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James Corcoranمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Language Teacher Education
• Critical English for Academic Purposes
• Academic Writing
• +۲ مورد دیگر

James Corcoran is Associate Professor of English as a Second Language & Applied Linguistics at York University's Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics. His research examines language teacher education, critical English for academic/specific purposes (EAP/ESP), and power relations in global academic knowledge production. He teaches plurilingual undergraduates, graduate students, and teacher candidates, drawing on expertise in Portuguese, Spanish, and French. Education includes: Ph.D. in Language & Literacy Education, University of Toronto M.A. in Second Language Education, University of Toronto B.Ed. in TESL, McGill University Research explores how pedagogical approaches like translingual practices and multiethnography can address linguistic inequities in academic publishing. His work advocates for critical support of plurilingual scholars navigating English-dominated knowledge systems. Publications investigate EAP practitioner experiences, ERPP course efficacy, and Canadian language program landscapes. Recent work employs participatory methods to examine power dynamics in language education. Corcoran supervises graduate research and contributes to academic communities through editorial roles. His scholarship promotes equity-oriented pedagogies that validate multilingual resources in academic writing.

Laura Kellyمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Elementary Literacy
• ESL/Bilingual Education
• Urban Education Policy
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Laura Kelly is an Associate Professor of Educational Studies at Rhodes College, specializing in elementary literacy and ESL/bilingual education. Her work focuses on culturally and linguistically diverse educational contexts, with particular attention to urban education policy, immigration, and Latinx children's literature. She previously served as a K-12 classroom teacher for eight years and holds National Board Certification in Early to Middle Childhood Reading and Language Arts. Dr. Kelly’s research emphasizes biliteracy development, translanguaging practices, and culturally informed pedagogy. She leads the Childhood Biliteracy Research Collaborative, engaging students in community-based literacy projects. Her teaching portfolio includes courses like Urban Education Policy, Education & Immigration, and Latinx Children's Literature. Her scholarship critically examines the impact of political policies such as 'critical race theory' bans on elementary education, advocating for inclusive curricula that honor student diversity. She has published extensively on topics ranging from bilingual book analysis to translanguaging in community spaces. Education: Doctorate in Learning, Literacies, and Technologies from Arizona State University Awards: National Board Certification (Early to Middle Childhood Reading/Language Arts) Labs/Teams: Childhood Biliteracy Research Collaborative

Zakaria Kurdiمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Text & Data Mining
• Intelligent Tutoring Systems
• Social Network Analysis
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Zakaria Kurdi is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Lynchburg. He joined the institution in 2016 and specializes in interdisciplinary research at the intersection of artificial intelligence, computational linguistics, and data science. His work spans text and data mining, intelligent tutoring systems, social network analysis, and cognitive modeling of spoken language. Education: PhD in Computer Science, Joseph Fourier University, France MS in Software Engineering, École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint Étienne, France MS in Cognitive Science, Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, France BA in Linguistics, Université Lumière, France Research Interests: Dr. Kurdi’s research focuses on applying computational methods to linguistic and healthcare challenges. Key areas include analyzing spoken language disfluencies, developing adaptive educational tools for ESL learners, and leveraging machine learning for dementia detection through language analysis. He also explores bioinformatics applications, such as studying bacterial protein distributions, and social network analysis using datasets like Enron’s emails. Recent Research Trends: His publications (2024–2017) highlight a strong focus on interdisciplinary AI applications, with recent emphasis on medical diagnostics via natural language processing and computational biology. Earlier work includes foundational contributions to spoken language understanding systems and text complexity classification. Labs/Teams: While no specific lab is named, his affiliations imply involvement in interdisciplinary teams within the University of Lynchburg’s Computer Science department, collaborating on projects blending linguistics, AI, and biomedical data analysis.

Gale Stamمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Psycholinguistics
• Gesture Studies
• Second Language Acquisition
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Gale Stam, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at National Louis University in Chicago, Illinois. Her primary research focuses on psycholinguistics, gesture studies, and second language acquisition. She holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Chicago, an M.A. in Linguistics from Northeastern Illinois University, and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Stam’s research emphasizes the interplay between gesture, language, and cognition, particularly in L1 and L2 acquisition. She has conducted longitudinal studies on conceptual shifts in thinking-for-speaking across languages and collaborated internationally, including with institutions in France, South Africa, and Sweden. Her work appears in journals like Gesture and Modern Language Journal , and she co-edited influential volumes such as Gesture: Second Language Acquisition and Classroom Research . Stam serves on editorial boards for Language and Sociocultural Theory and previously for Gesture . Her teaching spans B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. programs in Psychology and includes courses like Psychology of Artistic Expression and Advanced Cross-Cultural Communication . She has presented globally, including at conferences in Finland, Portugal, and South Africa. Outside academia, Stam writes fiction, including the short story Andrei's Chance and the fairy tale In Ten Days , both available on Amazon Kindle.

