit, through activities designed to encourage the development of a vibrant research discourse and the emergence of critical research skills . As per the 2013 MIE Quality Audit, which highlighted the importance of research for the institution, the ‘Lab’ thus presents a viable route towards addressing the needs of the Mauritius Institute of Education, through capacity building for doctoral candidates and supervisors, scaling up research outputs, and facilitating the achievement of the MIE strategic goals in relation to the theme of research.
Beyond the institution, the research laboratory also aims to gain regional and international visibility through affiliation and collaboration with partner institutions, in the Indian Ocean, and further abroad internationally. The establishment of these links would not only solidify the laboratory’s stance in terms of research output, but also provide opportunities for collaboration through various activities aiming to build capacity among academics and doctoral students. Members of the Language Studies Doctoral Research Laboratory already have an international reach as they have completed/are engaged in their doctoral studies with international universities, in areas of language, linguistics, and literature. Development of intra and inter institutional collaboration and sharing of ideas, advancing understanding of methodological and paradigmatic postures, and increasing research dissemination by providing relevant support and facilities, notably through the organisation of different activities, are the aims of the LSDRL.
LSDRL Coordinator: Dr Shameem Oozeerally
University of Mauritius, PhD in Language Studies (French)
Discipline: Epistemology, complexity, (socio)linguistics, ecolinguistics
LSDRL Assistant Coordinator: Helina Hookoomsing
St. Mary’s University, Final Year PhD student
Discipline: Ecolinguistics, children’s literature, creative expression, holistic education
Members:
Dr Shrita Hassamal
Université Paris Diderot, PhD in Theoretical and Descriptive Linguistics
Discipline: Linguistics, Creole studies
Rajendra Korlapu-Bungaree
University of Kwazulu-Natal, Final Year PhD student
Discipline: English literature, language studies, literature teaching
Evelyn Lee Chin Kee Mew Wan Khin
University of Brighton, EdD student
Discipline: Language studies, language teaching, literacy
Kaviraj Sharma Peedoly
Aix-Marseille Université, PhD student
Discipline: Language teaching, language studies
Dr Pascal Nadal
University of Mauritius, PhD in English (American literature)
Discipline: Language studies, literature, multilingualism, Creole studies
Justin Zelime
University of Umea, PhD student
Discipline: Language studies, multilingualism, literacy
Priscille Ah-Toy
Université de Tours, PhD student
Discipline: Sociolinguistics, language teaching, language politics
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