Key-note, plenary and Invited Speeches

 

 

2021 Jan Gold Standard for English teaching and learning: making it interactive, for a special national training programme for Rural Area English Teachers in China

2020 Dec-3 Close-to-Practice qualitative research:  evidence from Elicited Metaphor Analysis, a special national training programme for Rural Area English Teachers in China

2020 Dec-2 Application of Narrative Structural Elements to SLT practices, to doctors, nurses, speech and language therapists at Wuhan Tongji and Xiehe Hospitals

2020 Dec-1 Reaching for the Gold Standard: Metaphors and Good University Teachers, for the School Seminar with Wenzhou Kean University staff

2020 Nov 1. Importance of Story Telling for Children’s Cognitive and Linguistic Development; 2. Developing Children’s Language Skills through Narratives; at the 2020 Shanghai International Children Book Exhibition

2020 Oct 1. Practical principles for interactive English teaching; 2. Developing questions for learning and thinking in English; 3. Developing creative and cultural awareness in English; for the Ministry of Education training programme for College Teachers in Jiangsu Province, held in Beijing EU training centre.

2020 Aug Approaches and Practices for Teaching Intercultural Communication Skills in ELT – challenges and opportunities while and after Covid-19, a National Conference for Deans of Foreign Language Colleges of Higher Education, held by Liaoning University

2020 July Teaching Intercultural Communication Skills in English Language Class, an online National Teacher Training Course, organised by Xinjiang University and Beijing Foreign Studies University

2020 July Teaching interculturality in higher education after COVID-19, International online conference across 20 countries.

2020 Feb 1) Researching Good teachers of English; 2) Good Teachers of Intercultural Communication; 3) Quality: researching through Interviews; 4) researching Narratives; and 5) Building up Experience for Intercultural Communication. Joint presentations with Martin Cortazzi to postgraduate students and academic staff at the Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia, between 10th-14th February, 2020.

2020 Feb Researching Cultures of Learning by Elicited Metaphor Analysis, an invited talk to staff and postgraduate students at the University of Nottingham UK

2019 Nov A Cognitive Linguistic Approach to Research Cultures of Learning for Internationalised HE Contexts, a keynote speech at the Fourth China Educational linguistics Conference, hosted by Zhejiang University China

2019 Sep Design principles for teaching Intercultural Communication for Gold Standard, a joint invited keynote speech at the annual training conference/workshop for university English teachers of organised by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press. Tianjin.

2019 Sep Key Features of English Major Curriculum Design at UNNC, invited talk to deans and registrars of universities in Beijing. Beijing

2019 Sep Healthcare Inter-professional and Inter-cultural communication — Good Practice, invited workshop-talk to nursing directors from top hospitals in Shanghai. Ningbo

2019 July ‘Good’ English teachers? Perceptions of model teachers in Kazakhstan, a joint invited presentation at The Changing Reality of English in Central Asia, London

2019 June Parents and children: interaction and language acquisition, invited talk for the TEDx Ningbo

2019 June Achieving Gold Standard for Teaching Intercultural Communication, invited talk to university staff and postgraduate students at Hubei University and nearby universities, Wuhan

2019 May 1. Principles for designing Gold standard courses for foreign language teaching at universities in China, at the annual training conference/workshop for university English teachers of organised by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press. Guilin

2. Approaches and practices for designing Gold standard courses for teaching Intercultural Communication,at the annual training conference/workshop for university English teachers of organised by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press. Guilin

2019 Mar Exploring conceptualisations of good English teachers through metaphor analysis: international case studies in higher education, an invited speech at International Conference “The Magic of Innovation: Integrative Trends in Linguistics and Foreign Language Teaching”, 22 – 23 March 2019, MGIMO University, Moscow, Russia

2019 Jan Intercultural Communication in Business Contexts, an invited talk/workshop for Staff and students at Hainan university. Hankou

2018 Oct. Applying Elicited Metaphor Analysis into Classroom Research, a keynote speech at the International Conference on Teacher Education, held at Huazhong Normal University, Wuhan China

2018 Sept. Application of Narrative Structural Elements to SLT practices, a keynote presentation for the China National Further Education Forum of Medical Staff, held at Tongji hospital, Wuhan China

2018 June Enhancing English Learning and Intercultural Communication Skills through Extracurricular Engagement- a case study at the University of Nottingham Ningbo China, a joint presentation at the International conference on the Role of Extracurricular Activities in Language Teaching in Higher Education; University of Manchester

