Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Language in Education (LiE) is a vibrant research group based at UEA’s School of Education and Lifelong Learning, encompassing members from different UEA Schools as well as from other institutions.
The centrality of languages in our everyday lives is unquestionable, and we specialize in examining the role that language plays in formal and informal learning contexts.
The group builds on years of collective expertise in this field. Much of our research focuses on language education, particularly in English as a first and foreign language, Chinese and other modern foreign languages. We also explore language use in different educational contexts – from primary to university, and countries (e.g. Brazil, Mongolia, Senegal, Slovenia and the UK). Acknowledging the link between language and culture, an additional aim of our research lies in examining, for instance, regional identities, race/ethnic matters, intercultural communication, and professional, classroom and disciplinary discourses.
The applied nature of our research is evident in all of our work. We favor a mutual, two-way link between research and practice. For instance, our investigations in areas such as language teacher education, practitioner research, mentoring and supervision are informed by current professional challenges, and they provide empirically informed responses to these challenges, thus supporting practitioner development.
Our strong research-practice link can be seen in the way our research group activity informs and shapes the courses offered at UEA. Research group members teach on a variety of courses (e.g. PGCE, MA Educational Practice and Research, MA Second Language Education, MA Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, EdD and PhD), sharing their extensive research experience with the future generations of language educationalists.
The group has a track record of research in partnership with local authorities in the UK and internationally (particularly in Asia and South America) with financial support from prestigious funders such as the British Academy, British Council and Heritage Fund. Research group members serve on the editorial boards of high-impact journals in the field (e.g. Cambridge Journal of Education, English in Education, Journal of English for Academic Purposes) and are board members of numerous learned societies and professional associations (e.g. British Association for Applied Linguistics, British Educational Research Association, International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language).
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Nalini Boodhoo
- School of Education & Lifelong Learning - Professor of Language Education
- Language in Education - Member
Person: Academic, Teaching & Scholarship, Research Group Member
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Sarah Brownsword
- School of Education & Lifelong Learning - Lecturer in Education
- Language in Education - Member
Person: Degree of Doctor of Education, Academic, Teaching & Scholarship, Research Group Member
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John Gordon
- School of Education & Lifelong Learning - Professor, CreativeUEA Academic Chair
- Language in Education - Member
- EdTech Teacher Agency - Member
- Literacy and Development Group - Member
- CreativeUEA - Academic Chair
- ClimateUEA - Member
Person: Member, Group Lead, Research Group Member, Academic, Teaching & Research
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A partnership for community-led health behaviour change research in areas of high socio-economic disadvantage
Hardeman, W., Abranches, M., Gordon, J., Hanson, S., McNeil, J., Minihane, A., Sweeting, A., Abranches, M., McNeil, J., McWatt, T., Robinson-Pant, A. & Varley, A.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/06/23 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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Teacher agency with technology: creating an ecological model through a place-based study of teaching and learning in Norfolk
Gordon, J., Bartholomew, K., Blair, R., Chin, J., Craske, J., Dyer, H., Greenwood, D., Hammond, S., Lapeer, R., Maddox, B., Medler, D., Parr, G., Priyadharshini, E. & Russell, K.
Economic and Social Research Council
1/12/22 → 30/11/25
Project: Research
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Plugging future teachers into technology as a way of addressing education inequalities
Viana, V.
1/04/22 → 31/03/23
Project: Research
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Can GPT-4 learn to analyse moves in research article abstracts?
Yu, D., Bondi, M. & Hyland, K., 2 Nov 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Applied Linguistics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Conversations about literary conversations: An inquiring assemblage
Gordon, J., 30 Sept 2024, (Accepted/In press) L1-Educational Studies in Language and Literature.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Does ChatGPT argue like students? Bundles in argumentative essays
Jiang, F. & Hyland, K., 20 Aug 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Applied Linguistics.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Prizes
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Excellence in Teaching Award 2023-2024
Arribas-Tomé, Marián (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Excellence in Teaching Award 2024-2025
Arribas-Tomé, Marián (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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University of Southern Denmark (External organisation)
John Gordon (Member)
1 May 2024 → …Activity: Membership › Committee
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National Association for the Teaching of English (Event)
John Gordon (Presenter)
21 Mar 2024Activity: Membership › Network, Working Group or Professional Association
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'Pedagogic Literary Narrtion' CPD for Inspiration Trust
John Gordon (Speaker)
11 Sept 2023 → …Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Schools engagement
Press/Media
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Coverage of 'Libraries for living, and for living better' report
Maria Garraffa, John Gordon, Anna Blackett, Richard Fordham, Stephanie Howard Wilsher, Eleanor Leist, Aisling Ponzo, Dan Smith, Allie Welsh & Georgios Xydopoulos
7/07/23 → 13/07/23
6 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution
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Action points for English language teacher education in Brazil
Vander Viana & Telma Gimenez
21/04/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution
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Who are the English language teachers in Brazil?
Vander Viana
13/10/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution