I am an applied linguist, specializing in language teacher education and TESOL.
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Language Education in an AI-Driven World: Reflections from the ECML Coordinators’ Meeting
The AI Lang project, presented at the ECML meeting in Graz, aims to enhance language education through AI by developing guidelines, training resources, and fostering collaboration among educators for future workshops.
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Open Qualitative L2 Research [Call for Papers]
Call for papers for an upcoming special issue on Open Qualitative L2 Research (Studies in Second Language Acquisition)
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Enhancing Teacher Research Literacy: Developments at the Ankara meeting of the ReaLiTea project
In the April 2025 meeting of the ReaLiTea group, we made solid progress towards creating materials for developing the research literacy of language teachers and more. You can read about our work in this post.
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“Doctoral study and getting published”; new book in the making
An update on the publication of the edited collection “Doctoral Study and Getting Published: Narratives of Early Career Research”. This edited collection features narratives from early career researchers on their publishing experiences during and after PhD studies, highlighting identity construction and community engagement.
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The AI Lang BarCamp: AI for Language Education
An invitation to share your practical ideas about AI-assisted language education in a BarCamp (informal expert meeting) in November 2024.
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Complex Dynamic Systems Theory in Language Education
This post provides an overview of Complex Dynamic Systems Theory, as used in language teaching and learning. It provides a historical overview, a description of the theory and an outline of three major strands of complexity-inspired scholarship.
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ReaLiTea: September 2024 update
A brief update on the progress of the ReaLiTea project so far, and some thoughts on the importance of teacher research literacy.
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AI in ELT: Two Possible Futures
AI is reshaping language education, challenging teacher agency, destabilising assessment, and exposing geopolitical biases. This post examines the stakes and argues for a humanistic, intellectually grounded ELT future.
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What has linguistics ever done for us, really?
Linguistics has evolved over time, shaping societal concerns. This post traces some of these changes, and attempts to answer what the value of linguistic inquiry has been across the ages.