Centre for Language and Linguistics


TypeSchool
FacultyFaculty of Arts, Humanities and Education
Head of Academic SchoolDr Kevin Balchin

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Local perspectives through distant eyes: an exploration of English language teaching in Kerala in Southern India
Balchin, K. 2017. Local perspectives through distant eyes: an exploration of English language teaching in Kerala in Southern India. PhD Thesis Canterbury Christ Church University Faculty of Arts and Humanities

PhD Thesis

Media and the transformation of “reality”. A critical discourse analysis of BBC Panorama’s “Slumdogs and millionaires”
Castaldi, J. 2019. Media and the transformation of “reality”. A critical discourse analysis of BBC Panorama’s “Slumdogs and millionaires”.

Conference paper

Mentoring in learning development
Bishopp-Martin, S., Canton, U., McKay, J., Psaros, C., Syska, A. and Thomas, S. 2023. Mentoring in learning development. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education. (29). https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi29.1132

Journal article

Movement in ELT: Laban and Stanislavski – an actor’s approach
Almond, M. 2008. Movement in ELT: Laban and Stanislavski – an actor’s approach.

Conference paper

Multi-modality and magic: once upon a time in a classroom...
Rich, S. and Fullagar, A. 2010. Multi-modality and magic: once upon a time in a classroom...

Conference paper

Multimodal manipulation in travel documentaries: bypassing epistemic vigilance
Castaldi, J. 2021. Multimodal manipulation in travel documentaries: bypassing epistemic vigilance.

Conference paper

Multisensory processing, affect and multimodal manipulation: A cognitive-semiotic empirical study of travel documentaries
Castaldi, J. 2023. Multisensory processing, affect and multimodal manipulation: A cognitive-semiotic empirical study of travel documentaries.

Conference paper

Narrative in the study of Kurdish migrants: a methodological reflection
Mahmud, C. 2023. Narrative in the study of Kurdish migrants: a methodological reflection.

Speech

Narrative interviews
Mahmud, C. 2020. Narrative interviews.

Speech

Negotiating learner autonomy in a native-speakerized nation
Head, E. and Tsurii, C. 2021. Negotiating learner autonomy in a native-speakerized nation.

Conference paper

No place like home: recreating and negotiating home and sense of belonging within the Kurdish diasporic community
Mahmud, C. 2021. No place like home: recreating and negotiating home and sense of belonging within the Kurdish diasporic community.

Conference paper

nterculturality in the media. Combining critical multimodal discourse analysis and reception theory
Castaldi, J. 2019. nterculturality in the media. Combining critical multimodal discourse analysis and reception theory.

Conference paper

Objects are not just a thing – (re)negotiating identity through using material objects within the Kurdish diaspora in the UK
Mahmud, C. 2024. Objects are not just a thing – (re)negotiating identity through using material objects within the Kurdish diaspora in the UK. Applied Linguistics Review. https://doi.org/10.1515/applirev-2024-0055

Journal article

Once upon a time in a classroom... Exploring cultures and experiences through fairytales
Rich, S. 2010. Once upon a time in a classroom... Exploring cultures and experiences through fairytales.

Conference paper

Peace and violence in the framing of the 2019 Algerian Hirak by Al-Jazeera English, the BBC and France 24: a critical discourse analysis
Bahri, I. 2023. Peace and violence in the framing of the 2019 Algerian Hirak by Al-Jazeera English, the BBC and France 24: a critical discourse analysis. PhD Thesis Canterbury Christ Church University Centre for Language and Linguistics

PhD Thesis

Podcast episode: The collaborative writing group: creating a writing community
Bishopp-Martin, S. 2023. Podcast episode: The collaborative writing group: creating a writing community.

Digital or visual media

Political semiotics in non-political genres: investigating multimodal manipulation
Castaldi, J. 2022. Political semiotics in non-political genres: investigating multimodal manipulation.

Conference paper

Pragmatics and critical discourse studies
Polyzou, A. 2018. Pragmatics and critical discourse studies. in: Flowerdew, J. and Richardson, J. (ed.) The Routledge Handbook of Critical Discourse Studies Routledge. pp. 195-207

Book chapter

Presupposition in discourse: theoretical and methodological issues
Polyzou, A. 2014. Presupposition in discourse: theoretical and methodological issues. Critical Discourse Studies. 12 (2), pp. 123-138. https://doi.org/10.1080/17405904.2014.991796

Journal article

Promoting learner autonomy among English language learners
Balchin, K. 2012. Promoting learner autonomy among English language learners. English Activities Update. 2 (1).

