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Personal profile
Willing to supervise doctoral students
I am currently working on the "Disciplinary Literacy & Corpus-Based Pedagogy: The BAWESS (British Academic Written English Secondary School) Corpus" - BAWESS Project for short, The BAWESS Project focuses on disciplinary literacy and language patterns found in writing during the secondary school exam years. Currently, I am willing to take on PhD students who are interested in studying:
- Language and Education - disciplinary literacy and the explicit teaching of language for curriculum learning, register, language patterns when writing during the exam years in secondary school.
- Pedagogy - genre based pedagogy and educational theory related to the language of schooling.
- Language analysis- discourse analysis, systemic functional linguistics and corpus analysis of disciplinary literacy texts.
Research interests
Gail has carried out research and published in the areas of written, spoken and digital workplace communication, systemic functional linguistics, discourse analysis, language education and teaching development. She is currently involved in research related to classroom discourse, disciplinary literacy, pedagogy, the explicit teaching of language for curriculum learning and digital global workplace communication focusing on the role of language in this emerging field.
Teaching interests
Before joining Bath University, Gail taught in Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, Hungary, and the UK. In Hong Kong, Gail worked at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), where she was Associate Head of the Department, Programme Leader for the Master of Arts in English Language Teaching and the Doctor of Applied Language Sciences. During her time at PolyU, Gail received the Faculty Award for Teaching 2013, the President’s Award for Teaching 2014 and the Hong Kong University Teacher of the Year Award 2015, the Faculty's Service Award 2017, and the PolyU's Knowledge Transfer Award 2017.
Education/Academic qualification
BA
P.G.C.E
MEd TEFL
PhD Applied Linguistics
Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy
External positions
External Examiner, Cardiff University
2022 → …
External Examiner, British University of Dubai
31 Dec 2020 → 30 Nov 2030
Keywords
- Education, digital communication between humans and AI, language and literacy, language teacher education, action research, systemic functional linguistics, discourse analysis, critical discourse analysis, English for academic purposes, globalisation and education, English medium instruction and communication in the workplace.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Sprinkling Students with Willingness to Communicate: A Playful Poker Chip Game
Lin, H. Y. (PI), Forey, G. (CoI), Chin, P. (CoI) & Goddard, A. (CoI)
16/04/26 → 31/07/27
Project: Other
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The Importance of Disciplinary Literacy in iGCSE: A Data Driven Study in Hong Kong
Forey, G. (CoI), Ratkaine Jablonkai, R. (CoI) & Lok, B. (PI)
5/01/26 → 4/01/28
Project: Research-related funding
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The Importance of Disciplinary Literacy in iGCSE: A Data Driven Study in Hong Kong
Forey, G. (CoI) & Ratkaine Jablonkai, R. (CoI)
3/11/25 → 29/10/27
Project: Other
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Disciplinary Literacy and the British Academic Written English Secondary School (BAWESS) Corpus
Forey, G. (PI) & Ratkaine Jablonkai, R. (CoI)
1/02/25 → 31/01/28
Project: Research council
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ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS: A multimodal discourse analysis perspective
Forey, G. & Feng, D., 31 Mar 2026, The Routledge Handbook of English for Academic Purposes (2nd ed.). Hyland, K. & Thompson, P. (eds.). 2nd ed. London, U. K.: Routledge, p. 448-462 15 p.Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Book chapter
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Digital Framing in End-of-Life Communication: Constructing “Good Death” Support in the Discourse of Hospice Care Institutions in the UK and Hong Kong
Wan, Y. N., Forey, G. & Zeng, W., 1 May 2026, In: Healthcare. 14, 9, 1187.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring the underexplored: Assessing students’ willingness to communicate in the curriculum
Lin, H. Y. & Forey, G., 30 Apr 2026, In: Review of Education. 14, 1, e70151.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The role of the BAWESS corpus, Disciplinary Literacy and Systemic Functional Linguistics in supporting and improving academic writing amongst EAL students
Forey, G., Ratkaine Jablonkai, R., Beauchamp, D. & Therova, D., 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Other › peer-review
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Exploring Collective Identity and Community Connections: An Interpersonal Analysis of Online Visitor Reviews at the Overseas Chinese Museum (2012-2023)
Wan, Y. N. & Forey, G., 30 Nov 2024, In: Forum for Linguistic Studies. 6, 5, p. 149-170 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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University Teaching Award
Charles, J. (Recipient), Edwards, R. (Recipient), Forey, G. (Recipient), Mason, E. (Recipient) & Noble, L. (Recipient), 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Vice Chancellors Engagement Award (Commendation)
Forey, G. (Recipient) & Cranham, J. (Recipient), 24 Jul 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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1st Disciplinary Literacy Symposium
Forey, G. (Chair), Ratkaine Jablonkai, R. (Speaker), Nesi, H. (Speaker), Hyland, K. (Speaker), Lockwood, J. (Speaker), McCallum, L. (Speaker), Handford, H. (Speaker), Cheers, N. (Speaker) & Forey, G. (Speaker)
13 Jul 2024Activity: Academic conferences and events (excluding conference publications) › Conference or panel chair
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2nd Disciplinary Literacy Symposium
Forey, G. (Chair), Ratkaine Jablonkai, R. (Speaker), Forey, G. (Speaker), Therova, D. (Speaker), Beauchamp, D. (Speaker), Nesi, H. (Speaker), Gardner, S. (Speaker), Doran, Y. (Speaker), Jones, P. (Speaker), Matruglio, E. (Speaker), Chen, H. (Speaker), Derewianka, B. (Speaker), Humphrey, S. (Speaker), Gebhard, M. (Speaker), Xuan, W. W. H. (Speaker), Llinares, A. (Speaker), Cheers, N. (Speaker), Handford, H. (Speaker), Durrant, P. (Speaker) & Thompson, P. (Speaker)
26 Jun 2025 → 27 Jun 2025Activity: Academic conferences and events (excluding conference publications) › Conference or panel chair
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Invited Lecture: Language, Education & Pedagogic Research
Forey, G. (Speaker)
20 Feb 2025Activity: Academic conferences and events (excluding conference publications) › Keynote presentation or prestigious invited talk
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Plenary: From Global Frameworks to Local Classrooms: The BAWESS Project Advancing Disciplinary Literacy through an SFL Lens
Forey, G. (Speaker)
13 Jul 2026 → 16 Jul 2026Activity: Academic conferences and events (excluding conference publications) › Keynote presentation or prestigious invited talk
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Plenary: Language, Disciplinary Literacy and Data Driven Learning: What we know, What we Need to Know & The British Academic Written English Secondary School (BAWESS) Corpus
Forey, G. (Speaker)
21 Feb 2025Activity: Academic conferences and events (excluding conference publications) › Keynote presentation or prestigious invited talk