2018 May Intercultural Communication, Critical Thinking and Creativity through College English, National conference for Deans and Heads of School of Foreign Languages of Chinese universities, held in Taiyuan by FLTRP

2018 May Intercultural Communication in Business Settings, School of English Workshop to companies, UNNC

2018 April  Values and Practices of Intercultural Communication in Internationalised Learning Contexts, International conference on intercultural communication and translation, Nankai University, Tianjin

2018 April Cultures of Learning: developing Intercultural communication competence, Critical thinking and Creativity in the context of assessments/testing, the Second China National Conference for English Learning and Testing, Beijing

2018 April Cultivating Intercultural Communication Competence and Creativity through College English, National Annual conference for Deans and Heads of School of English; invited speech; Nanchang

2018 April Intercultural Communication in Commerce and Business, invited speech to staff and students at Huadong Jiaotong University, Nanchang

2018 April Researching Cultures of Learning for Teachers and Students in Internationalised Contexts, invited speech to staff and students at Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang

2018 March Internationalised Curriculum for Chinese Students’ Needs at the University of Nottingham Ningbo, National Annual conference for Presidents of Foreign Studies Universities and Deans and Heads of School of Foreign Languages (over 2000 participants), invited speech, Beijing.

2018 March Reading and Communicating for Intercultural Communication, College English National Forum for School of English Deans of Chinese Universities, Shanghai

2017 Nov Using metaphors of English teaching and learning: methods and insights, a Workshop/Colloquia presentation, at the Applied Linguistics Conference (ALANZ/ALAA/ALTAANZ) – Applied Linguistics in the New Millennium: Multiple Theories, Pathways, and Practices, Auckland

2017 Nov Intercultural Communication Competence with a Global Vision, an invited talk for staff and students at Wenzhou College of Business, Wenzhou China

2017 Oct Investigations on Chinese Child Language Development and English Language Learning Attitudes, an invited talk/workshop for staff and postgraduate students at Heilongjiang Normal University, Mudanjiang, China

2017 Sept Intertwining Intercultural Communication Understanding and Skills in Curriculum for English Majors at UNNC, an invited plenary speech for the Symposium of Deans/Heads of Foreign Languages in Zhejiang Universities, Jinhua, China

2017 July1. Intercultural Communication Competence for Learning;

2. Teaching Intercultural Competence, building up learning experience;

3. Intercultural Communication and Teachers’ Competencies;

4. Research and Theoretical Approaches in Teaching and Learning intercultural communication competence;  

Plenary lectures for university English teachers in China, held in Beijing, organised by Beijing Foreign Languages Study University and FLTRP publisher.

2017 July Metaphor Analysis for Investigation in Cultures of Learning, an invited speech in the School of English Education at Guangzhou International Studies University, Guangzhou, China

2017 July Conducting Metaphor Analysis in Social Sciences, an invited speech in the School of Marxist Studies at South China Agriculture University, Guangzhou, China

2017 June Journeys through metaphor and narrative landscapes: cross-cultural perspectives, a joint plenary speech at Narrative and Metaphor in Education conference, Vrie Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2016 Sept Applying Qualitative Research Methods: metaphor and narrative analyses in social sciences, an invited joint workshop series at Wuhan University, China

Using Intercultural Communication Skills in Youth Work, an invited joint talk at Wuhan University, China

2016 July Developing Intercultural Communication & Creativity in Chinese Classroom Activities, an invited joint key-note at the European Chinese Language Teaching Conference – adapting to the needs of international learners, Nottingham

2016 Jan Applying metaphor analysis to researching teaching and learning, invited speech for the Psychology Seminar, DMU

2015 Oct 1. Researching and Assessing the Syntactic Development of Chinese-speaking Children – a case with data from Malaysia, invited keynote speech at the 9th Asia Pacific Conference on Language, Speech and Hearing, Guangzhou, China

2.Developing Creativity and Intercultural Communication through ELT activities, three invited speeches at Zhengzhou University, Xuchang University and Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Henan, China

3.Enhancing Employability in Teaching Intercultural Business Communication, three invited speeches at Zhengzhou University, Xuchang University and Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Henan, China

4.Curriculum Design in Teaching Business English courses, invited talk at Chongqing Technology and Business University, Chongqing, China

2015 Aug 1. Developing critical thinking in ELT, an invited talk at the National English Teacher Training, held in Beijing, organised by Beijing Foreign Languages Study University and FLTRP publisher

