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Professor Martin Cortazzi

Visiting Professor, Centre for Applied Linguistics, University of Warwick

Email: M.Cortazzi@warwick.ac.uk 

 

BACKGROUND 

Martin has taught applied linguistics and trained primary and secondary teachers in several universities in Britain and given courses for teachers in Lebanon, Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey, Iran, China and elsewhere. He has a range of research interests in educational linguistics and ELT, including areas of narrative and metaphor analysis, cultures of learning, textbook and materials design, discourse and classroom language. He is a visiting and honorary professor at a number of well-known Chinese universities and Departmental Academic Advisor to the English Centre at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has also been an external examiner for MA courses and PhD theses at many British universities. He was chief editor and contributing author for several series of College English textbooks for China (Shanghai) and recently completed eight teachers’ books for New Standard College English (Beijing).

 

RECENT PUBLICATIONS 

Books

Cortazzi, M. & Jin, L. (Eds.) (2013) Researching Cultures of Learning; international persepctives in language learning and education, Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan.pp. 355.


Jin, L. & Cortazzi, M. (Eds.) (2013) Researching Intercultural Learning; investigations in language and education, Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 287.


Book Chapters


Cortazzi, M. & Jin, L. (2013) Creativity and Criticality: developing dialogues of learning and thinking through synergy with China. In T. Coverdale_Jones (Ed.) Transnational Higher Education in the Asian context, Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 97-117.


Cortazzi, M. & Jin, L. (2013) Introduction: Researching Cultures of Learning. In M. Cortazzi & L. Jin (Eds.) Researching Cultures of Learning; international perspectives on language learning and education, Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan pp. 1-17.


Wang, J. & Cortazzi, M. (2013) Changing Cultural Ways with Praise: a distant action research project in China. In M. Cortazzi & L. Jin (Eds.) Researching Cultures of Learning; international perspectives on language learning and education, Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan pp. 95-115.


Makhanova, G. & Cortazzi, M. (2013) Kazakh Students’ Perceptions of Good English Teachers: multiple heritages in a culture of learning. Researching Cultures of Learning; international perspectives on language learning and education, Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan pp. 179-202.


Jin, L. & Cortazzi, M. (2013) Introduction: Research and levels of intercultural learning. In Jin, L. & M. Cortazzi (Eds.) Researching Intercultural Learning; investigations into language and education, Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 1-17.


Liang, X; Jin, L. & Cortazzi, M. (2013) Peer Assistance in an English Immersion Context in China. Researching Intercultural Learning; investigations into language and education, Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 99-116.


Jin, L. & Cortazzi, M. (2013) Postscript. Researching Intercultural Learning; investigations into language and education, Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, pp.282-284.


Cortazzi, M. & Jin, L. (2012) Journeys of learning: insights into intercultural adaptation. In X. Dai & S. Kulich (Eds.) Intercultural Adaptation (1): Theoretical explorations and empirical studies, Shanghai: Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, pp. 399-420.


Cortazzi, M. & Jin, L. (2012) Approaching Narrative Analysis with 19 questions. In S. Delamont (Ed.) Handbook of Qualitative Research in Education, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 474-488.


Journal Articles

Pilcher, N; Cortazzi, M. & Jin L. (in press 2013) Da Capo, a musical technique to evoke narrative recall, Psychology of Music,

Fazey, I; Evely, A. C; Reed, M. S; Stringer, L. C; Kruijsen, J; White, L; Newsham, A; Jin, L; Cortazzi, M; Phillipson, J; Blackstock, K; Entwhistle, N; Sheate, W; Armstrong, F; Blackmore, C; Fazey, J; Ingram, L; Gregson, J; Lowe, P; Marton, S, & Trevitt, C. (2012) Knowledge Exchange: a review and research agenda for environmental management, Environmental Conservation, Available on CJO 2012 doi:10.1017/S037689291200029X

Cortazzi, M; Pilcher, N. & Jin, L. (2011) Language choices and ‘blind shadows’: investigating interviewing with Chinese participants, Qualitative Research, 11 (5) 505-535.


Research Supervision

Please note that although academic colleagues associated with the Centre make an important contribution to its research activities, they do not supervise research students. If you are interested in applying for a place on our doctoral programme, please contact Elaine Roberts E.A.Roberts@warwick.ac.uk who will direct you to an appropriate colleague.