Research interests
My research interests have always been in Global Englishes in general and English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) in particular. Early projects included investigations into intelligibility and accommodation in English lingua franca communication (see 2000 monograph), and attitudes and identities towards and among ELF users (see 2007 monograph). My research interests then turned to English language policy in higher education, focusing on the implications of the spread of English and use of ELF in English medium universities in both native and non-native-English-speaking countries, and problems relating to the use of native-English-oriented tests to assess the English of users from diverse first languages (see 2014 monograph). As well as this, I have worked on reconceptualising ELF in line with growing evidence of its use, and more recently have been exploring ELF in relation to issues of empowerment/disempowerment and social justice.
Last collaborative research project
Co-director of Linguistic Diversity on the EMI Campus
This collaborative project (2014-2017) funded by the Universities of Southampton (Diamond Jubliee Fellowship) and Helsinki, and led by Jennifer Jenkins at Southampton and Anna Mauranen at Helsinki, explored orientations to English language use within universities that describe themselves as 'international' or 'global'. The focus was on staff and student (international and home) perspectives on English language use and requirements (including entry requirements). The data enabled us to draw cross-university comparisons and contrasts in both native and non-native English contexts, as well as broader conclusions about the nature of internationalization on the campuses involved. In addition to research teams at the universities of Southampton and Helsinki, the project included teams at Monash University (Australia), Shantou University (China), the University of Sienna (Italy), the University of Malaya (Malaysia), Waseda University (Japan), Vrije University (Netherlands), and the University of Saragossa (Spain). The project was published in a volume edited by Jenkins and Mauranen in 2019.
Recent keynotes, plenaries and invited talks
Convenor of colloquium 'ELF and dis/empowerment in educational settings', 11th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca, London, July 2018.
'Time for an end to standardized English language tests.' Keynote talk given at the Newton/British Council Workshop,聽English as an ASEAN lingua franca: Implications for language education policy and practice, Bangkok, January 2018.
鈥楨苍驳濒颈蝉丑
as a Lingua Franca
for healthcare鈥. Keynote talk at the 鈥楨苍驳濒颈蝉丑 for Healthcare鈥 biannual conference, Bern, Switzerland, October 2017.
鈥楨苍驳濒颈蝉丑 as a Lingua Franca. Past, present, and future鈥. Plenary talk at the seminar 鈥楿sing and Uses of English鈥, Helsinki, September 2017.
Convenor of workshop, 鈥楢fter all that, what do we know 鈥 and what do we still need to know? Findings from 鈥淟inguistic diversity on the international campus鈥 鈥 (Southampton-Helsinki Diamond Jubilee Fellowship project, 2014-17), Helsinki, June 2017.
鈥楨LF and WE: unity in diversity鈥. Invited talk in the colloquium 鈥楨LF at 10: impact and influence on related disciplines and scholarship鈥, 11
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International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca, Helsinki, June 2017.
鈥楳ultilingual and multicultural perspectives on the third ELF eye鈥. Convenor of invited symposium at the 9th International English as a Lingua Franca conference, Lleida, Spain, 27-29 June 2016.
鈥楨苍驳濒颈蝉丑 as a Lingua Franca: Past, present and (possible) future鈥. Invited talk, University of Cambridge Faculty of Education, 22 February 2016.
'English in the 21st Century'. Annual Richard Hoggart Lecture, Goldsmith, University of London, November 2015.
'Seeing the world through three ELF eyes'. Keynote presentation at the 8th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca, Beijing, August 2015.
鈥(Re)theorising ELF: from revolution to evolution鈥. BAAL/CUP conference (De)Constructing Englishes. Exploring the implications of ontologies of the language for learning, teaching, and assessment. York St John University, June 2015.
'How good are their intercultural communication skills? International students cast judgement on home students and staff. Intercultural Connections Conference, Southampton, April 2015.
Invited plenary speaker at the 2015, plenary at the 2015 Language Training & Testing Center International conference, 鈥楥ritical Reflections on Foreign Language Education: Globalization and Local Interventions鈥, Taipei, April 2015.
鈥業nternationalisation on campus 鈥 or is it?鈥 Plenary talk in the 50th Anniversary series, Department of Applied Linguistics, Birkbeck College, University of London, March 2015.
鈥楧iverse Englishes, intercultural communication, and international universities鈥. Fourth Annual Distinguished Lecture, Centre for Language Education Research, Aston University, February 2015.
Invited convener of half-day workshop, 鈥楨LF in Higher Education鈥, at the 7th International ELF Conference. Athens, September 2014.
鈥楾he paradox(es) of English in Higher Education鈥. Invited plenary, LLAS, UCML, AULC Conference, Southampton, July 2014.
Invited presentation, 鈥楩it for purpose? Tests of English for entry into international universities鈥, University of Helsinki, May 2014.
Invited speaker with Dutch journalist on 鈥楪lobal Englishes and Global Journalism鈥, Vrije University, Amsterdam, April 2014.
Invited speaker on British Council Signature Event. 鈥楨苍驳濒颈蝉丑 Medium Instruction: Cure or Curse?鈥 at the 48th International IATEFL Conference, Harrogate, April 2014.
