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All welcome to a public symposium organized by our faculty, featuring three distinguished visiting speakers, along with Dr Kristof Savski. Register here to receive the Zoom link: https://forms.gle/8icAhWug5gCSrWCn8

On 28 May, we had the honour of welcoming three globally recognized applied linguistics, Professor Angel Lin, Dr Prem Phyak and Dr Shakina Rajendram, who joined Dr Kristof Savski in a symposium about the meaning of translanguaging for English language education in Asia.

In March 2024, our faculty is hosting Professor Peter de Costa (Michigan State University, USA). Prof de Costa is a key name in contemporary applied linguistics, working on a range of issues including teacher and learner emotions, language policy, World Englishes, English-medium instruction, and others. He is currently also co-editor of the top-ranked journal TESOLContinue reading “Public lectures by Prof Peter de Costa”

On 16 August, we hosted a special public lecture by Dr Jean-Marc Dewaele, Emeritus Professor of Applied Linguistics and Multilingualism at Birkbeck, University of London, and Visiting Professor in our programmes. Prof Dewaele spoke about The Crucial Role of Learner Emotions in the Foreign Language Classroom. If you missed the lecture, you can watch itContinue reading “Public lecture by Prof Jean-Marc Dewaele”