• Media Studies
• Communication Studies
• Media & Class Analysis
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Vladimir Cotal San Martin is a Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication Studies at Karlstad University, Sweden. He holds a PhD from Örebro University (2019) and dual Master's degrees in Media Studies and Sociology from Umeå University (2010). His research focuses on intersections of media with class, memory, journalism ethics, and children's media. He has held senior lecturer roles at both Karlstad and Örebro Universities since 2020, specializing in critical discourse analysis of media representations of labor conditions, postdictatorial cultural memory, and global socio-political issues. Current Position: Senior Lecturer at Karlstad University (since 2022) Previous Appointments: Multiple senior lecturer roles at Örebro University (2020–2021) Key research themes include: - Mediated suffering in sweatshop labor reporting - Postmemory in animated cultural artifacts - Class representation in transnational media adaptations - Discourse analysis of journalistic ethics in global contexts - Multimodal resistance narratives in music videos Recent publications (2021–2025) critically examine: - Sweathanpoor fashion industry exploitation narratives - Argentina/Chile's post-dictatorship memory activism - Greek novel adaptations' class politics - Swedish press legitimization of labor violations

Crag Hillمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Young Adult Literature
• Classroom Discourse
• Comics and Literacy
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Crag Hill, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum and English Education at the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, University of Oklahoma. His research focuses on adolescent literatures, classroom discourse, and multimodal composition. He co-edited major works such as Critical Explorations of Canonical Young Adult Literature (2020) and Critical Approaches to Teaching the High School Novel (2019), and authored Teaching Comics Through Multiple Lenses (2016) and The Critical Merits of Young Adult Literature (2014). His work critically examines race, class, sexuality, and gender identity through literatures for adolescents. He co-founded Study & Scrutiny: Research on Young Adult Literature , a journal expanding critical studies of YA literature. Collaborations span U.S. and international scholars, graduate students, and educators. Professional engagement includes editorial leadership and pedagogical innovation in literacy education. Office: Collings Hall 120 | Email: crag.a.hill@ou.edu

Jennifer Thorburnمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Sociolinguistics
• Language Variation and Change
• Varieties of English
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Jennifer Thorburn is an Assistant Professor (MER 2) in the English Section of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Lausanne, where she has been employed since 2015. Her academic career spans institutions across Canada, England, and Switzerland, with a focus on sociolinguistic research involving Indigenous communities. Her educational background includes a PhD from Memorial University in Newfoundland (2014), an MA from the same institution (2006), and a BA from Queen's University in Canada (2003). Prior to joining UNIL, she served as a Lecturer in Sociolinguistics at Newcastle University in England (2014-2015). Dr. Thorburn specializes in sociolinguistics with particular emphasis on language variation and change, varieties of English, and language contact phenomena, especially between Indigenous languages. Her research demonstrates a strong commitment to documenting endangered language varieties and analyzing the sociocultural factors driving language shift in Indigenous communities across Canada. Her dissertation provided a quantitative analysis of English developing in an Indigenous community in northern Canada, establishing the foundation for her ongoing research trajectory. Her publication record reveals consistent scholarly output focused on Indigenous language endangerment (particularly Innu-aimun and Inuttitut), dialect development in Canadian Aboriginal communities, language attitudes, and methodological approaches to sociolinguistic fieldwork. The temporal progression of her work shows increasing specialization in Indigenous language issues, with recent publications addressing stealth language endangerment and shifting bilingualism patterns. Dr. Thorburn maintains active international collaborations with colleagues from institutions in Canada, Germany, and England, reflecting the transnational nature of her research interests and methodologies. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with community-based research practices, particularly evident in publications addressing ethics and accessibility in sociolinguistic corpus building with Indigenous communities.

• Discourse Analysis
• Digital Communication
• Cyber Threats Research
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Professor Nuria Lorenzo-Dus is a leading academic at Swansea University's Department of Applied Linguistics, holding a Personal Chair since 2011. She serves as the University’s Dean of Postgraduate Research since 2017 and founded the Language Research Centre (2010–2015). Her research focuses on Discourse Analysis in digital and broadcast media, particularly examining cyber-threats, online grooming, terrorism propaganda, and political communication. Key projects include the DRAGON-S initiative (2021–2022), funded by the End Violence Fund, which integrates AI and linguistics to combat child online exploitation. She also contributes to Swansea’s Cyber Threats Research Centre and Digital Humanities Centre. Her expertise spans corpus-assisted discourse studies, multimodal analysis, and digital manipulation. Notable works include Online Child Sexual Grooming Discourse (2023, Cambridge UP) and Digital Grooming: Discourses of Manipulation and Cyber-Crime (2022, Oxford UP). Research highlights include analyzing jihadist magazines (e.g., Inspire/Dabiq), far-right social media strategies (e.g., Britain First), and online conspiracy theory discourse. She has advised on youth justice communication protocols and collaborates internationally across Spain and Latin America. Dr. Lorenzo-Dus has supervised over 15 PhD students focusing on topics like mock jury deliberations, dialect mapping across UK-Welsh borders, and radical right online communities. She holds editorial roles in journals like Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict and Memory Studies .

