Honorary Professor

University of East Anglia, UK

Visiting Professor

Jilin University, China

Beijing Normal University, China

Professor of Education in Applied Linguistics

University of East Anglia, UK (part-time)

Professor of Applied Linguistics (Personal Chair)

Director of Centre for Applied English Studies

The University of Hong Kong

Professor of Applied Linguistics in Education (Personal Chair)

Reader in Education, 2003–2004

Head of the Centre for Academic and Professional Literacies

University College London, Institute of Education

Commended for best practice by the UK QAA for supporting international students, 2006

Associate Professor (Scale A)

Department of English & Communication, City University of Hong Kong

University Lecturer

English Department, Lingnan University, Hong Kong

Senior Lecturer and Head of Department

English as an International Language Department, International Pacific University, New Zealand

Lecturer II (Higher), Language & Communication Department

PNG University of Technology, Lae, Papua New Guinea

Deputy Chairman of Science Reading Department

King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah

Coordinator and Writer for ESP Courses

The Bell School of Languages, Norwich

Teacher in a Malaysian Secondary School

The Centre for British Teachers, London

EFL Teacher

The Bell School of Languages, Norwich

EFL Teacher to Middle and Secondary Students

Riyadh Schools, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

EFL Teacher and Acting Director of Studies

Quinn’s School of English, London

EFL and Literature Teacher at Higher Secondary School

White Nile Secondary School, Ed Dueim, Sudan