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Professor Tony Liddicoat is a leading scholar in applied linguistics at the University of Warwick's Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Applied Linguistics. His research focuses on language education, language policy, intercultural communication, and discourse analysis. He holds a PhD in Norman French dialects from the University of Melbourne and has held academic roles at multiple Australian universities before joining Warwick in 2016. As Executive Editor of Current Issues in Language Planning, he emphasizes policy analysis and pedagogical innovation.
His educational background includes descriptive and applied linguistics, with a career transition to applied linguistics in the 1990s. Key research interests include intercultural capabilities in language learning, societal language planning impacts, and multilingual education. He has contributed to over 50 peer-reviewed articles and books since 1999, focusing on topics like teacher cognition, chronotope theory in pedagogy, and language policy in Asia-Pacific contexts.
Notable grants include the British Council-funded Supporting Sustainable English Teacher Professional Development in Yunnan Province (2022–2023) and collaborative projects on teacher professional learning communities in China. His work bridges macro-language policy and micro-pedagogical practices, advocating for equitable educational frameworks.
Liddicoat collaborates with institutions globally, including the British Council, and contributes to multilingual education initiatives. His research often examines language policy implementation challenges and the role of intercultural mediation in language teaching, reflecting his commitment to transdisciplinary approaches in education.