2.ELT activities for enhancing critical thinking development, workshop to university English teachers in China, held in Beijing, organised by Beijing Foreign Languages Study University and FLTRP publisher

3.Current theoretical development of critical thinking in teaching, an invited talk at the National English Teacher Training, held in Beijing, organised by Beijing Foreign Languages Study University and FLTRP publisher

4.Principles and methods for developing creativity and intercultural communication competence, an invited talk at the National English Teacher Training conference, held in Guangzhou, organised by Shanghai Foreign Languages Study University and SFLEP publisher

5.Models of 7 Rs for ELT classroom practices of creativity and IC training, workshop at the National English Teacher Training conference, held in Guangzhou, organised by Shanghai Foreign Languages Study University and SFLEP publisher

2015 July 1. Developing creativity and intercultural communication – theories and practices, a keynote to secondary school English teachers from different parts of China for School English Teacher Training Conference, held in Shanghai

2.Developing creativity and intercultural communication through ELT activities, a workshop with school English teachers

3.Researching and Assessing the Syntactic and Narrative Development of Chinese-speaking Children, a key-note speech at the international conference on Preschool Education held in Mudanjiang, China

4.Attitudes and Experiences of English Learning by Chinese Kindergarten Children and their Parents in Rural and Urban Locations, a special symposium reporting the ELTRP award project, scheduled for the international conference on Preschool Education, held in Mudanjiang, China

2015 April Investigating the concepts of key values between Chinese and British university learners by using elicited metaphor analysis, a series of seminars invited by Wuhan University, China

2015 April Using metaphor analysis for research: key concepts and procedures, invited talk to researchers at Wuhan University, China

2015 April Intercultural Communication for internationalising higher education, invited speech held at Wuhan University to staff and students, China

2015 April How to integrate Intercultural Communication in teaching College Business English, an invited talk and a workshop by Shanghai Foreign Language and Education Press held in Hangzhou for a national conference on College Business English to university teaching staff in China

2014 Nov Exploring research methods for studying English learning attitudes of pre-school Chinese children and expectations of parents, invited seminars held by East China Normal university and Shanghai Normal University Kindergarten http://3101120291.age06.com/310112/14423/detail.aspx?categoryid=5e70ca4d-001a-43bc-8f5d-0231194ed056&infoguid=1b8bbfb8-c266-45ad-80e5-8091092c3a5d

2014 Nov Challenges and opportunities for developing creativity and criticality in English teaching in China, invited talks by Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, China http://wyxy.znufe.edu.cn/yjsjy/show.php?itemid=116

2014 Oct Concepts and Practices of Cultures of Learning; and Internationalising Curriculum for Higher Education, invited series of talks and workshops held for students, staff and communities by the University of Wisconsin La Crosse, USA http://mymedia.uwlax.edu/Mediasite/Play/51df61aae762435daadec3836d0a26d41d

2014 Aug Developing critical thinking and creativity in ELT for Chinese university teachers, a joint workshop for the National Academic Training Programs for In-service EFL Teachers in Tertiary Education, held by the National Research Centre for Foreign Language Education of Beijing Foreign Studies University and Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press; 8-9 Aug. 2014 http://teacher.unipus.cn/workshop/detail.php?WorkshopID=172

2014 June Colloquium Title: Investigating primary students’ motivations and parental expectations of English language learning in China, at the international conference of Early Language Learning: Theory and Practice in 2014; Sweden – Umeå: 12th -14th June, 2014

2014 March Investigating motivations of English learning by Chinese primary school learners and expectations of their parents, a keynote speech for the International Symposium on Insights of English Learning by Primary School Children in China, 1st-2nd March 2014, hosted by Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China http://wyxy.znufe.edu.cn/xyxw/show.php?itemid=20

2014 Jan Developing Creativity through ELT activities: using materials for creative participation, a keynote speech for Rokus Klett’s ELT conference on Creative Classroom 2014, 31st Jan – 2nd Feb, Ljubljana (conference centre Brdo Castle), Slovenia

Developing Creative ELT Classroom Activities – Issues/Difficulties and Possible solutions, workshop for English teachers at Rokus Klett’s ELT conference on Creative Classroom 2014, 31st Jan – 2nd Feb, Ljubljana (conference centre Brdo Castle), Slovenia

2013 Nov Analysing metaphors of language and learning: international socio-cultural insights, a joint invited talk to postgraduate students and staff in the English Department of the University of Leicester.

2013 Oct Intercultural Business Communication: perceptions through metaphor analysis, a keynote speech in the Seventh International Conference on Discourse, Communication and Enterprise (DICOEN VII), held on October 18-20, 2013, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing.

