Sarah Cooper
Bangor University
Welsh Crucible 2026
Dr Sarah Cooper is a Lecturer in Linguistics at Bangor University. She completed a PhD in linguistics before working on Welsh speech recognition with the Language Technologies Unit at Canolfan Bedwyr. She later took up her current post in the Department of Linguistics, English Language and Bilingualism, where she teaches phonetics and bilingualism.
Her research focuses on Welsh phonetics, second language acquisition, and language attitudes, with a particular interest in how adults learn Welsh pronunciation and how this shapes confidence and integration as new speakers. She continues to collaborate with the Language Technologies Unit and supervises students working on technologies for lesser-resourced languages. Sarah is interested in developing interdisciplinary research connecting language, society, and public engagement.