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Colleagues in Applied Linguistics are invited to meet Professor Catherine Mills (Monash Bioethics Centre, Monash University) and Professor Jo Winning (Literary Studies, Monash University) during an open-door drop-in session on 15 October 2026.
The session will provide an opportunity to explore new and ongoing projects, develop connections, and discuss potential collaborations. Their visit to Warwick aims to explore the intersections between arts and social science research at Warwick and Monash, strengthen relationships, and deepen understanding of engagement cultures and the role of engagement in research.
The event will take place from 2.00pm to 3.00pm in S1.141 on 15 October 2026.
Jason Anderson and Suyog Dixit will be joined by Professor Ofelia García for the online launch of their new book, Translanguaging in English Language Classrooms: A Guide for Teachers.
The event is:Translanguaging in English Language Classrooms: A Guide for Teachers book launch, featuring Jason Anderson, Suyog Dixit and Professor Ofelia García, 9 October 2026, 3.00pm (UK time).
Registration and further information: https://cambridgeorg.zoom.us/webinar/register/7517877538534/WN_mMEyXJbmTDuryHPdYqNCQg.
Book details: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009776813.
Christopher Strelluf co-edited, with Michelle Waldispühl (University of Oslo), a special issue of the International Journal of the Sociology of Language on the theme of Publicly engaged historical sociolinguistics and present-day conflicts.
The special issue explores how historical sociolinguistic research can engage with contemporary social issues and conflicts. Christopher and Michelle co-authored the introduction to the issue, while Christopher also co-authored a research article examining the role of participatory research in addressing language ideology conflicts in East London.
The publications were:
- Strelluf, C., & Waldispühl, M. (2026). Introduction: Publicly engaged historical sociolinguistics and present-day conflicts. International Journal of the Sociology of Language. https://doi.org/10.1515/ijsl-2025-0154
- Strelluf, C., Green, A., & Osmani, S. (2026). Reducing standard-language-ideology conflicts through participatory research in historical sociolinguistics. International Journal of the Sociology of Language. https://doi.org/10.1515/ijsl-2025-0153
Jason Anderson delivered two invited talks in September 2026.
The talks focused on project-based learning and teacher resilience in educational settings.
The talks were:
- Supporting project-based learning in the British School Group, plenary talk at the British School Group Annual Conference (Italy), 17 September 2026.
- Teacher resilience through expertise in difficult circumstances, webinar for the Ukrainian Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language, 24 September 2026.
Altman Peng delivered three guest talks at Australian universities in August 2026. The talks explored digital culture, gender, and dissent in contemporary Chinese and Sinophone contexts.
- From neoliberal feminism to the jiaoqi/tradwife aesthetic: Two faces/phases of China's women-centric influencer economy, Digital Media Research Centre Seminar Series, Queensland University of Technology, 18 August 2026.
- A critical reading of (distorted) dissent in the transnational Sinophone context, Chinese Studies Seminar Series, University of New South Wales, 17 August 2026.
- A feminist reading of China's digital manosphere/sports fandom through Critical Discourse Studies, PhD and ECR Workshop Series, Asian Cultural Research Hub, University of Melbourne, 14 August 2026.