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Peter Owen Russell BA (Hons) MSc (SSRM)

Peter Owen Russell

(he/him)

BA (Hons) MSc (SSRM)

cymraeg
Welsh speaking

Teams and roles for Peter Owen Russell

  • Graduate Tutor

    School of Global Humanities

  • Graduate Tutor

    School of Social and Spatial Sciences

Overview

I am an PhD research student in the school of Social Sciences, currently focusing on Welsh language learning in English medium primary education in Wales. Prior to starting my studies, I worked as a primary school teacher in the English medium sector and acted as Welsh lead for my school. My experiences as a teacher and Welsh learner has influenced my research focus, particularly in the relationships between identity, motivation, pedagogy and learning outcomes. I work as a graduate tutor on a number of modules in SOSSS and HUMAN, and as a research associate delivering quantitative data analysis for the 'The Transforming Cultures of Language-Learning' project and Pobl Cymru. 

Rwy’n fyfyriwr ymchwil PhD yn Ysgol y Gwyddorau Cymdeithasol, ac ar hyn o bryd yn canolbwyntio ar ddysgu Cymraeg mewn ysgolion gynradd cyfrwng Saesneg yng Nghymru. Cyn dechrau fy astudiaethau, roeddwn yn gweithio fel athraw mewn ysgol gynradd yn y sector cyfrwng Saesneg ac yn gweithredu fel arweinydd Cymraeg o fy ysgol. Mae fy mhrofiadau fel athro a dysgwr Cymraeg wedi dylanwadu ar fy nghanolbwytiad ymchwil, yn enwedig yn y perthnasoedd rhwng hunaniaeth, cymhelliant, addysgeg a chanlyniadau dysgu. Dw i'n gweithio fel tiwtor graddedig ar nifer o fodiwlau yn SOSSS ac HUMAN, ac fel cymrawd ymchwil yn cyflwyno dadansoddi data meintiol ar gyfer y prosiect 'The Transforming Cultures of Language-Learning' a Pobl Cymru.

Publication

Teaching

Current teaching (2026/27):

  • Making Knowledge - Tutor - I run weekly seminars and will be marking on this year 1 undergraduate module in SOSSS introducing students to the key issues involved in identifying, constructing, and communicating knowledge.. 
  • Research Methods - Tutor - I run the quantitative analysis workshops for this year 2 module in SOSSS, teaching students to operate SPSS and interpret outputs. 
  • Understanding Communication - Tutor - I run the weekly seminars will mark on this HUMAN module which introduces some of the main themes, theories and concepts that underpin the study of communication.

Previous teaching (2025/26):

  • Understanding Communication - Tutor - I ran the weekly seminars and marked for this HUMAN module which introduces some of the main themes, theories and concepts that underpin the study of communication.

Biography

Mae fy nghefndir mewn Addysg Gynradd, lle roeddwn i'n gweithio fel Arweinydd Cymraeg fy ysgol. Arweiniodd ymchwil gweithredu a wnaed yn y rôl hon i mi ymgeisio am ysgoloriaeth ymchwil ESRC i archwilio darpariaeth ac arferion Cymraeg mewn lleoliadau cyfrwng Saesneg. Fel rhan o’m Meistr mewn Dulliau Ymchwil Gwyddor Gymdeithasol, cynhaliais werthusiad proses o’r ymyriad Automagic, y mae nodweddion ohono’n cael ein datblygu mewn i’m Traethawd PhD. Ochr yn ochr â’m hymchwil doethurol, dw i'n gweithio fel tiwtor graddedig ar nifer o fodiwlau yn SOSSS ac HUMAN, ac fel cymrawd ymchwil yn cyflwyno dadansoddi data meintiol ar gyfer y prosiect 'The Transforming Cultures of Language-Learning' a Pobl Cymru.

My background is in Primary Education, where I acted as Welsh Lead for my school. Action research carried out in this role led me to apply for a ESRC studentship to explore Welsh language provision and practices in English Medium settings. As part of my Masters in Social Science Research Methods I carried out a process evaluation of the Automagic intervention, features of which are being drawn into my PhD Thesis. Alongside my doctoral research I work as a graduate tutor on a number of modules in SOSSS and HUMAN, and as a research associate delivering quantitative data analysis for the 'The Transforming Cultures of Language-Learning' project and Pobl Cymru.

Contact Details

Email [email protected]

Campuses Glamorgan Building, Room 2.25, King Edward VII Avenue, Cardiff, CF10 3WA

Research themes

Specialisms

  • Child language acquisition
  • Welsh language learning
  • Sociolinguistics
  • Education assessment and evaluation
  • Applications in social sciences and education