Ken Hyland

Ken Hyland is an Honorary Professor at the University of East Anglia (School of Education & Lifelong Learning) and an Honorary Professor at Jilin University in China. With over 29 books and 280 papers, he is recognized as the world's leading scholar in language and linguistics by the Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% of World Scientists analysis.

• Former Director of the Centre for Applied English Studies at the University of Hong Kong
• Former Professor at UCL Institute of Education, London
• Foundation Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of the Humanities

His research spans academic discourse, writing pedagogy, language education, and metadiscourse analysis, with a focus on second language writing, feedback practices, and AI's role in writing. Recent projects explore ChatGPT's rhetorical strategies and digital literacy in writing evaluation.

His publications demonstrate expertise in corpus linguistics, genre analysis, and cross-cultural communication. Articles show trends in analyzing AI-generated texts, medical discourse, and evolving academic writing conventions.

• 2022: Most Influential Scholar in Global Applied Linguistics
• Co-editor of Applied Linguistics and founding co-editor of Journal of English for Academic Purposes

Ken has taught in Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, and Hong Kong. He contributes to projects like the LIT Educational Hub (2021–2023), enhancing digital university experiences in BRI countries.