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Professor Derek Irwin is an academic at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China within the School of Education and English, specializing in Systemic Functional Linguistics. His research focuses on cross-language movement, textual analysis of literary and dramatic texts, and literacy strategies for post-secondary writers. He also coordinates arts activities on campus and collaborates internationally on theatre and education projects.
His research spans
- Language in performance
- Critical Discourse Analysis
- Multimodal analysis in learning
- Universal Design integration
- Generative AI in creative education
- Augmented Reality applications
Scientific awards include
- ICOIE Excellent Paper Award (2020, 2022)
- IEEE TALE Best Paper Award (2021)
- Yinzhou District Merit Prize (2024)
He supervises PhD and EdD students in areas such as Critical Discourse Analysis, multimodal translation studies, and discourse patterns in music education. His funded projects include virtual business communication platforms and ARCS model-based microlearning frameworks.
