2026

323.AI and academic writing: human-machine collaborations. 7th ESP Conference, METU, Ankara, Turkey. Invited Keynote speaker 6-7 November, 2026

321.Feedback fatigue: Can AI save us from ever more marking? Innovations in Language Education: Advancing pedagogy, practice and research. CAES. University of Hong Kong. Keynote speaker. 2-3 June, 2026

2025

319.Feedback fatigue: Can AI save us from ever more marking? British Council ASEAN/China Teaching English Online Conference 2025. Keynote speaker. 23 October, 2025.

318.EFL Teachers and feedback fatigue: AI to the rescue? Written Corrective Feedback Conference WCF25, Keynote speaker. Autonomous University of Barcelona. 5-6th June 2025

317."Our striking results prove …": The growth of hype in academic persuasion. 8th international congress of applied linguistics: Modern approaches to old and new challenges. Keynote speaker. University of Belgrade, Serbia. May 23-25, 2025.

2024

311.Community and identity in academic writing. International language conference. Guangzhou Foreign Studies University, Guangzhou, China. Invited Keynote by Zoom. 24-25 May, 2024.

310.Community and identity in academic writing. Writing in Higher Education Symposium. University of Bath. Invited Keynote 12 April, 2024.

307.Test, readers and writers: teaching writing at university. Keynote speaker. Language education Conference, Changchun Normal University, China. 16 March 2024.

2023

299.We are what we write: the role of writing in the academy. 13th international conference Keynote Speaker University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania June 9-10, 2023

298.Innovating English teaching: Getting specific with EAP. 3rd International Conference of Slovene Assn of ESP Teachers. Rimske Therm, Solovenia, Keynote Speaker 18-20 May, 2023.

2022

294.Disciplinary Englishes and specific EAP courses. Teaching and Research of Disciplinary English Conference. Chang Chun University of Technology, China. Invited Keynote speaker by video 17 December 2022

292.Innovating English teaching: advances in ESP. 19th international TELLSI Conference Iran Invited Keynote speaker by video 10-12 November 2022.

290.English for Academic Purposes: Towards specific courses. International Virtual Conference on Language and Literature (IVICOLL), Indonesia Invited Keynote speaker by video 28-30 October 2022.

289.Feedback on writing: what do the participants say about it? 13th Symposium on teaching and researching foreign language writing. Xi’an Jao Tong University, China. Invited Keynote speaker by video 28-30 October 2022.

285.Writing in the academy: education, knowledge and reputation. 20th Asia TEFL conference at Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia. Plenary speaker by Zoom 5 – 7 August

284.Innovating English teaching: arguments for specific EAP. 5th International English for Specific Purposes Conference. Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. Keynote speaker 1-2 July, 2022

283.Metadiscourse: What’s in a prefix? CUP/BAAL seminar Going Meta: Bringing together an understanding of metadiscourse with students’ metalinguistic understanding. Exeter University 24 May, 2022 Plenary Speaker

282.Teaching ESL writing: 3 perspectives. Penn TESOL-East Spring Virtual Conference. By Zoom. 21 May, 2022. Plenary Speaker

2021

279.Community and identity in academic writing. Systemic Functional Linguistics Association of Tunisia Research Conference. Faculty of Letters and Humanities, University of Sfax, Tunisia. Invited plenary. By Zoom. 17-19 December.

277.EAL authors and international publishing: the myth of linguistic disadvantage. III ALES Conference, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil. Invited plenary by Zoom. 12-14 November.

276.Submitting and revising a paper. Seminar on Writing and Publishing Academic Papers in International Journals, Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China. Invited plenary by Zoom. 6-7 November.

275.Introduction to writing and publishing. Seminar on Writing and Publishing Academic Papers in International Journals, Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China. Invited plenary by Zoom. 6-7 November.

274.Working with writing. International Symposium on Applied Linguistics Research (ALR2020), Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 6-7 November by zoom. Plenary Speaker

272.Community and identity in academic writing. Centre for Language Research (CLAR) Conference. University of Rijeka, Croatia. 23-25 June, 2021. By Zoom. Invited Plenary Speaker

2020

265.Writing is researching, not something we do when its finished. ‘I'm a Scientist, Not a Writer’ Symposium. Heidelberg University, Germany. 2 December, 2020. Delivered via Zoom Keynote speaker

264.Writing instruction: perspectives on teaching. 4th. International Conference on Research in Applied Linguistics (ICRAL). Bursa Uludag University, Turkey 25 November, 2020. Delivered via Zoom Keynote speaker

