2. Invited Presentations

2012

  • What do students make of feedback? (workshop) The Second International Conference on ELT in the Islamic World. Iran Language Institute, Tehran, Iran. 

  • Performing  identity in applied linguistics. A corpus approach. Seminar Series. Lingnan University, Hong Kong. 5 Nov, 2012.  

  • Genre: research into practice in language education (workshop) International Communication Studies and Applied Linguistics Conference. University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana.  8-13 July 2012 2012   

  • What have we learnt so far? Reflections on curriculum reform.  Research into Practice: 3rd Conference on Language Education in HK. Hong Kong University. 1 June, 2012.

2011

  • Genre analysis and writing instruction: some connections. LCC Roundtable on Academic Writing. Nanyang Technological University, 1-3rd Dec,  2011.

  • Messages in feedback Workshop.  Pan Asian Conference, English Teachers Assn, Taipei, Taiwan. 13-15th November.

  • Disciplinary specificity in EAP writing. AILA Conference, Beijing, China. 23-28 August, 2011. 

  • Talking to readers: interactions in professional and popular science writing. University of Malaya, Kula Lumpur, Malaysia. 9th May, 2011.

  • Formative feedback: instruction through commentary. University of Malaya, Kula Lumpur, Malaysia. 13th May, 2011.

  • Productive feedback practices. ESP International Conference. Shih Chien University, Taipei, Taiwan. April 23-24, 2011.

2010

  • Community and creativity: a corpus approach to identity in academic writing. Pearling Appliable Linguistics seminar, City University of Hong Kong, 26 November, 2010.

  • Genre analysis: theory, analysis and pedagogy.  University of Modena, Italy, 9 June, 2010.

  • “Dinosaur teens were keen on sex”: proximity in professional and popular science. CAES Seminar Series. Hong Kong University. 14 April, 2010. 

  • Identity construction in applied linguistics. Hong Kong Association of Applied Linguistics Seminar Series. Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. 20 January, 2010.

2009

  • Getting published in Applied Linguistics. University of Malaya, 18-22 May, 2009.

  • Academic writing – language variation and interactive practices. Annual Conference of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Denver, CO, USA.  24-28 March, 2009.

2008

  • Negotiating with readers: popular and professional proximity. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. 16 December, 2008.  

  • Teaching and researching genre:  academic writing in the disciplines. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. 16 December, 2008.
  • Disciplinarity and identity in applied linguistics. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. 15 December, 2008.  
  • Being Swales and Cameron: constructing identity in applied linguistics. University of Leeds Seminar Series. 21 October, 2008.
  • We are what we write: the role of writing in the academy.  ESADE University seminar series, Barcelona, 14 October, 2008.
  • Genre analysis and student writers. University of Malaya Seminar. 8 May, 2008.
  • What is writing and how can we research it?  University of Malaya Seminar.6 May, 2008.
  • Discourses and the disciplines. Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain 30 April, 2008.
  • Writing in the academy – role, purpose and value.  Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain. 29 April, 2008.
  • Different strokes for different folks: specificity in EAP.  American Assn for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference. Washington, DC, USA.  29 March-1 April, 2008.

2007

  • Effective responses: the theory and practice of feedback on writing.  Second International Symposium for English Language Teachers, Centre for English Language Communication (CELC), National University of Singapore. 30 May-1 June, 2007.

2005

  • Understanding writing: texts, writers and readers. Roehampton University. 2 November, 2005.
  • Interaction in academic discourse. LANSPAN Colloquium. University of Groningen, The Netherlands.  24 May, 2005.

2004

  • What is interactive about academic discourse? University of Leeds Research Seminar Series. 25 November, 2004.
  • Investigating academic literacies.  Academic Literacies research Group, Institute of Education, University of London.  16 March, 2004.
  • Stance and Engagement: towards a model of academic literacy. Cross-London Seminar in Language and Literacy, King’s College, London University. 2 March, 2004.
  • Interaction in academic discourse. Reading University Applied Linguistics Circle. 26 February, 2004.

2003

  • Framing feedback in EAP writing. 9th International TESOL Arabia Conference, Dubai, UAE 12-14 March, 2003. 

2002

  • Discourse analysis in second language writing research. American Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference.  Salt Lake City, USA. 5-8 April, 2002.

2000

  • Writing portfolios in ESP. LSP 2000 Conference. Johor Bahru, Malaysia 12-15 November, 2000.