Jan Albert van Laarمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Philosophy of argument
• Multimodal argumentation
• Fallacies
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Jan Albert van Laar is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Groningen. He serves as Vice Dean of the Faculty and holds roles such as Editorial Board Member for Argumentation , Argument & Computation , and Topoi . His research focuses on multimodal argumentation, fallacies, deliberative negotiation, and argumentation software. He leads projects funded by the Dutch Science Foundation, including work on dialogue-theoretical approaches and apps for deliberative negotiation. Research Interests: Philosophy of argument Multimodal argumentation Public discourse norms Deliberative methods in education Recent Work Trends: His 2024 publications emphasize norms in public argumentation, multimodal dialogue structures, and applications of argumentation theory in pandemic discourse. He co-edited special issues on pragma-dialectics and public argumentation ethics. Professional Activities: Treasurer of the Foundation for Empirical Logic and Analytical Philosophy and Steering Committee member of the European Conference on Argumentation. Teaches courses like 'Argumentation and Political Deliberation' at the Honours College.

Aspa Baroutsisمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Education Policy
• Media Representation of Teachers
• Alternative Education Settings
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Aspa Baroutsis is a researcher affiliated with the University of Queensland and Victoria University in Australia, focusing on education policy, media representation of teachers, and alternative schooling. Collaborating with scholars like Annette Woods, Martin Mills, and Lisa Kervin, her work bridges critical literacy, pedagogical innovation, and student engagement in diverse educational contexts. Her research explores media-driven accountability in education design-based experiments in teacher-researcher collaborations computational thinking in primary classrooms student voice in alternative schools Baroutsis’s work highlights the intersection of technology, literacy, and equitable pedagogy, often employing interdisciplinary methodologies and focusing on marginalized youth. Recent publications emphasize the role of data literacy, makerspaces, and narrative inquiry in reshaping educational practices. While no specific scientific awards are documented in the provided texts, her collaborations and editorial contributions underscore her impact on educational discourse.

Bernadine Jonesمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس

• Social Semiotics
• Multimodal Discourse Analysis
• Television News
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Dr. Bernadine Jones is a Lecturer in Journalism at the University of Stirling's Communications, Media and Culture department. She specializes in social semiotics, multimodal discourse analysis, and television news, with a focus on media-politics intersections in South Africa and non-Western contexts. Her PhD (2018) explored South African democratic elections (1994–2014) through television news coverage, resulting in her monograph on election reporting in the country. Current research includes UK/Scottish Government pandemic responses via social media and SABC TV News archive systems. Jones co-founded the Visual Rhetoric/Media Semiotics research group spanning the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Educations: Masters in Media Studies (2010–2012, University of Cape Town) PhD in Media and Politics (2018, University of Cape Town) Research interests center on: Visual rhetoric and multimodal discourse Election reporting and democratic accountability Post-colonial media narratives Media ethics and journalism practices Social semiotics of crisis communication Recent articles analyze pandemic communication strategies, South African election narratives, and media framing of global events. No scientific awards listed explicitly, though her extensive publication record reflects scholarly recognition. Advising/grants section notes no formal grants listed, but active participation in collaborative research projects. Lab/teams: actively involved in the Visual Rhetoric/Media Semiotics interdisciplinary group.

Annika Willeمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Mathematics Education
• Semiotics in Mathematical Communication
• Learning Mathematics in Sign Languages
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Prof. Annika Wille is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics Education at Leibniz University Hannover's Faculty of Mathematics and Physics. She specializes in semiotic perspectives of mathematical communication, particularly focusing on deaf learners and bilingual education. Her research explores how mathematical concepts are represented in sign languages, the development of teaching materials for inclusive classrooms, and methods for analyzing students' mathematical thought processes through imaginary dialogues. Education: Habilitation in Mathematics Education (2019), PhD in Algebra/Logic (2006) Current Roles: Deputy Representative for Professors in the Faculty Council, Head of the Didactics of Mathematics working group Her work emphasizes accessibility in mathematics education, with projects like 'Signing about Algebra in Austrian Sign Language' and 'Bimodal Learning Environments'. She has published extensively on semiotics, deaf education, and innovative teaching strategies, including textbooks like A Circle in the Land of Figured Numbers . Recent publications analyze the role of gesture in explaining geometric concepts, variables representation in sign languages, and error-handling in individualized learning support. She collaborates with institutions like Alpen-Adria University and ResearchGate, focusing on bridging theoretical frameworks with practical classroom applications. Labs/Teams: Leads the Didactics of Mathematics research group at the Institute for Didactics of Mathematics and Physics, collaborating with researchers like Flavio Angeloni on multilingual mathematics instruction.