2013 Oct Intercultural Communication Competence for Leaders with a Global Vision China, invited speech in the International New Leadership Forum, hosted by the China National Academy of Governance, Beijing.

2013 July Understanding Reading Comprehension and Perceptions: research techniques through visual and metaphor analysis, an invited talk as a panel of a symposium at the World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP) 65th annual conference held in Shanghai, China

2013 July Researching language acquisition and development of Chinese speaking children – research methods and techniques, an invited talk at East China Normal University, Shanghai by their International Scholar Scheme.

2013 June Intercultural Communication for Global Futures: Are you ready?, an invited talk to students and staff at Tsinghua University

2013 June Chinese language acquisition research and developing creativity in Chinese language teaching, an invited series of talks at Beijing Normal University by the Special Expert Scholar Scheme.

2013 May Intercultural Communication for Internationalization of HE, an invited talk to staff and postgraduate students at York University

2013 May Internationalisation in HE? Not without intercultural communication
a key-note speech to Annual Seminar (16-17 May), Intercultural Communication in Higher Education – principles and practices organised by the British Association for Applied Linguistics Intercultural communication Special Interest Group (BAALICSIG), Newcastle University

2013 Mar 1. Developing Strategies for Managing Intercultural Business Communication, an invited workshop to senior managers of China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corporation Limited (CSR); this is one of the biggest companies in the world for the locomotive and rolling stock with 90,000 staff numbers.

2.Understanding Intercultural Communication for Business Negotiation and Collaboration, an invited workshop to staff in International and Globalisation Strategy teams of CSR.2013 March Cultures of Learning: what can we learn from international students? A joint presentation for the British Council Seminar Series, London. https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/cultures-learning-what-can-we-learn-international-students

2012 Dec 1. Building bridges, using weapons or making music together? Metaphoric (re)framing in intercultural language learning – joint key note presentation for 2012 International Conference of Intercultural Communication with the topic of Intercultural Competence and Interaction, held at Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China http://waiyu.shnu.edu.cn/Default.aspx?tabid=8518&ctl=Details&mid=17109&ItemID=99041&SkinSrc=[L]Skins/wgy_1fen/wgy_1fen&language=en-GB

2.Intercultural communication competence for global business and international companies, talk to 300 students and staff at East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang, China http://fls.ecjtu.jx.cn/article-571-1.html

3.Academic writing for publications, talk to academic staff at East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang, China http://fls.ecjtu.jx.cn/article-571-1.html

4.The Next Step to enhance your career opportunities:
Intercultural Business Communication, talk to 100 Business English students and staff at Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang, China

2012 Nov 1. Learning criticality and creativity: intercultural perspectives – joint key note presentation for The 1st Conference on Research and Applications of Intercultural Communication, Theme: Intercultural Literary, Communication, and Competence in the Context of Multiculturalism, held at the Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China

2.Workshop: Intercultural communication for international business partnership, The 1st Conference on Research and Applications of Intercultural Communication, Theme: Intercultural Literary, Communication, and Competence in the Context of Multiculturalism, held at the Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China

2012 Oct Intercultural Communication for business contexts, invited speech to students and staff at Wuhan Institute of Technology, China

2012 Sep and Intercultural Communication for Business and Management, two half day

Nov. workshops for Dynex R & D centre for training Chinese senior managers

2012 July-Aug 1. Classroom-based strategies, evaluation and research (over 805 English lecturers and professors from 239 Chinese universities) Xi’an China http://www.heep.cn/news_detial.php?where=791

2.Applying Discourse Analysis to university English class(over 400 English lecturers and professors from 196 universities), Xi’an, China. http://www.heep.cn/news_detial.php?where=785

3.Applying research in English Language Classrooms (over 800 English lecturers and professors from 270 universities and technical and vocational colleges), Xi’an Chinahttp://www.heep.cn/news_detial.php?where=787

2012 June Intercultural Business Communication: research to postgraduate courses to employment, -invited presentation for the British Council final PMI2 project dissemination event, held at University of Central Lancashire

2012 Feb Intercultural Business Communication (IBC) PMI2 project overview – key note speaker for the international conference on Intercultural Communication and Business Engagement with China and the World, held at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

Better Intercultural Communication for Business Sustainability and Success – conference organiser, key-note speaker and workshop facilitator for International seminar/workshop on Intercultural Communication and Business Engagement with China and the World, held at De Montfort University, UK

