# Centre for Advanced Studies in Language and Education (CASLE)

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# Centre for Advanced Studies in Language and Education (CASLE)

**Leader:** [Professor Jan Hardman](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/our-staff/academic/jan-hardman/), [Dr Cylcia Bolibaugh](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/our-staff/academic/cylcia-bolibaugh/)\
**Deputy:** [Dr David O'Reilly](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/our-staff/academic/david-oreilly/)

The Centre for Advanced Studies in Language and Education (CASLE) undertakes fundamental research on language learning, applied research to understand and improve second language education, and research on the teaching and learning of English and other languages.

## [Welcome](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/research/casle/welcome/)

The aim of the Centre for Advanced Studies in Language and Education is to lead cutting edge interdisciplinary research relating to language learning, language use and language in and for education. Research encompasses foreign, second, bilingual and first language acquisition and the relations between them.

[Read more about CASLE](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/research/casle/welcome/)

## [Research themes](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/research/casle/researchthemes/)

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## Events

## Focus on

[### Finalists for the 2023 System Early Career Researcher Award

Posted on Monday 19 February 2024

Dr Natalie Finlayson has been selected as a finalist for the journal System's 2023 Early Career Researcher Award.](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/research/casle/news/2024/system-early-career-researcher-award-finalists/)

[### CASLE hosts the British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL) Annual Conference

Posted on Monday 25 September 2023

The BAAL Annual Conference was held across 23-25 August 2023 at Univerity of York.](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/research/casle/news/2023/casle-baal-conference-2023/)

[### MA Student Receives Commendation from the British Council

Posted on Monday 3 July 2023

MA Student Receives Commendation from the British Council for her Dissertation on Cultural Representation in ELT Textbooks](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/research/casle/news/2023/ma-student-commendation-british-council/)

[More news](https://www.york.ac.uk/education/research/casle/news/)