Dr Christopher Anderson

Research Projects

• «??te ?e ß???a ?????t?!» “Come on you stupid villager!”: Language Attitudes and Ethnic Identity in Crete. Researcher(s): Miss Emily Gkikas. Supervisor(s): Dr Christopher Anderson, Dr Alexandra Polyzou. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• “IF THERE WERE MALES IN THE HOUSE, IT WOULD BE HORRIBLE”: EXPLORING THE SOCIAL IDENTITY, ADAPTATION AND ACCULTURATION IN STUDY ABROAD. Researcher(s): Mr Nour Eddine Brahimi. Supervisor(s): Dr Alexandra Polyzou, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• A Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis of China-related Covers in The Economist (2010-2020): An Investigation of People's Perceptions of China. Researcher(s): Ms Cunjie Li. Supervisor(s): Dr Jacopo Castaldi, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• A pragmatic exploration of the effects of counterfactual reasoning tasks on students’ creativity, critical thinking, motivation and resilience.. Researcher(s): Mr Matthew Blanchard. Supervisor(s): Dr Laurent Dessberg, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• A QUALITATIVE CASE STUDY OF UK UNIVERSITY ACADEMICS’ COLLABORATIVE PRACTICES: A SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE.. Researcher(s): Mr Abdelaziz Lounaouci. Supervisor(s): Dr Kevin Balchin, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• A Sociolinguistic Study of Code-switching Motivations and Language Attitudes among Multilingual Algerians in the UK. Researcher(s): Miss Amel Ben Said. Supervisor(s): Dr Christopher Anderson, Professor Adrian Holliday. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• An investigation into English oral communication teaching from the perspective of pragmatics. Researcher(s): Ms Yuexing Wang. Supervisor(s): Dr Christopher Anderson, Professor Adrian Holliday. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• An Exploration of the Academic Lived experiences of Algerian PhD students within a British University.. Researcher(s): Mrs Soumia Abdelli. Supervisor(s): Dr Jacopo Castaldi, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• An investigation into multimodal representation of the concept of ‘happiness’ in Real Estate marketing materials in three linguacultural areas: Anglo-Saxon, Scandinavian and Slavic.. Researcher(s): Mrs Elena McCaffrey. Supervisor(s): Dr Jacopo Castaldi, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• An Investigation into the Justification, Validation and Relevance of Practical Science in Secondary Education. Researcher(s): Mr Angus Hope. Supervisor(s): Dr Lee Hazeldine, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• An Investigation of the China English Cultural Lexicon in China English Websites. Researcher(s): Ms Dandan Liu. Supervisor(s): Dr Jacopo Castaldi, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Analyzing the impact of language proficiency on the social and economic integration of Ukrainian refugees in the UK.. Researcher(s): Mrs Olena Orlenko. Supervisor(s): Dr Christopher Anderson, Dr Kevin Balchin. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Application of discourse analysis approach to the teaching of listening skills in Chinese High School International EFL classes. Researcher(s): Miss Yue Yang. Supervisor(s): Dr Jacopo Castaldi, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Challenging Perceptions about Critical Thinking': researching the nature and development of criticality through the eyes of Algerian doctoral students in the UK. Researcher(s): Mrs Thiziri Zidouni. Supervisor(s): Dr Christopher Anderson, Professor Adrian Holliday. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Comparisons between Outsider-and Insider- Media Representations of China: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Articles from Chaguan Column in The Economist and a Chinese External News Website Sixth Tone. Researcher(s): Ms Yanqing Liu. Supervisor(s): Dr Jacopo Castaldi, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Curriculum development and syllabus design: An investigation and analysis into the teaching and learning processes of English language textbooks in Cameroon.. Researcher(s): Mr Augustine Toko. Supervisor(s): Dr Christopher Anderson, Professor Adrian Holliday. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Discourses of Immigration: Racist representations of the Eastern European ‘Other’ in the UK. Researcher(s): Dr Deanna Demetriou. Supervisor(s): Dr Alexandra Polyzou, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
• Discursive construction of ideology of ‘native-speakerism’ in English language teaching/learning in media discourse from the 1990s onwards in Japan.. Researcher(s): Ms Chie Tsurii. Supervisor(s): Professor Adrian Holliday, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Doctoral Research Project. Researcher(s): Dr Ibtisam Boutemedjet. Supervisor(s): Dr Alexandra Polyzou, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project (past)]
