Martin Lamb

Dr Martin Lamb is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Education, University of Leeds (Faculty of Social Sciences), where he has worked since 1999. He currently serves as Director of International Education, Programme Leader for MA TESOL China, and Study Abroad Coordinator, with deep expertise in Southeast Asian language education contexts.

His educational qualifications include:

• PhD from University of Leeds
• MA Linguistics for ELT from Lancaster University
• DELTA Diploma in Teaching English Language to Adults
• PGCE from Durham University
• BA Hons from University of Oxford

Research focuses on motivation dynamics in language acquisition, examining how teacher methodology and personality influence learner engagement across diverse cultural settings. His work emphasizes contextual understanding of TESOL practices in developing countries, particularly Indonesia, and investigates identity formation among language learners.

He supervises doctoral research on motivational frameworks and has led British Council-funded projects including 'inspiring' English teaching studies in Chinese and Indonesian state schools. Current initiatives address EMI implementation in Indonesian higher education and home-environment impacts on language motivation.