2011 Dec. Developing Key Competencies through ELT materials – Invited key-note speaker for the 4th English Language Teaching Research Symposium, Beijing, by the British Council and People’s Education Press. http://www.britishcouncil.org/china-education-english-symposium-8.htm

Enhancing creative and interculturally communicative teaching in ELT – invited speech to English teachers at Weifang College, Shandong, China

2011 Sept Invited convener for Clinical Linguistics Colloquium of the BAAL annual conference, Bristol

Developing a Chinese LARSP in Malaysia, invited presentation for the Clinical Linguistics Colloquium – Research and Teaching Practices of Clinical Linguistics in the East and West, BAAL, Bristol

2011 August Chinese values and beliefs in early and later learning – a metaphor analysis; invited presentation for the 14th conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction – Education for a global networked society, Exeter

2011 August 1. Facilitating ELT classes in Chinese universities with New Standard College English, (over 400 university teachers) http://www.heep.cn/news_detial.php?where=633

2.Applying Discourse Analysis to university English class (over 300 university

teachers), teacher training workshop series for university English teachers in China, Beijing, http://www.heep.cn/news_detial.php?where=635

3.ELT approaches and techniques for New Vision College English (over 200 universities teachers, teacher training workshop series for university English teachers in China, Beijing, organised by China Applied Linguistics Centre and FLTRP

2011 April The need of the College English development for Chinese ELT professionals, the National Symposium on College English Development in China held in

1.Wuxi with over 500 participants from over 400 Chinese universities http://www.heep.cn/news_detial.php?where=580

2.Changchun with over 300 participants from over 200 Chinese universities  http://www.heep.cn/news_detial.php?where=588

Intercultural Business Communication: cases and challenges, given to over 100 staff and students at:

1.Shandong University, Jinan, China;

http://www.flc.sdu.edu.cn/html/xsyj/xueshudongtai/20110419/1973.html

2.Shandong Economics University, Jinan, China

http://download.sdie.edu.cn/newenglish/Article/ShowArticle.asp?ArticleID=888

Journeys of Learning: insights into intercultural adaptation, given to over 100 staff and students at:

1.Dezhou University, Dezhou, China

http://xwzx.dzu.edu.cn/news/mcwnsy.php?fid=3&id=6061

2.Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China

http://wgyxy.yzu.edu.cn/art/2011/5/3/art_4960_117920.html

2011 March College English in China for future workforce, the national launch conference for the New Vision College English held in Xi’an with over 300 participants from over 200 Chinese universities. http://www.fltrp.com/newsdetail.cfm?iCntno=210282

2011 March Voices of Dyslexic Children: interpretations through metaphors, the International Seminar for Parents and Educators, in Singapore http://www.das.org.sg/component/content/article/62-events/310-voiceofdyschild.html

Awareness of Child Language Development, workshop to parents and teachers with young dyslexia learners, organised by Dyslexia Association of Singapore

2010 Dec Journeys of Learning in Intercultural Adaptation, International Conference on Intercultural Communication, Shanghai, China

2010 Sept Creativity and criticality: developing Chinese approaches to learning,, a key-note speech for the sixth International conference on Transnational Dialogues in HE: Responding to the needs of the East Asian Learners in Higher Education, held at Portsmouth, UK

2010 July & 1. Applying Discourse Analysis to university English class (over 300 university

August  teachers), teacher training workshop series for university English teachers in China, Beijing, organised by China Applied Linguistics Centre and FLTRP

2.ELT approaches and techniques for College English teaching (over 300 universities teachers, teacher training workshop series for university English teachers in China, Beijing, organised by China Applied Linguistics Centre and FLTRP

2010 May Developing Chinese and Malay grammatical assessment tools for speech and language therapy, invited speech for the international conference on Current Development in Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences in the Asia-Pacific Region, held in Kuala Lumpur http://apslhconf2010.webs.com/

2010 March & ELT preparation for globalisation, invited speeches for university English teachers

April  in the south region of China, held in Guangzhou; in the north region of China, held in Xian and Shenyang; in the east region, held in Nanjing and Changshu; in the west region,  held in Chengdu;  and in Beijing;

2010 Mar/April Investigating perceptions and practice of ELT young learners with dyslexia by metaphor analysis, 4 workshops for the Dyslexia Association of Singapore;

2009 Oct Developing Creative Interaction in College English in China, invited plenary speech for the Fifth International conference on Responding to the needs of the East Asian Learners in Higher Education, Qingdao, China

