Dr Rhian Hodges
Uwch Darlithydd Cymdeithaseg a Pholisi Cym / Dirp Gyf Add a Dysgu (Cyf Cymraeg)
Overview
Dr Hodges is originally from Bargoed, Cwm Rhymni ac is a past pupil of Ysgol Gymraeg Gilfach Fargoed and Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni. She graduated with a First Class Honours in Sociology and Social Policy from 麻豆传媒高清版 in 2005 before being awarded an ESRC 1+3 Studentship to study an M.A and PhD within the same institution. Dr Hodges completed an M.A Social Research and Social Policy in 2006 and a PhD in Sociology and Social Policy in 2009. Her thesis examined parents' incentives for choosing Welsh-medium education for their children in Cwm Rhymni.
Since 2009, Dr Hodges is a Sociology and Social Policy Lecturer (Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol funded until 2017) and is also an Associate Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Lecturer. Since 2011 she is Director of the M.A Language Policy and Planning and her research interests include key language planning topics such as new speakers of minoritized languages, minority language education, language transmission and language use within the community and the workplace.
Dr Hodges is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a WISERD Research Associate, a member of GWERDDON Editorial Board, a member of COST New Speakers Network and a member of the Institute of Welsh Affairs. She has been on several Erasmus exchanges to the Basque Country where she lectures on Language Planning in Wales in Donostia Univeristy.
Additional Contact Information
Position: Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy
Email: r.s.hodges@bangor.ac.uk
Phone Number: 01248 383034
Location: Room 335, Professors Corridor, Main Arts
Qualifications
- Other: Posgraduate Certificate in Higher Education - Distinction
Prifysgol Bangor, 2014 - PhD: Towards the Light:Welsh-medium education in Cwm Rhymni- parents' incentives for choosing Welsh-medium education for their children
College of Business, Law, Education and Social Sciences in Prifysgol Bangor, 2010 - MA: The Welsh Valleys- Language Use Post Education: A 麻豆传媒高清版 of Young People in Cwm Rhymni
College of Business, Law, Education and Social Sciences in Prifysgol Bangor, 2006 - BA: B.A Sociology and Social Policy
College of Business, Law, Education and Social Sciences in Prifysgol Bangor, 2005
Teaching and Supervision
Undergraduate
SCS1004 Cymdeithaseg a'r Byd Cyfoes
SCS2018 Cymdeithas, Iaith a Phrotest
HAC2002 Addysg yn y Gymru Gyfoes
HAC3002 Addysg yn y Gymru Gyfoes
Postgraduate
SCS4008 Cynllunio Ieithyddol
Research Students
Ifor Gruffydd (PhD - awarded in 2018, first supervisor) Rheolaeth Strategol ar hyfforddiant iaith mewn gweithleoedd sector cyhoeddus听
Si么n Aled Owen (PhD - awarded in 2018, second supervisor) Factors Influencing Welsh Medium School Pupils鈥 Social Use of Welsh
Eileen Tilley (PhD, second supervisor) Adult Welsh learners in Gwynedd
Sh芒n Pritchard (PhD, second supervisor) Y Gymraeg yn y byd digidol 鈥 Profiadau ac agweddau siaradwyr Cymraeg yng Ngwynedd o ddefnyddio apiau Cymraeg neu ddwyieithog (KESS Scholarship with Cwmni Da)
Natalie Lloyd Jones (PhD, second supervisor) Patrymau Gwylio S4C (KESS Scholarship with S4C)
Research Interests
Research Interests
Dr Rhian Hodges' research interests include the following fields:
- New speakers of minoritized languages
- Minorty language education
- Language transmission and language use in the community
Dr Rhian Hodges' research:
Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol Strategic Grant/Grant Strategol y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol (拢37,893) (2017-2019): Prys, C a Hodges, Rh. Pecyn Adnoddau Aml-gyfrwng Cymdeithaseg (PAAC) (Multi-Medium Sociology Resources Pack)
ESRC Knowledge Exchange Fellowship (拢11,396) October 2016- September 2017: A Toolkit for Promoting the Welsh Language in the Community (partnerhship with Mentrau Iaith Cymru)
Welsh Government Commission: (拢69,753.29) Tachwedd 2014: An Evaluation of the Minister's Welsh Language Strategy: A living language a language for living: Welsh Language Use in the Community (Hodges et al 2015)
听Welsh Language Commissioners Grant Comisiynydd y Gymraeg (拢18,000) 2013: Gwirfoddoli a鈥檙 Iaith Gymraeg (Volunteering and the Welsh Language) (Ail ymchwilydd, Prys et al 2013)
Hodges, Rh. (2010)听Tua鈥檙 Goleuni: Addysg Gymraeg yng Nghwm Rhymni 鈥 rhesymau rhieni dros ddewis addysg Gymraeg i鈥檞 plant.听PhD heb ei gyhoeddi. Bangor: Prifysgol Bangor.
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
Dr Rhian Hodges welcomes PhD applications in the following fields:
- Language policy and planning
- New speakers of minoritized languages
- Minority language education
- Transmission and language use
Publications
2024
- Published
Hodges, R., 2024, In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 45, 2, p. 306-322 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - E-pub ahead of print
Bonner, E., Prys, C., Mitchelmore, S. & Hodges, R., 21 Mar 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 17 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Hodges, R. & Prys, C., 16 Apr 2024, Heritage Languages in the Digital Age: The Case of Autochthonous Minority Languages in Western Europe. Ahrendt, B. & Reershemius, G. (eds.). Multilingual Matters, p. 103-127
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥 Chapter 鈥 peer-review - Published
Bonner, E., Prys, C., Hodges, R. & Mitchelmore, S., 7 Aug 2024, In: Current issues in language planning. 25, 4, p. 394-415 22 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
2023
- Published
Prys, C. & Hodges, R., 24 Mar 2023, (Pecyn Adnoddau Amlgyfrwng Cymdeithaseg)
Research output: Book/Report 鈥 Book - Published
Prys, C. & Hodges, R., 24 Mar 2023, Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥 Book - Published
Hodges, R., Prys, C., Bonner, E. (Contributor), Orrell, A. (Contributor) & Gruffydd, I. (Contributor), 28 Jul 2023, 85 p.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥 Commissioned report - Published
Gruffydd, I., Hodges, R. & Prys, C., Sept 2023, In: Current issues in language planning. 24, 4, p. 380-399 20 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
2022
- Published
Prys, C. & Hodges, R., 9 Dec 2022, BBC Cymru Fyw.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication 鈥 Article - Published
Hodges, R. & Prys, C., 15 Dec 2022, The Conversation.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication 鈥 Article
2021
- Published
Prys, C., Hodges, R. & Roberts, G., 13 Aug 2021, In: Linguistic Minorities & Society Journal/Revue Minorit茅s linguistiques et soci茅t茅. 15-16, p. 87-110
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
2020
- Published
Prys, C. & Hodges, R., 15 Dec 2020, Cyflwyniad i ieithyddiaeth. Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol, p. 163-169 7 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥 Chapter - Published
Prys, C., Hodges, R. & Aaron, H. (Illustrator), 1 Jul 2020, 1 ed. Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. 30 p.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥 Book
2019
- Published
Lewis, S., Thomas, H., Grover, T., Glyn, E., Prys, C., Hodges, R. & Roberts, E., 12 Feb 2019, Welsh Government.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥 Commissioned report - Published
Hodges, R. & Prys, C., 27 May 2019, In: Current issues in language planning. 20, 3, p. 207-225
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
2018
- Published
Prys, C., Hodges, R. & Aaron, H. (Illustrator), 2018, 44 p.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥 Book 鈥 peer-review - Published
Prys, C., Hodges, R. & Aaron, H. (Illustrator), 1 Oct 2018, Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. 37 p.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥 Book - Published
Hodges, R., 1 Mar 2018, Eastern European Perspectives on Celtic Studies. Hornsby, M. & Rosiak, K. (eds.). Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, p. 58-88 30 p.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥 Chapter
2017
- Published
Ifan, G. & Hodges, R. S., 31 Mar 2017, Academic Biliteracies : Multilingual Repertoires in Higher Education. Palfreyman, D. M. & van der Walt, C. (eds.). Multilingual Matters
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥 Chapter 鈥 peer-review - Published
Hodges, R. & Prys, C., 7 Aug 2017, ISSUU. 152 p.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥 Commissioned report
2015
- Published
Hodges, R., Prys, C., Orrell, A., Williams, S. & Williams, E., 7 Oct 2015, Welsh Government. 172 p.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥 Commissioned report - Published
Hodges, R., 2015, Dominated Languages in the 21st Century: Papers from the International Conference on Minority Languages XIV.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding 鈥 Conference contribution
2014
- Published
Hodges, R., 2014, In: Zeszyty 艁u偶yckie. 40, p. 93-114
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review - Published
Prys, C., Hodges, R., Mann, R., Collis, B. & Roberts, R., 2 Oct 2014, Welsh Government.
Research output: Book/Report 鈥 Commissioned report
2012
- Published
Hodges, R. S., 31 Jan 2012, In: International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism. 15, 3, p. 355-373
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
2011
- Published
Hodges, R. S., 1 Dec 2011, In: Contemporary Wales. 24, 1, p. 1-27
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
2010
- Published
Hodges, R. S., 1 Jul 2010, In: Gwerrdon. 6
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
2009
- Published
Hodges, R. S., 1 Nov 2009, In: Contemporary Wales. 22, 1, p. 16-35
Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥 Article 鈥 peer-review
Activities
2022
Gwahoddiad i gynnig papur ar Gymdeithaseg a'r gymuned LHDTC+ a Chymru wedi ei noddi gan Brifysgol Bangor a'r Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol
3 Feb 2022
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)Gwahoddiad i gyfrannu i drafodaeth bwrdd gron yn trafod defnydd ieithoedd lleiafrifol. Trafodaeth benodol ar fathau gwahanol o dafodieithoedd, acenion a 'mathau' o ieithoedd lleiafrifol sy'n gysylltiedig gyda'r Gymraeg ac ieithoedd eraill.
17 Jan 2022
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
2020
Invited speaker to present at an international conference, Minority Languages in the Digital Age. Usage, Maintenance and Teaching, Grieswald, Germany
11 Dec 2020
Links:
Cyfraniad fel siaradwr gwadd i Bopdy Trafod Iaith, Menter Iaith Bangor (cyflwyniad a phanel trafod wedi'u ffrydio'n genedlaethol)
30 Nov 2020
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)Cyflwyniad Gwyl Gwyddorau Cymdeithas, ESRC Festival of Social Sciences
12 Nov 2020
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
2017
Papur yn cyflwyno prif ganlyniadau ymchwil a gomisiynwyd gan Lywodraeth Cymru o'n hastudiaeth ymchwil, Defnyddio'r Gymraeg yn y Gymuned, 2015
5 Jul 2017
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)Panel discussion: Language, community and civil society in Wales today, AHRC Research Network - Language Revitalization and Social Transformation 22-23 May (2017), Aberystwyth University
22 May 2017
Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Speaker)
2014
Cyflwyno papur yn seiliedig ar ein modiwl Cymdeithaseg Cerddoriaeth yng nghynhadledd ryngwladol y CCC, Caerdydd/ paper presentation based on an inter-disciplinary module, Sociology of Music, CCC, Cardiff
1 Jul 2014
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)
2013
Gwahoddiad i drafod canlyniadau ' Gwirfoddoli a'r iaith Gymraeg', Cyfres Darlithoedd Donostia, Prifysgol Gwlad y Basg, Donostia /An invitation to discuss research findings of 'Volunteering and the Welsh Language鈥 Donostia Lecture Series: University of the Basque Country, Donostia San-Sebastian.
14 Nov 2013
Activity: Invited talk (Invited speaker)Gwahoddiad i gyflwyno canlyniadau cychwynnol ymchwil ar y Gymraeg a gwirfoddoli yng nghynhadledd genedlaethol Cyngor Gweithredu Gwirfoddol Cymru / Invited presentation to discuss the prelimary findings of research on the Welsh language and volunteering at the Wales Council for Voluntary Action national conference
18 Sep 2013
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)Cyflwyno paper ar ymchwil siaradwyr newydd yn ICML, Prifysgol Graz, Awstria/ paper presentation on new Welsh speakers data, ICML Graz, Austria
7 Sep 2013
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)Symposiwm Cynllunio Ieithyddol rhyngwladol yn trafod yr angen i gynnwys strategaethau cynllunio ieithyddol holistig y tu hwnt i'r ystafell ddosbarth er mwyn hyrwyddo defnydd cymdeithasol fwy eang o ieithoedd lleiafrifol fel y Gymraeg
An International Language Planning Symposium discussing the need to include holistic language planning strategies beyond the classroom to faciliate wider social use of minoritized languages such as Welsh
8 Mar 2013
Activity: Participation in Academic conference (Organiser)Cynhadledd Genedlaethol Mentrau Iaith Cymru/ National Mentrau Iaith Cymru Conference
13 Feb 2013
Activity: Invited talk (Invited speaker)
2012
Cyflwyno paper ar y cyd 芒 Dr Gwawr Ifan yn trafod pwysigrwydd Cerddoriaeth i iechyd a lles yng Nghymru/ paper presentation with Dr Gwawr Ifan discussing the importance of music for social well-being in Wales
5 Sep 2012
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)Cyflwyno paper yn ICLASP, Leeuwarden, yr Iseldiroedd/ paper presentation in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands
20 Jun 2012
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)Cyflwyno papur ym maes siaradwyr newydd y Gymraeg/ paper presentation - New Speakers of Minority Languages: A Dialogue, Prifysgol Caeredin
Mar 2012
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)
2011
Cyflwyno papur ar ganlyniadau PhD yng nghynhadledd haf WISERD, Caerdydd 2011/ paper presentation at WISERD Summer Conference, Cardiff
Jul 2011
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)Cyflwyno papur ar ganlyniadau PhD ICML, Prifysgol Flensburg a Phrifysgol Sonderborg/ paper presentation on PhD findingd ICML, Universities of Flensburg and Sonderborg
Jun 2011
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)Gwahoddiad i roi papur yn y Gyfres Ymchwil Ieithoedd Celtaidd, SOILSSE , SOILLSE, Prifysgol Caeredin
15 May 2011
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)
2009
Cyflwyno papur ar ganlyniadau PhD yn ICML Prifysgol Tartu, Estonia/
Paper presentation on PhD findings ICML Conference, Tartu University, Estonia
May 2009
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)
2007
Cyflwyno papur ymchwil ar ganlyniadau cychwynnol PhD (ICML) 2007, Pecs, Hungari/ Paper presentation on initial PhD findings, ICML, Pecs, Hungary
5 Jul 2007
Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)
Projects
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01/04/2022 鈥 07/12/2023 (Finished)
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01/11/2014 鈥 30/11/2015 (Finished)