Prof. Dr. Stef Slembrouck is a faculty member at the Department of Linguistics , Ghent University. His research spans discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, and multilingualism, with a focus on institutional contexts such as education, healthcare, and social work. Key Research Areas: Institutional discourse, multilingualism, language policy, globalization, linguistic ethnography Recent Publications (2025–2024) examine English-medium instruction in Vietnam, multilingual assessment in education, and discourse dynamics in pandemic contact tracing. His work emphasizes the interplay between language, policy, and interactional practices. Projects: Supervised studies on EMI in bio-science engineering, linguistic citizenship, and language policy in education. PhD Students Promoted: Alexander De Soete (2025), Fauve De Backer (2020), Uranela Demaj (2019), Azadeh Elmianvari (2017), Abraham van Dam (2016), Kirsten Rosiers (2016), Mieke Vandenbroucke (2013), Demi Krystallidou. Teaching includes courses on discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, and spoken interaction. His collaborations with UGent colleagues like Piet Van Avermaet and Romeo De Timmerman highlight interdisciplinary approaches to language and society.







