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Jason Anderson Dixit, S. A., & Anderson, J. (2025). Translanguaging: A view from the South. Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1075/lab.24046.dix
Martin Cortazzi was an invited panel member to contribute an online presentation on 'International researchers share their findings on the PhD the viva'
The panel, 'International researchers share their findings on the PhD the viva' for South African universities, and organised to ensure quality postgraduate experience and to help establish PhD vivas where this is not yet compulsory. Among over 100 attending were two university vice-chancellors, the National Coordinator of quality assurance, senior professors, doctoral supervisors and candidates. Martin Cortazzi with Lixian Jin also gave a plenary conference presentation on 'Applied linguistic perspectives on developing intercultural communication' at the Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, Oct. 31st- Nov. 1st Finally, Martin Cortazzi with Lixian Jin gave an invited presentation on 'Planetization through intercultural Communication' for the 23rd Conference on International Exchange and Professionals, attended by 1,200 participants from 70 countries, on November 2nd - 3rd in Shanghai, China,
Many congratulations to Marianna Patrick who passed her viva with minor corrections!
Her thesis is titled “That’s like my little happy place”: 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 ‘A history of English Education in Missionary Institutions in Late 19th and Early 20th Century China’. Xi Li’s external examiner was Prof. Bob Adamson (University of Nottingham Ningbo), author of China’s 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’s 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
ى : نظرة عامة عى مناهج التخط ط (2024) .J Anthony ,Liddicoat التخط ط اللغوي وقضا ا الأمن القو [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 Dàniel Kàdar 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.