Academic & Teaching Staff: Professional & Research Interests
| CENTRE STAFF | PROFESSIONAL & RESEARCH INTERESTS |
|---|---|
| Peter Brown |
Literature in language teaching; Language teacher education. |
| Dr Seongsook Choi | Syntax, semantics, syntax-semantics/pragmatics/lexicon interface, lexical semantics, morphology, language acquisition, East/South Asian languages, Korean |
| Dr Fei-Yu Chuang | Computer-assisted language learning; error analysis; written accuracy and the Chinese learner; corpus linguistics. |
| Janet Collinge |
English for Academic Purposes, English for Specific Purposes (Dentistry), IELTS, materials development, language testing and development |
| Andrew Davidson |
Intercultural Communication, Intercultural Education, English for Academic Purposes, Postcolonial Studies, Literature and Language Teaching, Sociocultural Theory, Materials Writing, e-learning |
| Dr Daniel Dauber |
International Business & Management; Organisational Change, Behaviour & Psychology; Cross-cultural Management; Mergers and Acquisitions |
| Jane Garrett | English for academic purposes; grammar; using drama in ELT. |
| Tilly Harrison | Second language writing; pedagogical uses of corpus linguistics; computer-assisted language learning, especially Internet applications such as wikis, blogs, podcasts and WebQuests; English for academic purposes. |
| Dr Claudia Harsch | Language assessment (across cultures); implementation of the Common European Framework of Reference; qualitative methods of constructing language tests and teaching material; teacher training; role of learners' self assessment; development and assessment of intercultural competences. |
| Fiona Kaplan | English for academic purposes; teacher development; learner autonomy; intercultural communication |
| Harry Kuchah | Context appropriate pedagogies; Teaching and researching young learners; Teacher development; Learner autonomy; Teaching large classes |
| Dr Malcolm MacDonald | Intercultural communication; cultural studies; critical theory; post-structuralism; discourse analysis; language and literature; language learning theory; curriculum theory; curriculum design; materials design; English for Academic Purposes (EAP), English for Specific Purposes (ESP) |
| Dr Steve Mann | Teacher development, action research, qualitative research, qualitative interviews, professional discourse, discourse analysis, task based learning. |
| June McCready | Pronunciation. |
| Dr Annamaria Pinter | English for young learners; task based teaching and learning; sociocultural theory; teacher development and language learner/teacher autonomy. |
| Nigel Prentice | Teaching English for academic purposes. |
| Dr Sophie Reissner-Roubicek | Pragmatics and discourse analysis; Intercultural and Intracultural interaction; employment discourse; classroom interaction; language teaching methodology |
| Lynnette Richards | Materials writing; elearning; cross-cultural issues; English for academic purposes. |
| Dr Keith Richards | Spoken interaction; professional talk; professional identity; classroom interaction. |
| Dr Gerard Sharpling | English for academic purposes (EAP); English for specific purposes (ESP); critical theory; poststructuralist philosophy and thought; critical language testing (CLT); creative approaches to academic writing instruction; anti-oppressive practice in language teaching; gender, sexuality and transgender issues. |
| Dr Mukul Saxena | Interactional sociolinguistics, Ethnography of multilingual settings, (English-)bilingual classroom interaction, Language education policy, Multilingual literacies, Language maintenance & shift, World Englishes |
| Dr Stephanie Schnurr | Workplace discourse; Leadership discourse; Language and gender; Humour; (Im)Politeness; Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis; Intercultural and cross-cultural communication |
| Dr Richard Smith | History of language teaching & applied linguistics; Textbook analysis; Bottom-up innovation in ELT/TESOL; Learner and teacher autonomy; Teacher research engagement; Teaching English in 'difficult circumstances'. |
| Prof Helen Spencer-Oatey |
Cross-cultural/intercultural pragmatics; face and politeness theory; intercultural discourse; intercultural competence/adaptation; international teamworking; culture and pedagogy; culture and identity. |
| Russell Stannard |
ICT and ELT/TESOL. Materials writing and teaching methodologies in language learning. Feedback and assessment. |
| Dr Ema Ushioda | Language learner motivation; learner autonomy; sociocultural theory; teacher development; computer-mediated communication. |
| Jiayi Wang | Intercultural communication; culture and interpreting |
| Dr Sue Wharton | Written discourse analysis; language teacher research; professional identity. |
| Paul Wilson | Course design; education technology; work-related learning. |
| Rose Woodford | Trainer development; the human face of teacher training; individual learning styles. |
