Director of the Centre for Language and Linguistics
Centre for Language and Linguistics
Director of the Centre for Language and Linguistics.
As Director of the Centre for Language and Linguistics, Kevin's role encompasses managing the work of the Centre as well as research and PhD supervision.
In addition to PhD supervision, Kevin has contributed to a number of undergraduate and postgraduate courses including the MA TESOL, BA English Language & Linguistics, the CELTA course and short course courses for English language teachers visiting from overseas.
Kevin's recent research has focused on the role of technology in English language education. He has also written and presented at international conferences on various aspects of English language teaching and learning including teacher reflection, individual learner differences and silent students.
Recent Conference Presentations:
July 2023 - Plenary Speaker, 9th International Conference on Culture, Languages and Literature (ICCLL 2023), NPU, Xian, China: Reflecting on student teacher reflection: broadening the scope.
July 2023 - Cutting Edges, Canterbury, UK: Communicative adaptation of Ukrainians who fled the war to life in the U.K.
June 2022 - Invited Speaker, International Technology-Enhanced Language Learning Symposium (virtual), UKM, Selangor, Malaysia: Exploring teachers’ capacity to engage with remote English language teaching environments: the interface between theory and practice.
May 2022 - ISTAL25, Thessaloniki, Greece: Teachers’ knowledge and skills for online English language teaching: the interface between theory and practice.
June 2021 - IATEFL Virtual Conference: Letting silent students speak or be silent if they prefer (with Siham Djedid).
February 2020 - Invited Speaker, 2nd Symposium on Technology Enhanced Language Learning, UKM, Selangor, Malaysia: The balance between pedagogical and technological knowledge in ELT
Nov 2019 - Plenary Speaker, International Conference on Teaching English in the Post Method Era: Challenges, Possibilities and Solutions, University of Kerala, India: (Are we really in) the post method era?
July 2019 - Invited Speaker, 1st Symposium on Technology Enhanced Language Learning, UKM, Selangor, Malaysia: Developing technology use in English language teaching
June 2018 - Cutting Edges, Canterbury, UK: What’s the point of asking student teachers to reflect?
May 2018 - Language in Focus Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece: Developing technology use in language classrooms through communities of practice.
May 2017 - Invited Speaker, Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur: The role of communities of practice in integrating technology into ELT classrooms.