I am excited to be the guest of Jilin University (China) for two weeks delivering a lecture series covering issues around sociolinguistics and literacy research. I was supposed to be in China this year as part of my Levehulme Research Fellowship but unfortunately this trip is not possible […]
Some literacy researchers refer to artefactual literacy as the study of literacy practices embedded in material cultural objects. Literacy practices that are connected to objects and physical experience are often key to heritage, in this case a fan that is used within a traditional tea ceremony. According to Dr Naoki Yamamoto, […]
I am pleased to announce that I have won a Leverhulme Research Fellowship for a project which focuses on what has been an area of interest of mine for the last few years. The project is entitled ‘Literacy and Harmony: A study of Sino-Muslim heritage literacies in modern […]
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Critical perspectives on teaching in the multilingual university (co-editors: Ibrar Bhatt, Mbulungeni Madiba and Khawla Badwan) Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com For all societies aiming to play a part in the global economy, language policy in higher education teaching is emerging…
Had a lovely visit to Dublin City University today, and a lovely welcome from Mark Brown and his team at the National Institute for Digital Learning. Much appreciated after a whole week recovering from a harsh viral infection. I’m looking forward to further collaborations with the Institute and […]
The following are the slides to my series of guest talks delivered over the last week at Hanoi National University Of Education (Vietnam), The Coffee Inn (Hanoi, Vietnam), and Universitas Negeri Surabaya (Indonesia): I’m still travelling and will write another post reflecting on this trip when I […]