• Second Language Acquisition
• Psycholinguistics
• Applied Linguistics
• +۱۷ مورد دیگر

Inès Saddour is a Lecturer in the Department of French as a Foreign Language Studies (DEFLE) at the University of Toulouse – Jean Jaurès and a researcher at the NeuroPsychoLinguistics Laboratory (LNPL). She specializes in second language acquisition among adult migrants, with a focus on cognitive, linguistic, and sociocultural development. Her research interests include: Second language acquisition in natural and institutional settings Language socialization and context in language development Perception and encoding of events in L1 and L2 Expression of temporality and causality in L2 French Multimodal behavior analysis, particularly gesture in communication Intercultural sensitivity and cultural adaptation of migrants Her recent publications reveal a strong focus on longitudinal studies of Syrian and Tunisian learners of French, using multimodal and psycholinguistic methods such as eye-tracking and corpus analysis. Key trends include the role of orthography in L3 pronunciation, agentivity in causal constructions, and the development of verbal morphology in spoken and written L2 French. She leads the ANR-funded CLASS project (2021–2025) on intercultural sensitivity and language acquisition in Syrian learners, and was co-leader of the SOFRA project (2018–2020) on Syrian asylum seekers. She also co-leads the DEFLUND study on Swedish-speaking learners in France. She has served as editor-in-chief of the Cahiers de l’AFLS (2014–2020), co-edited volumes on tense and modality, and contributes to major research networks including RéAL2 and GIS RéAL2. She teaches research methodology, linguistic development, and French corpus studies at Master’s level. She is the thematic axis coordinator for Migration at RéAL2 and is responsible for Open Science and Digital Sobriety at LNPL. She also co-leads the Master E2F program and serves as webmaster for the DEFLE department.

• Education
• Axiology
• Cultural Pedagogy
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Grzegorz Żuk is an Associate Professor at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) in Lublin, Poland, affiliated with the Department of Intangible Cultural Heritage within the Institute of Cultural Sciences (Faculty of Languages, Literatures and Cultures). He has held this position since 2005 and previously served as Director of UMCS Publishing House from 2009 to 2019. Education: 1987-1992: MA in Polish Philology (teaching specialization), UMCS 2000-2004: Doctoral studies at UMCS 2005: PhD in Humanities (Linguistics), UMCS 2017: Habiliation in Social Sciences (Pedagogy), UMCS Research interests center on axiological education , cultural pedagogy , and museum studies , with specialized focus on value transmission in education, museum communication strategies, and the intersection of cultural heritage with pedagogical practices. His work frequently examines Polish cultural identity within European contexts. Publications demonstrate consistent focus on museum pedagogy , linguistic representations of culture , and educational methodologies . Recent works explore school trips as identity-forming experiences, professional development of museum educators, and axiological frameworks in cultural education. His scholarship bridges cultural studies, education theory, and heritage interpretation. Conference participation includes over 20 national and international events since 2002, frequently serving as organizer (e.g., 2008 conference on Literary Museums). Research addresses museum innovation, cultural memory, and educational communication.

• Media Linguistics
• Social Media
• Communication Studies
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Danuta Kępa-Figura is a University Professor at the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) in the Faculty of Political Science and Journalism , leading the Department of Journalism and Mediolinguistics . Her research merges media linguistics , genre theory , and pragmatic analysis , focusing on media discourse , social media , and internet memes as new media genres. Key research themes: media image of reality , pragmatic functions in media , multimodal communication , and politeness in digital spaces . She has led national grants like "The World in Journalistic Information" (1996-1999) and "Language Violence in Media" (2000-2003), and co-led the international project "Alternative Ways of Shaping the World Image" (2013-2016). Her 2024-2026 grant explores "Media Genres in the Internet" . Honors include the 2024 Presidential Medal of Lublin , 2023 Silver Cross of Merit , and multiple Rector's Awards for high-impact publications. She co-organizes the "Contemporary Media" conference series and chairs the "Language in Media" section at the Polish Society for Social Communication. Her publications analyze phenomena like "clickbait" in news portals, "memes as new media genres" , and "politeness in social media" , contributing to open media linguistics and interdisciplinary discourse theory.