I am an applied linguist, specializing in language teacher education and TESOL.
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November 2025: Notes on Teaching, Research, and Writing
Tucked between October’s rush and December’s sparkle, November unfolds in steady academic labour.
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Writing as Theorising for Language Education
This post explores theorising for practice in language education, showing how reflective and reflexive writing help teachers connect classroom experience with theory to develop situated, evidence-informed understandings (small-t theories) of their professional practice.
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Call for Papers: IAIE 2026 Conference
Call for Papers for IAIE 2026 “Migration, the Global Quest for Educational Equity, and Intercultural Education.” (Athens, 19–21 June).
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Epistemic Vigilance in Language Education: Thinking with Machines
When a conversation with ChatGPT about blog analytics turned unexpectedly philosophical, it led me to reflect on epistemic vigilance ( i.e., the practice of questioning, testing, and refining knowledge) and its role in language teacher education.
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Writing Together: Reflections on the Craft, Dynamics, and Politics of Co-Authorship
This post explores the forms, tools, and ethics of collaborative writing, reflecting on what co-authorship teaches us about trust, dialogue, and the shared making of scholarly identity.
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October 2025: Notes on Teaching, Research, and Writing
October 2025 update on publications, workshops and projects: reflections on teaching, collaboration and academic life this autumn.
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The Languages Education Iceberg: Understanding participation and outcomes in language education
Language education is often described as being in crisis, but the picture becomes more nuanced if we look closer. This post explores how Complexity Theory helps us see why some schools thrive while others struggle, and what that means for the future of languages education.
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Empowering Language Teachers: The Research Literacy Framework
What is language teacher research literacy? In this post, we present an article that defines research literacy and talks about a framework that can designed to support teachers’ professional growth.
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European Day of Languages 2025: What Are We Really Celebrating?
Beyond posters and slogans, what does the European Day of Languages really mean? This post reflects on how we might move from symbolic recognition to genuinely sustaining the plurality of voices that shape contemporary Europe.