Emma Guion Akdağ

Emma Guion Akdağ is an Assistant Professor at the School of Social Sciences, Department of Languages & Intercultural Studies, Heriot-Watt University. She serves as Director of the Academic Writing Centre, Vice-Chair of the Academic Integrity Group, and Chair of the Board of Examiners (UG LINCS, SoSS). Her work focuses on power dynamics within internationalisation discourses in Higher Education, employing Foucauldian and postcolonial methodologies. Formerly an EFL teacher and trainer with the British Council across Europe and the Middle East, she has also conducted teacher training programs in Turkmenistan and China. Emma’s research bridges second language learning, academic integrity, and global educational policy, contributing to UN SDG 4 (Quality Education).

Education background includes extensive teaching experience but specific academic qualifications are not detailed in the provided text. Her professional roles include part-time dissertation supervision for the University of Edinburgh’s MSc TESOL program and membership in HERG (Higher Education Research Group). Key research contributions address ethics in internationalisation, postcolonial critiques of university policies, and the interplay between nationalist populism and global citizenship frameworks post-Brexit.