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Research interests

 

I am a member of the Language and Educational Practices (LEP) research cluster within the Department of Education. I have worked in the field of international language education and intercultural communication for over 30 years, having been a language teacher, teacher educator, lecturer, translator, researcher and curriculum consultant in several countries of East Asia and Europe. For several years I was involved in British Council and DfID funded curriculum development projects in China and Indonesia, from which I developed a continuing interest in language education and intercultural communication in the Asia Pacific region. In recent years I have also been increasingly interested in language education in Latin America.

I joined the University of Bath in 2003. I am currently Marketing Coordinator for the Dept of Education and convenor of the Language, Culture and Education unit (ED60279) of the EdD programme. Other positions I have held include Leader of the Language and Educational Practices Research Cluster (2013-2018), Director of Studies of the MA TESOL (2007-2015), Director and Course Designer of the MA in English as a Medium of Instruction (MA EMI), Director of the Postgraduate International Summer School (2003-2005) and Acting Director of Studies of the MA in Education (2011).

My recent research projects and publications have focused on language and identity (including the critique of ‘the East Asian learner’ stereotype); the branding and marketization of English as an International Language; and intercultural communication and learning. I supervise in these and a range of other language-related areas.

I am a fervent advocate of multilingualism and use several languages in my personal and professional life.

 

Willing to supervise doctoral students

I am particularly interested in supervising research in the following subject areas:

Intercultural communication and learning
Language, culture and identity
English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI)
The cultural politics of TESOL

I am particularly keen to supervise studies involving the following research methodologies:

Linguistic ethnography
Critical and multimodal discourse analysis

 

 

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):

  • SDG 4 - Quality Education

Education/Academic qualification

PhD Language Studies, Doctor of Philosophy, Discursive Struggle in Chinese Universities: English ‘linguistic imperialism’, appropriation and resistance, University of Kent

1 Apr 19961 Jan 2001

Award Date: 1 Jan 2001

Master of Education, TESOL: Problem-Solution Patterns in Technical & Economics Discourse, University of Leeds

1 Sept 198830 Sept 1989

Award Date: 1 Jan 1989

Cambridge Cert TEFL 1986

Award Date: 1 Aug 1986

BA , Bachelor of Arts, Modern Languages, University of Hull

1 Sept 19811 Jul 1985

Award Date: 1 Jul 1985

External positions

External examiner, MA TESOL Pre-service Programme, University College London

1 Oct 201830 Sept 2022

External Examiner, UG General Modular Scheme, Canterbury Christ Church University

1 Sept 201330 Sept 2017

External Examiner, BA English Language and Communication, Canterbury Christ Church University

1 Sept 201230 Sept 2016

External Examiner, MEd TESOL, University of Exeter

1 Oct 200830 Sept 2012

Keywords

  • L Education (General)
  • TESOL
  • Intercultural communication
  • Applied Linguistics
  • discourse analysis
  • Second language teacher education

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