Journal article

Putting the human centre stage: practical theatre techniques to develop teacher presence, rapport and a positive classroom community
Almond, M. 2019. Putting the human centre stage: practical theatre techniques to develop teacher presence, rapport and a positive classroom community. United Kingdom Pavilion Publishing Ltd.

Book

Reading comprehension questions: the distribution of different types in global EFL textbooks
Freeman, D. 2014. Reading comprehension questions: the distribution of different types in global EFL textbooks. in: Harwood, N. (ed.) English Language Teaching Textbooks: Content, Consumption, Production Hampshire Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 72-110

Book chapter

Refining concepts for empirical multimodal research: defining semiotic modes and semiotic resources
Castaldi, J. 2024. Refining concepts for empirical multimodal research: defining semiotic modes and semiotic resources. Frontiers in Communication. 9, p. 1336325. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2024.1336325

Journal article

Research and scholarship in learning development
Bishopp-Martin, S. and Johnson, I. 2023. Research and scholarship in learning development. in: Syska A. and Buckley, C. (ed.) How to be a learning developer in higher education Abingdon Routledge, Taylor and Francis. pp. 155-163

Book chapter

Resilience construction among international PhD students: Learning from Facebook posts, daily practices, and creative nonfiction
Oukraf, A. 2021. Resilience construction among international PhD students: Learning from Facebook posts, daily practices, and creative nonfiction. PhD Thesis Canterbury Christ Church University Centre for Language and Linguistics

PhD Thesis

Review of Serafis (2023): Authoritarianism on the Front Page: Multimodal Discourse and Argumentation in Times of Multiple Crises in Greece
Castaldi, J. 2023. Review of Serafis (2023): Authoritarianism on the Front Page: Multimodal Discourse and Argumentation in Times of Multiple Crises in Greece. Journal of Language and Politics. 23 (1), pp. 138-141. https://doi.org/10.1075/jlp.23122.cas

Journal article

Silent students with voices: an exploration of students’ silence in an Algerian EFL setting
Djedid, S. 2022. Silent students with voices: an exploration of students’ silence in an Algerian EFL setting. PhD Thesis Canterbury Christ Church University Centre for Languages and Linguistics

PhD Thesis

Sounds difficult
Rich, S. 2007. Sounds difficult. English Teaching Professional. 53.

Journal article

Tackling the bard in the English language classroom - why we should and how we can
Almond, M. 2007. Tackling the bard in the English language classroom - why we should and how we can.

Conference paper

Tales of a three-year journey to integrating academic and information literacy skills in an education course
Bishopp-Martin, S. 2023. Tales of a three-year journey to integrating academic and information literacy skills in an education course. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education. (29). https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi29.1124

Journal article

Teacher development – 21st century perspectives
Balchin, K. 2014. Teacher development – 21st century perspectives.

Conference paper

Teacher identity and performance teaching
Almond, M. 2009. Teacher identity and performance teaching.

Conference keynote

Teacher identity – putting the human centre stage: socio-psychological considerations in English language teaching
Almond, M. 2013. Teacher identity – putting the human centre stage: socio-psychological considerations in English language teaching. Humanising Language Teaching. 15 (4).

Journal article

Teachers acting up - from stage presence to classroom presence
Almond, M. 2006. Teachers acting up - from stage presence to classroom presence. English Teaching Professional. 45, pp. 53-55.

Journal article

Teachers’ knowledge and skills for online English language teaching: the interface between theory and practice
Balchin, K. 2022. Teachers’ knowledge and skills for online English language teaching: the interface between theory and practice .

Conference paper

Teaching as a performing art
Almond, M. 2011. Teaching as a performing art.

Conference keynote

Teaching English with drama: how to use drama and plays when teaching - for the professional English language teacher
Almond, M. 2005. Teaching English with drama: how to use drama and plays when teaching - for the professional English language teacher. London Modern English Publishing.

Book

The art of language teaching: are teacher identity and performative teaching mutually exclusive?
Almond, M. 2014. The art of language teaching: are teacher identity and performative teaching mutually exclusive?

Conference keynote

The art of teaching and the power of rapport
Almond, M. 2017. The art of teaching and the power of rapport.

Conference paper

The battle of the boards
Rich, S. 2012. The battle of the boards. English Teaching Professional.

Journal article

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