263.We are what we write: writing in the academy. The Fourth Symposium on Interdisciplinary Linguistics. East China Normal University. 24-25 October, 2020. Delivered via Tencent Voov. Keynote speaker

262.Perspectives on teaching writing. Slovene Association of LSP Teachers. 15-16 October 2020. Delivered via Zoom Keynote speaker

2019

260.We are what we write: the role of writing in the academy. Language in use: linguistic and pedagogical perspectives Conference University of Bialystok, Poland. 5-6 December 2019. Invited Keynote speaker

255.Reworking research: interactions in articles and blogs. Metadiscourse across languages and contexts conference, Jilin University, China. 18-20 October, 2019. Invited Keynote speaker

254.Feedback: Perceptions and practices. XVIII Conference of AELFE (Asociación Europea de Lenguas para Fines Específicos) University of Navarra, Spain 20 -21 June, 2019. Invited Keynote speaker.

253.Specificity in University English teaching. ESP Conference. Liverpool Hope University. 26-27 April 2019. Invited Keynote speaker.

251.We are what we write: the role of writing in the academy. Applied Linguistics in English conference. Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia. March 12-14, 2019. Invited opening Keynote speaker.

250.Teaching and researching writing for language teaching. Applied Linguistics in English conference. Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia. March 12-14, 2019. Invited closing Keynote speaker.

2018

247.Community and identity in academic writing 3nd International Conference on Communication Across Cultures. University of Social Sciences, Warsaw, Poland. 6-7 December 2018. Plenary speaker

243.Identity and academic writing: presenting a self in storytelling genres. Identity in second language writing conference. Nanjing University, China. 12 -15 October 2018. Plenary Speaker

241.The communication of expertise: changes in academic writing over 50 years. CERLIS conference. Scholarly Pathways: Knowledge Transfer and Knowledge Exchange in Academia. University of Bergamo, Italy 21-23 June 2018 Plenary speaker

240.Writing: texts, writers and readers. Professional development symposium. Jilin University, China. 28th April 2018. Plenary speaker.

238.Innovating English teaching: A new approach to EAP. Revisiting ELT Practices in Multicultural Contexts: Evidence-Based Practices. Shantou University, China. 20-22 April 2018. Plenary speaker.

2017

237.Working with writing. 4th International Conference on ESP/EAP/EMI in the Context of Higher Education. National University of Science and Technology MISiS, Moscow, Russia. 24-25 November 2017. Keynote speaker

234.Re-imagining Instruction: Specificity and EAP writing. 1st Annual Conference of the Asian Association for ESP & 6th National Conference of the Chinese Association for ESP 27-29 October 2017. Beijing Foreign Studies University, China. Keynote speaker

233.Writing research: methods and methodologies. Doing Research in Applied Linguistics/ English in South-East Asia conference. King Mongkut’s University of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. June 22-24, 2017. Keynote speaker

232.Academic interaction: where’s it all going? Faces of English language education 2 Conference. University of Hong Kong. June 1-3, 2017. Keynote speaker.

231.Feedback on writing: Faculty and student perceptions. Writing for readers conference. Polytechnic University of Hong Kong. 19 May, 2017. Keynote speaker.

230.Metadiscourse: what’s new? Metadiscourse across Genres Conference. 30 March-1 April, 2017. Limassol, Cyprus . Keynote speaker

229.Working with writing: understanding texts, writers and readers. 4th International Conference on Language in Focus. Famagusta, Cyprus. March 2-4, 2017 keynote speaker

228.Teaching EFL writing: 3 perspectives. International conference on applied linguistics and language education. De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines Feb 10-11, 2017. Keynote speaker

227.Narrative, identity and professional storytelling. FASP and beyond: fictional and non-fictional narratives related to professional communities and specialized groups". Grenoble,. University Grenoble-Alpes, France. January 26-27, 2017 keynote speaker

2016

226.Teaching and researching writing. 4th conference of Applied Linguistics of China. Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. December 3-4. keynote speaker

222.“Corpus insights into community and identity in academic writing” American Association for Corpus Linguistics Annual conference. 16-18 September, 2016. Iowa State University, USA. Keynote presentation

221.Genre in the classroom: theory to practice. Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics (PAAL) conference. Tamkang University, Taiwan, from August 22 to 24 Keynote presentation

218.“Interactions in research writing”. 10th Language for Specific Purposes Conference. University of Technology, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. 26-27, July 2016. Keynote presentation

217.“English in the disciplines: A new approach to EAP” 2nd China EAP Annual Conference & the First International Symposium on Academic English in Asia. Fudan University, Shanghai. 28-30 May 2016. Keynote presentation

216.“Small change? Informality in academic writing”. International Computer Archive of Modern and Medieval English (ICAME) 2016. Chinese University of Hong Kong. May 25-28, 2016 Keynote presentation

215.“Specificity, collaboration and English in the disciplines”. AESLA 2016, University of Alicante, Spain. 14-16th April, 2016 Keynote presentation

211.“Teaching writing: understanding texts, writers and readers”. XI Meeting of Language Teaching Programs and II ELT Conference. Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia. March 17-19, 2016. Keynote presentation

2015

210.Innovating Instruction: Specificity and English in the disciplines. 14th Symposium on Second Language Writing. AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand. November 19-21, 2015 Keynote presentation

209.English for Specific Purposes: why is specificity important? 6th International Language Learning Conference (ILLC) 2-4 November, 2015 Penang, Malaysia. Keynote presentation

208.EAP at the crossroads. 10th Symposium on Teaching English at Tertiary Level Tsinghua University, Beijing. October 17-18, 2015 Keynote presentation

207.“Anecdote, attitude and evidence. Does English disadvantage EAL authors in international publishing?” Faces of English Conference. University of Hong Kong. June 11-13, 2015. Keynote presentation

204.Innovating instruction: specificity and English in the disciplines. British Assn of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes (BALEAP) conference. University of Leicester. 17 &19 April 2015. Keynote presentation

196.Teaching writing: understanding texts, writers and readers. TESOL Arabia Conference. Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 12-14 March 2015 Keynote presentation

2014

192.Writing reform: Specificity and English in the disciplines. ETA International Symposium. Chien Tan Conference Centre, Taipei; November 14-16. Plenary speaker

190.Writing in the Disciplines: curriculum innovation in EAP. 7th International Conference on English Language Teaching in China. Nanjing University. 20th-21st October, 2014 Keynote speaker

189.Genre, corpora and academic writing: understanding community and identity through texts. 8th Free Linguistic Conference. Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. September 26-27, 2014. Keynote Speaker

188.Community and Identity in academic writing. Sydney Seminar Series. University of Sydney, Australia. 21st-23rd August, 2014 . Keynote Speaker.

183.Innovating instruction: specificity in EAP. 9th International conference on English for Specific Purposes. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor, Malaysia. May 27-29, 2014. Keynote speaker.

2013

177.Interactions in research writing. TESOL Sudan Bi-annual conference. Khartoum December 18-19, 2013. Keynote Speaker

178.Working with writing. Understanding texts, writers and readers. AEX-SEAMEO RELC Conference Singapore Expo Centre. 21 November, 2013 Keynote Speaker

176.Innovating instruction: Specificity and writing in the disciplines . Applied Linguistics Association of Korea, Pusan, Korea. 5th October, 2013. Keynote Speaker

175.Disciplinary membership and identity performance. Literacy Symposium, University of Stockholm, Sweden. 17th-18th , September, 2013 Keynote Speaker

174.Corpora and academic writing. What’s all the fuss about? Communication Skills Conference. Helsinki University, Finland. 13th-14th September, 2013. Keynote Speaker

172.Researching and teaching academic English. Japan Association of College English Teachers annual convention (JACET 2013) Kyoto University, Japan. 31st Aug – 1 Sept, 2013. Keynote Speaker

171.Writing in the academy. Conference on Developing Academic Literacies National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City. 17th – 18th June 2013. Keynote Speaker

170.Workshop: Genre analysis and writing instruction: some connections. Conference on Developing Academic Literacies National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City. 17th – 18th June 2013 Keynote Speaker

169.Workshop: Interaction in research writing. Conference on Developing Academic Literacies National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City. 17th – 18th June 2013 Keynote Speaker

168.What can corpora can tell us about academic discourse? 34th Conference of the International Computer Archive of Modern and Medieval English (ICAME 34), Santiago de Compostela, Spain. 23-26 May, 2013. Plenary Speaker

166.Writing in the disciplines. EAP research and teaching. 3rd international conference on Foreign Language Learning and Teaching. Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand, 15th -16th March, 2013. Keynote Speaker

165.Teaching and researching writing: texts, writers and readers. Distinguished Speaker Forum, Qatar University, Doha. 16-17 January 2013. Keynote speaker

164.Feedback on student writing: What, how and why bother? Distinguished Speaker Forum, Qatar University, Doha. 16-17 January 2013. Keynote speaker

2012

162.Writing in the disciplines: specificity and professional communities.Third English for Business and Technology Conference. Institut Teknologi Brunei. 24-25 October, 2012. Keynote Speaker

161.Individuality and disciplinarity in identity construction. Singapore Assn of Applied Linguistics Annual meeting.1 September, 2012. Keynote speaker.

