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Paul Chilton has written a book 鈥楤rexitspeak: Demagoguery and the Decline of Democracy鈥�
This was published in November 2024 and is available to purchase
Jason Anderson's Publication
Jason Anderson Dixit, S. A., & Anderson, J. (2025). Translanguaging: A view from the South. Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism. Advance online publication.
Many congratulations to Marianna Patrick who passed her viva with minor corrections!
Her thesis is titled 鈥淭hat鈥檚 like my little happy place鈥�: Positioning places and identities in narratives of serial migration. External examiner was Dorien van de Mieroop who attended the viva in person and also gave a talk (accompanied by some lovely Belgium chocolate) at the department, and internal examiner was Kieran File
Congratulations to Xi Li, who passed her PhD viva (online) with flying colours!
Xi's thesis was titled 鈥楢 history of English Education in Missionary Institutions in Late 19th and Early 20th Century China鈥�. Xi Li鈥檚 external examiner was Prof. Bob Adamson (University of Nottingham Ningbo), author of China鈥檚 English: A History of English in Chinese Education. Prof. Neil Murray was the internal examiner and Dr Jason Anderson acted as viva adviser. Xi Li鈥檚 supervisor, Prof. Richard Smith, has now guided 25 doctoral students to successful completion of a thesis as main or 50:50 supervisor!
Tony Liddicoat has written numerous publications
賶 : 賳馗乇丞 毓丕賲丞 毓賶 賲賳丕賴噩 丕賱鬲禺胤 胤 (2024) .J Anthony ,Liddicoat 丕賱鬲禺胤 胤 丕賱賱睾賵賷 賵賯囟丕 丕 丕賱兀賲賳 丕賱賯賵 [Linguistic planning and national security issues: an overview of planning approaches] (Trans. Soufiane Ouaki) Tajseer Journal 6 (2). https://doi.org/10.29117/tis.2024.0192
Liddicoat, Anthony J. (2024). Developing a critical intercultural perspective in language learning. Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 21 (Supplement), 97–108. https://doi.org/10.56040/atld2121
Liddicoat, Anthony J., & Han, Yawen. (2024) Politics, ideologies, values, and power in English language teaching. In Ali Fuad Selvi and Nicola Galloway (eds) The Routledge Handbook of Teaching English as an International Language (pp. 34-48). Routledge. Liddicoat, Anthony J. (2024) Intercultural pragmatics. In D脿niel K脿dar and Naoko Taguchi (eds) Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics: Pragmatics. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal1446.pub3
Liddicoat, Anthony J. & Martine Derivry-Plard (2025) Research practice as multilingual habitus. Bridgett Goodman and Brian Seilstad (eds) Learning to do research multilingually: Conceptual and methodological failures, struggles and successes. Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters.
Jo Angouri Appointed Editor-in-Chief of Discourse & Communication / 999 R.E.A.C.H. - Remote support in Emergency Assistance, Clinical Healthcare
We are delighted to share that Professor Jo Angouri has been appointed as the Editor-in-Chief of Discourse & Communication, a leading journal in our field and one that closely aligns with the research portfolio of Applied Linguistics.Congratulations to Jo on this significant achievement.
Jo is eager to expand and grow the journal鈥檚 footprint, if you have ideas for special issues or other contributions, Jo would be delighted to hear from you.
Jo Angouri is also leading the 999 R.E.A.C.H. - which added to the portfolio of work on Risk Negotiation and Decision Making in Medical Emergencies.
The project focuses on video technology for medical emergencies and engages with policy gaps surrounding the ethical and standardised use of video technologies in medical emergencies. Congratulations to Jo and the team on driving this impactful and forward-looking research. Joining Jo on this project are two newly appointed research assistants, Nora Bajcsi and Helen Wesson who are working in S1.19.
This is a great moment for Applied Linguistics and SELCS and we look forward to seeing exciting developments that Jo will bring to the journal.