2009 Sept Invited panel chair/speaker for the ESRC national seminar at Nottingham on Re-thinking the Needs of International Students: Critical Perspectives on the Internationalisation of UK Higher Education, the University of Nottingham

2009 Aug Interactive Teaching for Large English Classes,

Applying Discourse Analysis to English Language Teaching, annual conference for university English teachers in China, Beijing, organised by China Applied Linguistics Centre and FLTRP

2009 April 1. An Approach of Metaphor Analysis For Researching Concepts of Teaching and Learning, Zhongnan University of Finance and Law, China

2.Researching Discourse for English Language Teaching and Learning, Zhongnan University of Finance and Law, China

3.Narrative Assessments for clinical use: pros and cons in current practises, National University of Malaysia, Malaysia

4.Developing a Gujarati STASS – a sociolinguistics perspective,

National University of Malaysia, Malaysia

2009 March Reforming perceptions and practices of teaching and learning in China, China’s education reform: Radical shifts and their implications, held at Keble College, University of Oxford, sponsored by the Leverhulme Trust, University of Oxford and Monash University

2008 Oct Panel speaker and Rapporteur for the Nottingham ESRC national seminar, Insights into the Experiences of International Students in the UK: Key Findings, the University of Nottingham

2008 July A model of discourse approaches for English language teaching in China: meeting the needs of Chinese university learners, the FLTRP annual national seminar for university English teachers, Beijing, China

Teaching Chinese university learners, an interactive approach, the FLTRP annual national seminar for university English teachers, Beijing, China

2008 July Participation and partnerships: bridging expectations of learning and performance, invited plenary speech for the Fourth International conference on Promoting Partnership: responding to the needs of the East Asian Learners in Higher Education, at Portsmouth University, UK

2008 April Living Interculturally: discoursal communication, invited key-note speech for the 65th anniversary celebration of Zhongnan University of Finance and Law, China

Analysing Adverts in English and Chinese: discourse structures, culture & meaning, invited workshop to research students and staff at Zhongnan University of Finance and Law, China

Developing Discourse in English Language Teaching: materials, tasks and activities, invited workshop to research students and staff at Zhongnan University of Finance and Law, China

2007 Nov A journey through hell to heaven? Continuity and change in Chinese students’ metaphors for learning, invited key-note speech for the Third International conference on Chinese and East Asian learners, Shandong University, Jinan, China

2007 Nov Developing Independent Learning and Creativity in English Teaching, invited workshop to research students and staff at Shandong University

2007 Nov Principles, methods and good practice for researching language learning, invited workshop to research students and staff at Shandong University

2007 Nov Analysing Adverts – a discourse approach, invited workshop to research students and staff at Shandong University

2007 July Researching Cultures of Learning English, invited key-note speech for the fourth International conference of ELT in Iran, Tehran University

2007 July Applying Discourse in ELT, invited workshop for staff and students at Tehran University

2007 April Developing independent learning & critical thinking through English learning, invited speech for the Kongmu Lake Forum at East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang

2007 April Qualitative research methods: metaphorical studies, invited speech to staff of Foreign Language Faculty, East China Jiaotong University, Nanchang

2007 April Current Research and Development in Discourse Analysis, invited speech series  for Annual Linguistics Series Seminars for Chinese universities staff and post graduates of English, Wuhan

2007 April Comparing British and Chinese Education: developing individuality, independent learning and critical thinking, invited speech for Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan

2007 April Researching metaphors, invited speech at Zhongnan University of Economics and Law and Wuhan University, Wuhan

2007 Jan Developing Creativity in English Language Teaching and Learning for Early-year Bilingual Education, invited key-note speech at the first International Conference on Pre-school Bilingual Education in China, Beijing

2006 Oct Chinese learners: changing perceptions and attitudes through study of their metaphors, to Hong Kong ELT academics at the Polytechnic University of Hong Kong and at the Chinese University of Hong Kong

2006 Oct Developing Creativity and Critical Thinking in ELT, to ELT staff at the Polytechnic University of Hong Kong

2006 July Changing Metaphors: working with Chinese learners, key-note speech for the Second International Conference on Teaching Chinese Learners, Portsmouth University

2006 June Development of Creativity in English Language Teaching and Learning in China: challenges and achievements, invited national speech tour in Shanghai, Hefei, Zhengzhou, Qingdao and Kunming

2006 May Language and Intercultural Communication, invited to chair the panel session for the Intercultural Communication conference at Leicester