• Explore ‘mature; lifelong learner identities, individual wellbeing and academic engagement of ‘older’ undergraduates. Researcher(s): Mrs Sherralyn Simpson. Supervisor(s): Dr Christian Beighton, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Exploring the ideologies and identities of Japanese university EFL students: The discursive construction of Japaneseness and Others. Researcher(s): Mr Martin Mielick. Supervisor(s): Dr Christopher Anderson, Professor Adrian Holliday. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Exploring the narratives of Black Female Leaders in Education. Researcher(s): Mrs Sarah Giokabari. Supervisor(s): Dr Anne Chant, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Home or away-(re) negotiating identity through living in the ‘in-between’: A qualitative investigation of the Kurdish diaspora in the United Kingdom. Researcher(s): Mrs Chra Mahmud. Supervisor(s): Dr Christopher Anderson, Professor Adrian Holliday. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• How can ESP and OBE concept within ESP curriculum improve engineering students’ employability in Chinese employment-oriented universities?. Researcher(s): Mr Guosheng Xu. Supervisor(s): Dr Kevin Balchin, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Imaging the Second Language Autonomous Learner: A Study of the Relationship Between ESOL Learners’ Autonomy and Identity Development in the UK. Researcher(s): Miss Courage Njeatih. Supervisor(s): Dr Kevin Balchin, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• INTERNATIONALIZATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION: LIVED EXPERIENCES OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND PERSPECTIVES ON THE GLOBAL UNIVERSITY. Researcher(s): Dr ZAHRA KEMICHE. Supervisor(s): Dr Christian Beighton, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Investigating Digital English Language Learning Practices and Beliefs in Higher Education Institutions. Researcher(s): Mr Jonathan Newcombe. Supervisor(s): Dr Christopher Anderson, Dr Kevin Balchin. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Is it a Transformation? Exploring the English Academic Writing Experience at UK Universities among the Algerian Multilingual PhD Students and Me as a Participant-researcher. Researcher(s): Ms Naoual Rahmani. Supervisor(s): Dr Diana Freeman, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Learning Development (LD) professional identity in Higher Education (HE) and its place in Academia.. Researcher(s): Mrs Silvina Bishopp-Martin. Supervisor(s): Dr Christopher Anderson, Dr Kevin Balchin. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Pedagogies of English as a Second Foreign Language in Algerian Middle Schools: A Sociocultural Perspective. Researcher(s): Miss Souaad Snoussi. Supervisor(s): Dr Christian Beighton, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Politeness as a Strategy to Overcome Cultural Barriers in Communication: Attitudes and Perceptions of British University Lecturers and International Students. Researcher(s): Ms Khadidja Cherguelaine. Supervisor(s): Dr Christopher Anderson, Dr Kevin Balchin. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Political and cultural hegemony in documentaries: a Critical Analysis of geopolitical issues in travel and cultural documentaries broadcasted on British television. Researcher(s): Dr JACOPO CASTALDI. Supervisor(s): Dr Alexandra Polyzou, Dr Christopher Anderson, Dr Andy Birtwistle. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Support for visually impaired students in further education. Researcher(s): Mrs Josie Grainger. Supervisor(s): Dr John-Paul Riordan, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• The Implication of Socio-Cultural Theory to Incorporate the 4C's Skills; Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration and Creativity in the EFL Context. Researcher(s): Miss Asmaa Zitouni. Supervisor(s): Dr Diana Freeman, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• The paths teachers take - a narrative inquiry into TESOL teacher careers in North Africa.. Researcher(s): Mr Nick Baguley. Supervisor(s): Dr Christopher Anderson, Dr Kevin Balchin. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• The Question of Representation : Qualitative study of Algerian Teachers of English Perceptions of Cultural Depictions in Textbooks.. Researcher(s): Mrs Amel Keteb. Supervisor(s): Dr Christopher Anderson, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• THE REPRESENTATION OF THE ANGLOPHONE CULTURES IN THE ALGERIAN EFL TEXTBOOKS: TEACHER’S BELIEFS AND ATTITUDES.. Researcher(s): Miss FATMA REZIG. Supervisor(s): Dr Christopher Anderson, Dr Alexandra Polyzou. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Translanguaging in multilingual classrooms within Anglophone HE; a multi-case study of Business Faculties/Departments in the UK. Researcher(s): Ms Anna Demkowicz-Dobrzanska. Supervisor(s): Dr Christopher Anderson, Professor Adrian Holliday. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Voicing Teachers'Perceptions and Practices of ESP: A Case Study of Algerian Higher Education ESP Teachers.. Researcher(s): Ms Soumia Bouhafs. Supervisor(s): Dr Christopher Anderson, Professor Adrian Holliday. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• What is Research? Exploration of practicing teachers views on the constitution and nature of educational research. Researcher(s): Ms Charlotte Cooper. Supervisor(s): Professor Lynn Revell, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project]
• Who am I? An exploration of racial identity and self within a multicultural world.. Researcher(s): Mr Thomas Vitulli. Supervisor(s): Dr Anne Chant, Dr Christopher Anderson. [Postgraduate Research Project]

• ‘?…?vayan a San Miguel de Allende, además lleven su visa y su diccionario los que no sepan hablar inglés pues ya se han apropiado de todo los gringos.’ The discursive struggle for interculturality in a gentrified hybrid Mexican city Anderson, C., Armenta, I., (07 Feb 2023): Routledge, Taylor and Francis. [Journal article]
• The place of ethics in second language education Anderson, C., As línguas estrangeiras no ensino superior: balanço, estratégias e desafios futuros. Porto. [Book chapter]