UK Uni may offer PhD programme in Abu Dhabi

UK-based Newcastle University is in talks with a university in Abu Dhabi to collaborate in offering an Educational and Applied Linguistics Integrated PhD, Khaleej Times has reported. The programme, also known as the NewRoute PhD, is an unconventional doctoral degree set up by a consortium of universities in the UK and supported by the Higher Education Funding Council of England (HEFCE) and the British Council. Components of the program include research methods, second language classroom interaction, bilingualism and bilingual education.