2006 May Researching Narratives, invited speech for post-graduate students in CELTE at Warwick University

2006 April Current Research and Development in Applied linguistics & ELT, invited speeches for Annual Linguistics Series Seminars for Chinese universities staff and post graduates of English, Wuhan

2006 April 1. Using Narrative Analysis in the Research of Special Needs Education, invited speech for staff and post-graduate students at Huadong Normal University, Shanghai

2.Clinical Linguistic Assessments in Britain, invited speech for staff and students of special needs education & SLT at Huadong Normal University, Shanghai

2005 Nov Developing narrative techniques for SLT clinical practice, invited presentation for RCSLT Adult SIG annual conference, London

2005 Sept. Enhancing Communication Skills through Narrative, repeated workshop for Speech & Language therapists and teachers, organized by Walsall Education Authority

2005 June Developing intercultural communication in the inter-professional workforce, workshop for Speech & Language therapists and related professionals, organized by Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists

2005 June Intercultural communication for professionals and clients, workshop for SLTs in South London boroughs

2005 April Cultures of learning and communication, invited presentation for Royal College of General Practitioners Spring conference, Blackpool

2005 April 1. Current developments in ELT methodology

2.Creativity in language learning

3.Participation based language learning and teaching

key-note and invited presentations for the Second International Conference on ELT methodology in Chinese universities, Shanghai

2005 March 1. Chinese medical ethics: looking after Chinese patients

2.Cultures in medical communication, for Oxford postgraduate medical educators, Oxford postgraduate centre

2005 Feb Picking up on Phonetics & Phonology, repeated workshop for Speech & Language therapists and related professionals, organised by Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)

2005 Jan Teaching for Diversity: cultures and communication, key-note presentation to GP education advisers of Sheffield, Nottingham and Leicester Deaneries

2005 Jan Enhancing Communication Skills through Narrative, repeated workshop for Speech & Language therapists and related professionals, organised by Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)

2004 Sept Cultures of learning in the clinical professions, Royal College of Nursing Staff Development Seminar for Distance Learning Tutors, London

2004 Sept Intercultural communication in academic settings, for international students and staff at Imperial College London

2004 Sept Enhancing Communication Skills through Narrative, repeated workshop for Speech & Language therapists and related professionals, organised by Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)

2004 Sept Enhancing Communication Skills through Narrative, repeated workshop for Speech & Language therapists and teachers, organised by Walsall Education Authority

2004 July Interaction, Culture and Creativity in ELT: multidimensional participation, plenary speech at the Tri-annual British Council conference ‘Teaching Excellence’, held in SAS Radisson Hotel, Glasgow

2004 July Changing Practices in the Chinese Culture of Learning, plenary speech for International Conference on Responding To The Needs Of The Chinese Learner In Higher Education, University of Portsmouth

2004 July Developing Inter-professional and inter-cultural Communication competence – training ‘under-achieving doctors’, for Cardiff, London deaneries and the National Agency for training under achieving doctors

2004 June Inter-cultural and Inter-professional Communication in clinical contexts, for Oxford GP and postgraduate training deanery, Uplands Conference Centre

2004 June Inter-cultural and Inter-professional Communication — Good Practice, for GPs and students services in three Leicestershire universities, University of Leicester

2004 May 1. Enhancing Communication Skills through Narrative

2.Picking up on Phonetics & Phonology, workshops for Speech & Language therapists and related professionals, organised by Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)

2004 April Researching Cultures of Learning, Staff and postgraduate students at Warwick, University of Warwick

2004 March 1. Multi-dimensional Participation in ELT Classroom,

2.Using Textbook Materials Creatively, the First International Conference on ELT methodology in Chinese universities, Shanghai

3.New Challenges in ELT in Chinese Higher Education, to teachers of English from 40 universities in South-east of China; held in Kunming and Nanning

4.Developing Interactive Participation in English to Pre-school Children, INSET to pre-school English teachers at Hua-dong Normal University, Shanghai

2004 Jan Developing Inter-professional Communication, for PIPE workshop to a consortium of university lecturers and programme directors training doctors, nurses, midwives, OTs, SLTs, etc. Uplands Conference Centre

2003 July Cultures of learning and the diversity they represent, UK annual conference for NHS deaneries and directors, University of Wales

2002 July 1. The Creative Learning of English

2.Participation-based approaches in the English classroom

joint key-note speeches, the National University English Teachers’ Seminar, Shanghai

2002 June 1. Narrative Learning in Learning English, joint key-note speech

2.ELT in mainland China: models and mediations, joint key-note speech, The Nineteenth English Conference, Shi-Hsin University, Taipei

