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Driving Multilingual Education Forward

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:15:00 GMT

Dr Jason Anderson travelled to Assam, India on the invitation of the Government of Assam to deliver an invited talk: “Translingual English-medium instruction (EMI): A pathway to multilingual and multidisciplinary efficacy for international higher education institutions”, and signed a research MOU with Padmini Boruah of the University of Gauhati as part of the conference: International Perspectives on Multidisciplinary Education and Attainment of SDGs in Higher Education, Guwahati, Assam, 29-30 Jan, 2026.

See slides here: https://www.jasonanderson.org.uk/downloads/anderson_2026_translingual_emi.pdf

Dr Anderson also delivered an invited lecture at the University of Gauhati entitled: "Exploring the potential of AI with project-based learning: Pedagogy for higher education in the 21st century."

Congratulations to Winnie Shum for passing her viva

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 09:00:00 GMT

Congratulations to Winnie Shum for passing her viva with minor corrections. The title of the thesis was ‘Developing Tertiary Students’ Intercultural Interactional Competences: An Investigation of the Effectiveness of a Conversation Analysis-based Blended Pedagogy’. Winnie’s examiners were Zhu Hua (external, UCL) and Duncan Lees (internal), and her supervisors were Tony Liddicoat (first) and Fiona Copland (second), replacing Troy McConachy.

Congratulations to Meifang Zhuo for passing her viva

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 09:00:00 GMT

Congratulations to Meifang Zhuo for passing her viva with minor corrections. The title of the thesis was ‘A teacher-research intervention to promote language teacher wellbeing and professional development in China: the promise of an EPAR design’ Meifang’s examiners were Judith Hanks ( external, University of Leeds) and Steve Mann (internal), and his supervisors were Annamaria Pinter ( first) and Neil Murray (second).

Congratulations to Junjie Li for passing his viva

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:00:00 GMT

Congratulations to Junjie Li for passing his viva with minor corrections. The title of the thesis was ‘Researching with children to make sense of emerging language learning motivation in context: An ethnography’.

Junjie’s examiners were Jane Andrews ( external, UWE) and Ema Ushioda ( internal), and his supervisors were Annamaria Pinter (first) and Richard Smith (second).

Congratulations to Xiaofang Lu for passing her PhD viva

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:32:32 GMT

Congratulations to Xiaofang Lu for passing her PhD viva with minor corrections. The title of her thesis was Researching and Reconceptualising Language Teacher Identity: Pre-service Chinese Teacher of English’s teacher identity construction in China. Xiaofang’s examiners were Yvonne Foley (external, University of Edinburgh) and Annamaria Pinter (internal), and her and her supervisors were Tony Liddicoat (first) and Steve Mann (second).

Jo Angouri and colleagues: EUTOPIA Innovation challenge: Exploring multilingualism

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:53:42 GMT

From 17–21 November, 78 students from across the EUTOPIA Alliance gathered at VUB in Brussels for the Innovation Challenge on “Challenges and Innovations in Multilingual Societies.”

This year’s event connected closely with EUTOPIA’s Multilingualism and Diversity and Text and Discourse Analysis communities. ��TV was represented by eight undergraduates from SELCS and SMLC, joining peers from partner universities for a dynamic week of collaboration and creativity.

Students took part in lectures and interactive workshops led by academics from across the alliance. Professor Jo Angouri, lead of the Multilingualism and Diversity community, delivered a double session on future directions in multilingualism research—exploring how rethinking language can foster more inclusive societies and the policy, educational, and communicative shifts needed to make this happen.

Working in cross-institutional, cross-disciplinary teams, participants tackled real-world challenges and developed innovative solutions. Projects ranged from multilingualism in education, healthcare, and tourism to language use on social media, identity, and the persistence of “one nation, one language” ideologies. Many drew on case studies and personal experiences, showcasing the richness of transnational learning.

On the final day, teams presented solutions shaped by community-centred and technology-enabled approaches. Key ideas included leveraging full linguistic repertoires, promoting cross-cultural awareness, creating interactive digital tools, and exploring how AI can support equitable multilingual communication.

Rachel Rowntree has just had an article accepted for publication

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 08:25:00 GMT

Jones, C., Emmerson, S., Guerin, C., Rixon, L., Magulike, C., Rowntree, R., Haque, A., & Palikara, O. (forthcoming). Promoting the participation of part-time PGR students through a co-produced writing retreat. Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education.

Annamaria Pinter giving a closing plenary at ATFLY ( Advances in Teaching Foreign Languages to Young Learners) Conference on 20 June

Mon, 16 Jun 2025 08:05:00 GMT

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Jo Angouri’s team have secured funding of £710,000 for the NIHR project: ‘emeRgEncy diSPatch decisiONs using viDeo consultation (999 R.E.S.P.O.N.D. 2)’

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 15:25:00 GMT

The new study expands the impact of this growing programme of work and further develops and establishes the methodology Jo has been refining over several years. This achievement is significant not only in terms of research funding, but also in positioning Jo and ��TV Applied Linguistics as a leader in emergency care and complex decision-making research.

Erkin Mukhammedov has achieved the status of Senior Fellow with AdvanceHE. Congratulations to him!

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:50:00 GMT