What next for languages research in the UK?

英国语言研究的下一步是什么？

• 批准号: AH/W009986/1
• 负责人: Nicola McLelland
• 金额: $ 6.42万
• 依托单位: University of Nottingham
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Fellowship
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FW009986%2F1
• 关键词: What; next; languages; research; UK

This project tackles the challenge of "What next for languages research in the UK?" by a. evaluating current work and capabilities, b. horizon-scanning for emerging areas and new opportunities, and c. undertaking a gap analysis between current work and capabilities in research areas, methods, outputs and impacts, and the "ideal future state" of languages research (itself a notion requiring careful balancing of competing factors). Consulting widely with languages researchers at all career stages and in all research settings in the UK, with award-holders, subject associations, external stakeholders and potential beneficiaries, and the AHRC/UKRI, the project will yield a report with a series of recommendations, based on a literature review, gap analysis of existing work and the wider languages research landscape, and a mapping of current and potential foci in languages research against the needs of government departments' areas of research interest (ARIs) and policy areas, including those not typically funded by the AHRC. The project will equip the AHRC, government departments and other potential end-users, HEIs, subject associations and, ultimately, teams and individuals engaged in languages research with a solid basis for strategic decision-making about new directions for global languages research & impact work and for its funding.The "global languages" remit of the project is equated here with the AHRC's definition of "Modern Languages" as "any language currently in use in the world today, including sign languages". The remit of "languages research" thus encompasses: the larger modern European languages that historically dominate "Modern Languages" at universities; "smaller" European languages (e.g. Dutch, Portuguese); the UK's indigenous languages (e.g. Welsh); the indigenous languages of postcolonial societies; minoritized languages (e.g. Breton within France); the UK's community languages (e.g. Polish, Gujarati, sign languages); as well as, crucially, other major world languages (e.g. Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Urdu). (These categories partially overlap).Specifically, the project will:1. take stock of the current languages-based research and impact landscape in the UK2. identify new and emerging research questions, themes, approaches, and methods in research and impact3. identify new areas of potential impact and influence, including policy at the level of UK government departments' areas of interest as well as at other levels of policy-making and implementation4. identify areas of focus in research and input that may be considered to be currently "under-represented" 5. identify strengths, weaknesses, risks, and opportunities regarding the scope of UK languages researchers to participate in and/or lead: i. current AHRC-remit research; ii. research that addresses current challenge-led funding calls; as well as iii. research addressing other agendas of non-academic communities (e.g. aspects of Sustainable Development Goals; Government departments' ARIs) not usually funded by the AHRC.The project will include analysis of qualitative and quantitative data (e.g. AHRC/UKRI data, and relevant HESA, REF, KEF, and HEBCI data, subject to availability within the 5-month timeframe), desk-based research, and document analysis. To maximize engagement and, accordingly, representativeness of the languages research landscape (at all career stages and in all settings), the project will also incorporate the evaluation of data from questionnaires, interviews, and focus groups. The project will, specifically, solicit input from: subject associations; award-holders; early career researchers and postgraduates as well as established staff; and (with assistance from the AHRC team as well as from the University of Nottingham's networks with business and government), wider stakeholders and (potential) end-users of languages-based research, including government departments.

该项目解决了“英国语言研究的下一步是什么？””A。评估当前工作和能力，B.对新兴领域和新机会进行前景扫描，以及c.在研究领域、方法、产出和影响方面，对目前的工作和能力与语言研究的“理想未来状态”之间的差距进行分析（这本身就是一个需要仔细平衡各种竞争因素的概念）。与语言研究人员在所有职业阶段和在英国的所有研究环境，与获奖者，学科协会，外部利益相关者和潜在的受益者，以及AHRC/UKRI广泛协商，该项目将产生一份报告，根据文献综述，现有工作的差距分析和更广泛的语言研究景观，提出一系列建议。以及根据政府部门的研究范畴和政策范畴（包括通常不获澳大利亚人权委员会资助的范畴）的需要，绘制语文研究的现有和潜在重点图。该项目将为澳大利亚人权委员会、政府部门和其他潜在的最终用户、高等院校、学科协会提供装备，从事语言研究的团队和个人，为全球语言研究和影响工作的新方向及其资金的战略决策奠定了坚实的基础。该项目的“全球语言”职权范围等同于AHRC对“现代语言”的定义，即“当今世界使用的任何语言，包括手语”。因此，“语言研究”的范围包括：历史上主导大学“现代语言”的较大的现代欧洲语言;“较小的”欧洲语言。（如荷兰语、葡萄牙语）;英国的土著语言后殖民社会的土著语言;少数民族语言（例如法国境内的布雷东语）;英国的社区语言（例如波兰语、古吉拉特语、手语）;以及至关重要的其他主要世界语言（例如阿拉伯语、汉语、日语、乌尔都语）。（这些类别部分重叠）。具体而言，该项目将：1.评估英国目前基于语言的研究和影响格局2。确定新的和正在出现的研究问题，主题，方法和研究方法和影响3。确定具有潜在影响力的新领域，包括联合王国政府部门关注领域的政策以及其他决策和实施层面的政策4。确定目前可能被认为“代表性不足”的研究和投入的重点领域5。确定英国语言研究人员参与和/或领导的范围的优势，弱点，风险和机会：i.目前的人权委员会职权范围研究;二.解决当前挑战主导的资金需求的研究;以及iii.该项目将包括定性和定量数据分析（例如，AHRC/UKRI数据，以及相关的HESA、REF、KEF和HEBCI数据，取决于5个月时间范围内的可用性）、案头研究和文件分析。为了最大限度地提高参与度，并相应地提高语言研究景观的代表性（在所有职业阶段和所有环境中），该项目还将纳入对问卷调查，访谈和焦点小组数据的评估。具体而言，该项目将征求以下方面的意见：学科协会;获奖者;早期职业研究人员和研究生以及正式工作人员;以及（在澳大利亚人权委员会小组以及诺丁汉大学与企业和政府的网络的协助下）更广泛的利益攸关方和基于语言的研究的（潜在）最终用户，包括政府部门。