2002 April Cultures of Learning: interaction and perception of interaction in Chinese classrooms, Hong Kong Institute of Education

2002 Mar. English Language Teaching through Discourse based Activities, to 120 experienced secondary school teachers in Hong Kong at Hong Kong Institute of Education

2001  Nov. 1. Cultural Synergy: Using Chinese Strengths for Learning in EAP, plenary speech

2.A structural model of literature review: an analysis of Chinese postgraduate students’ writing,

BALEAP-PIM, Sheffield Hallam University

2001 Oct. Large Classes in China: ‘good’ teachers and interaction, Hong Kong University

2001 April Teaching and Learning in Chinese Classes: Principles and Methods, key-note speech, UK Federation of Chinese Schools (UKFCS) annual conference, Reading, 7-9, April

2001 Mar Principles and Practices for Oral Language Development in Kindergartens, joint presentation, specially invited by Wuhan Education Bureau, for 600 teachers, Wuhan

2001 Mar Cultural Insights into teaching and learning, invited presentation for 120 teachers from 20 Shanghai schools, Zhabei Middle School, Shanghai

2001 Mar China and the West: complementary approaches to learning, invited presentation to 130 teachers, Experimental Middle School attached to Beijing Normal University, Beijing

2000 Oct. Researching the Research Methods: Cultural issues, invited research method seminar for Ph.D. students at Warwick University

2000 Sept. Academic Cultures: Chinese students in UK universities, invited staff training at the University of Portsmouth

2000 April 1. British and Chinese university systems: similarities, differences and needs of improvement, invited speech to students and staff at Huadong Jiao-tong University, Nanchang, China

2.How to do research in applied linguistics, invited staff training in the School of Foreign Languages, at Huandong Jiao-tong University, Nanchang, China

1999 April Expectations & Interpretations in Multi-cultural Communication, plenary presentation, International Conference on Human Communication, University of Leicester

1999 Feb Chinese Approaches to Literacy, joint plenary presentation, National Conference on Raising the Achievement of Bilingual Learners, Leicester

1998 Nov   1. Supporting Bilingual Learners in the Classroom

2.Adverts and Signs in English Teaching: lessons for the future, joint keynote presentations, Seventh Annual International Symposium on English Teaching, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan

1998 Aug Doing a Doctorate, Plenary presentation to International Academics Association conference, University of Leicester

1998 May Teaching in China and Teaching Chinese Students, Plenary presentation for Conference on Teaching Strategies for International Students, Birmingham

1997 Sept Teachers, Learners and Questioning, Key-note speech, Intercultural Education conference, Oxford

1996 Nov Shaping Classrooms to Respond to Bilingualism, Keynote speech for Head-teachers’ Conference on Education for Bilingual Pupils, Centre for Staff Development, Brent

1996 Nov 1.Changing Patterns of Questioning,

2.Using Narrative to Develop Oral Skills, Keynote speeches, Fifth International Symposium on English Teaching, Taipei, Taiwan

1996 Mar. Three Cultures in Teaching and Learning, Keynote speech for the 5th annual conference, IELTDHE, University of Manchester

1995 Nov. Chinese Students in the West: Intercultural Communication and Learning, invited joint presentation to students and staff from universities in Taiwan, organized by ATEC (the British Council) in Taiwan

1995 Nov 1. Culture, Hidden Resources in English Language Classroom;

2.Teaching Reading and Writing by Using Visual Frameworks;

3.Evaluating Textbooks for Teaching Culture

Key-note speeches, the 4th International Symposium on English Teaching, Kao-hsiung, Taiwan

1995 June Access to the Curriculum – Learning through Talk and Texts, joint key-note speech at Kent County Language Support Service Conference, Kent

1995 April Current Approaches in Language Teaching and Learning, invited speech to staff and students in the Foreign Languages Department, Hubei University, Wuhan, China

1993 Nov. Cross-Cultural Communication, a foreign language perspective, invited joint presentation at National Hualien Teachers’ College, Hualien, Taiwan

1993 Nov. Ways with Words: Chinese students’ learning of English vocabulary, joint keynote speech at the Second International Symposium on ELT, Taiwan National Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan

1993&94Aug. Bridging Cultural Gaps, invited joint presentation to Pre-sessional course students at King’s College, University of London 

1993 May Beyond Language: Academic Culture Gaps, invited joint research presentation to the Linguistic Circle at Lancaster University