鈥楨苍驳濒颈蝉丑, the elephant in the (international university) room鈥. Invited talk at the University of Bath, March 2013.
鈥楾he globalisation of higher education. But what about its lingua franca?鈥 Invited plenary talk at the 3rd Waseda ELF International Workshop, Tokyo, February 2014.
Invited convener of colloquium, 鈥楨LF and EMI鈥, at the 6th International ELF conference, Rome, September 2013.
鈥楴ational English for international univeresities. How paradoxical!鈥. Invited plenary presentation at the 1st Changing English Conference, Helsinki, June 2013.
鈥楢cademic English in the 鈥榠nternational鈥 university. Why so national?鈥. Invited plenary talk at the Global Englishes Event, Edinburgh Applied Language Seminars, University of Edinburgh, May 2013.
Plenary address, Annual Postgraduate Conference, University of Warwick, UK, June 2011.
Invited member of plenary panel at the 4th International ELF Conference, Hong Kong, May 2011.
鈥楨苍驳濒颈蝉丑 as a Lingua Franca: Challenging the 鈥榮tandard鈥. Plenary address at the 45th Annual TESOL Convention, New Orleans, March 2011.
Speaker (alongside David Crystal and Jane Setter) in a video exhibit at the 鈥楨volving English鈥 exhibition, British Library, London, November 2010-March 2011.
Convenor of Thematic Panel on English as a Lingua Franca in Europe, and presenter of paper 鈥楾he international university as a transnational space: implications for language policy鈥 on Thematic Panel 鈥楨苍驳濒颈蝉丑 as a Lingua Franca: negotiating transnational space in academic communities of practice鈥, Sociolinguistics Symposium 18, Southampton September 2010.
鈥楨LF as facilitator of European diversity and integration鈥. Talk as part of invited panel, 鈥楨苍驳濒颈蝉丑 as a Lingua Franca in and of Multilingual Europe鈥, convened and chaired by J. Jenkins at the LINEE conference, New Challenges for Multilingualism in Europe, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 11-15 April 2010.
鈥楨苍驳濒颈蝉丑 in the world: a reality check鈥. Keynote paper at the ELLSIIR (English Language and Literature Studies: Image, Identity, Reality) international conference, Belgrade, December 2009.
'Global challenges to standard/'standard' English policy and practice'. Keynote paper at the Irish Association of Applied Linguistics international conference, Language Policy and Language Learning: New challenges and paradigms, Limerick, June 2009.
鈥楨LF and the international university鈥. Keynote paper at the Annual International CALPIU (Cultural and Linguistic Practices in the International University) Conference, Roskilde, December 2008.
鈥楨苍驳濒颈蝉丑 as a Lingua Franca: a more relevant approach to English education in Japan?鈥. Keynote paper at the 47th JACET Convention, Tokyo, September 2008.
鈥楨uropean ELF: attitude and identity鈥. Invited paper in the symposium 鈥楻econciling multilingualism with English as a lingua franca: realistic policy or wishful thinking?鈥 at the 15th World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA), Essen, August 2008.
鈥楨LF or ENL for English-medium universities?鈥, invited colloquium paper at the international conference Language Issues in English-medium Universities, University of Hong Kong, June 2008.
鈥楧oes English as a Lingua Franca have relevance for English teaching in Hong Kong?鈥. Plenary paper at the inaugural roundtable of the Research Centre into Language Education in Multilingual Societies, 鈥楾he respective roles of English and local languages鈥, Hong Kong Institute of Education, June 2008.
鈥(Un)pleasant? (in)correct? (un)intelligible? ELF speakers鈥 perceptions of their accents. Opening keynote paper at the First International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca, Helsinki, March 2008.
鈥楨LF still at the gate: attitudes towards English as a Lingua Franca鈥. Keynote paper at the International Conference on Global English. Verona, February 2008.
鈥楾he changing face of English鈥. Opening keynote paper at the 24th Annual Conference of ETAS (English Teachers鈥 Association of Switzerland), Lugano, January 2008.
鈥楨苍驳濒颈蝉丑 as a Lingua Franca: interpretations and attitudes鈥. Invited talk at the 13th Annual Conference of the International Association of World Englishes, Regensburg, October 2007.
鈥楨AP as an academic lingua franca鈥. Closing plenary at the annual BALEAP conference, Durham, April 2007.
鈥楾he English language learner as learner of English as a Lingua Franca鈥. Invited paper in Spotlight Session 鈥楻econceptualizing the contemporary English language learner鈥, 41st Annual TESOL Convention, Seattle, March 2007.
鈥楨苍驳濒颈蝉丑 as a Lingua Franca: which English, why, and who for?鈥. Keynote paper at the Association for Terminology and Lexicography annual conference, Guildford, January 2007.
Conference and Research Group organisation
Organiser of the Centre for Global Englishes PhD conference, 鈥楪lobal Englishes鈥, Southampton, June 2016.
Co-organiser of the 2009 2nd International English as a Lingua Franca Conference鈥ㄢ―irector of the Centre for Global Englishes (CGE), which was established in 2010. It produces and disseminates research on the linguistic and sociocultural dimensions of global uses and users of English (Global Englishes), and on English as a Lingua Franca in particular.