159.Talking to readers: Interactions in research writing. International Communication Studies and Applied Linguistics Conference. University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana. 8-13 July, 2012 Keynote speaker

158.The ESP version: Genre, community and identity. Genre 2012: rethinking genre 20 years later. Carlton University, Ottawa, Canada, 26-29 June, 2012. Keynote speaker

156.Discipline and corpora and EAP: How research informs instruction in EAP.29th International Conference on English Teaching and Learning in the R.O.C. Chinese Culture University on 19-20 May, 2012. Keynote Speaker

155.We are what we write: the role of writing in the academy. Innovation and Integration: Rethinking English Language Education in a Connected World Conference. Shantou University. April 20-22, 2012. Keynote Speaker

2011

151.Discipline and writing: A specific view of English for Academic Purposes. LCC Roundtable on Academic Writing. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. 1-3rd Dec, 2011. Plenary Speaker.

149.Genre teaching: what’s in it for me? Pan Asian Conference, English Teachers Assn, Taipei, Taiwan. 13-15th November. Plenary Speaker

146.Constructing identity in Applied Linguistics. International PRISEAL Conference, Silesia, Poland,9-11 June, 2011. Plenary Speaker.

145.New Beginnings or Same Again? Preparing for 2012. Conference on English Curriculum reform in Hong Kong. Polytechnic University of Hong Kong. 1 June, 2011. Keynote Speaker

141.Genre in teaching and research: an approach to EAP writing instruction.ESP International Conference. Shih Chien University, Taipei, Taiwan. April 23-24, 2011. Keynote Speaker 140.Productive feedback practices. ESP International Conference. Shih Chien University, Taipei, Taiwan. April 23-24, 2011. Invited speaker

2010

138.Writing in the academy: constructing reputation, knowledge and students. Enhancing Learning Experiences in Higher Education Conference. Hong Kong University, 1st& 2nd December. Plenary speaker

136.Teaching and researching genre in EAP. 2nd Asian ESP Conference Nottingham University Ning Bo, China. Nov 9-12, 2010. Keynote Speaker

135.OK, let’s be specific: disciplinary writing in EAP. Annual Conference of Taiwan ESP Association. National Taipei University, Taiwan. Nov 6-8, 2010. Keynote Speaker

132.Discursive practices in EAP: unpacking specificity in academic writing. 2nd Conference of the Asia-Pacific Rim LSP and professional Communication Conference. Kula Lumpur, Malaysia. 15-17 July, 2010.plenary speaker.

131.Let’s Be Specific: Disciplinary Writing and EAP. IATEFL English for Specific Purposes Special Interest Group Conference. Bilkent University, Turkey. 18-19 June, 2010.plenary speaker.

129.Transferring knowledge: Proximity in professional and popular science. CLAVIER Conference on knowledge transfer. University of Modena, Italy, June 7-9, 2010. Keynote Speaker

128.Reflecting on teaching writing: applying research to the classroom. 27th International Conference on English Teaching and Learning in the R.O.C. Kaohsiung, Taiwan. May 1-2, 2010. Keynote Speaker

124.Writing and revising for publication Strategies for publishing in Academic Journals. Beijing Foreign Studies University, China. 4-7 Jan, 2010. Keynote Speaker

2009

123.Genre and academic writing in the disciplines. International Conference on ESP and its teaching. Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. 24-26 Oct, 2009. Keynote Speaker

122.Specificity in EAP. 5th International Symposium on Teaching English at Tertiary Level. Polytechnic University , Hong Kong. 16-17 October, 2009. Keynote Speaker.

118.Corpora and EAP: Exploring Disciplinary Discourses. Practical Applications of Languages and Computers (PALC)Annual Conference. Lodz, Poland. April 6-9, 2009. Plenary speaker

117.Different strokes for different folks: Evidence of specificity in EAP. Annual Conference of British Assn of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes. (BALEAP). University of Reading. April 5-7, 2009. Keynote speaker

2008

110.Constructing proximity in academic discourse. InterLae Conference, Jaca, Spain. Dec 11th -13th 2008 Plenary speaker

106.Constraint vs creativity: identity and disciplinarity in academic writing. CERLIS Conference: Trading identities. University of Bergamo, Italy. 19-21 June, 2008. Keynote Speaker

100.Constructing proximity: relating to readers in popular and professional science. GERAS – Grouped’Étude et de Recherche en Anglais de Spécialité 29th Annual Conference. University of Orleans, France. 13th – 15th March 2008. Keynote speaker

2007

99.Genre: What’s in it for us? Shannon Annual Regional Writing Conference. University of Limerick, Ireland. 7 December, 2007. Keynote speaker 98.Working with writing: understanding texts, writers and readers. 36th Annual English Teachers Association of The Republic of China., Taipei, Taiwan November 9-11, 2007. Keynote speaker

97.Teacher written feedback: does it work? Argentinean Teachers' Association,Buenos Aires, Argentina. 24 July, 2007. Keynote speaker. Teaching and researching genre. Jornadas de Enseñanza de Lenguas Extranjeras en el Nivel Superior, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina. 19-21 July 2007 Keynote speaker.

95.Teaching and researching genre: academic writing in the disciplines. 4th Biennial Conference of the European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum, Germany. June 30 – July 2, 2007 keynote speaker

93.Understanding Writing: exploring texts, writers and readers. Second International Symposium for English Language Teachers, Centre for English Language Communication (CELC), National University of Singapore. 30 May-1 June, 2007 keynote speaker

91.Genre analysis and ESP. Dept of theoretical and applied linguistics, University of Thessalonica, Greece. 4 May, 2007. Plenary speaker

90.'Interactions in research writing: stance and engagement in academic discourse'. 18th International Symposium on Theoretical & Applied Linguistics. University of Thessalonica, Greece. 4-6 May, 2007. Plenary speaker

89.We are what we write: the role of writing in the academy. Spanish Applied Linguistics Assn (AESLA).University of Murcia, Spain. 19-21 April, 2007 Keynote speaker

2006

87.Feedback on writing: how to make a difference. BAAHE EAP Symposium. University of Leuven, Belgium. 5 – 6 December, 2006.Plenary speaker

86.Disciplinary voices in Academic English. Belgian Association of Anglicists in Higher Education third international conference. University of Leuven, Belgium. 7-9 December 2006 Keynote speaker

85.What’s not to like? ESAP in theory and practice. BALEAP Conference. Durham University November, 2006. keynote speaker

83.Writing in a foreign language. British Association of Japanese Teachers 3rdAnnual Conference. Royal Holloway College, University of London. Sept., 2006. Keynote speaker.

79.Disciplines and discourses: Social interactions in the construction of knowledge. Writing in the knowledge society, Annual conference of the Canadian Assn of Teachers of Technical writing. York University, Toronto Canada. May 28-30 Canadian Keynote speaker

78.Different strokes for different folks: Disciplinary variation in academic writing Academic Voices in Contrast Conference, University of Bergen, Norway, May 4-6 Plenary speaker

77.Metadiscourse: a theory of interactions in writing. University of Zaragoza, Spain. February 23- Plenary speaker

2005

75.Approaches to feedback on student writing. ACELS Conference. Dublin, Ireland. December, 2005. Plenary speaker

74.Researching and teaching writing in EAP. ACELS Conference. Dublin, Ireland. December, 2005. Plenary speaker

68.Discourse, Dialogue and Research writing. West Midlands Research Students’ Conference. University of Warwick. 8 June, 2005. Plenary speaker

63.Working with writing: Texts, writers and readers. Writing Revisited: IATEFL Research Conference. Eurocentre, Cambridge. February, 2005. Plenary speaker

2004

57.Stance and Engagement: interacting in academic discourse. Academic Writing Seminar, Universitat Jaume I, Valencia, Spain. 27 April, 2004 . Keynote speaker

53.Talking to readers: stance and engagement in academic writing. IVACS Annual Research Symposium, University of Limerick, Ireland. 26 Jan, 2004. Keynote speaker

2003

50.Engagement and Disciplinarity: the other side of evaluation. Conference on Evaluation in Academic Discourse, Sienna, Italy. May, 2003 Invited Plenary speaker Academic texts and disciplinary cultures: Engaging in community discourses. Languages, literature and cultures: Beyond barriers, fresh frontiers. Universiti Putra Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 23-25 April, 2003. Plenary speaker English for Academic Purposes: Current challenges and new issues. 9th International TESOL Arabia Conference, Dubai, UAE 12-14 March, 2003. Keynote speaker

2002

44.Texts, transcripts and identity: confessions of a discourse analyst. 3rd Symposium on Second Language Writing. Purdue University, USA. 10-13 October, 2002 Plenary speaker

2000

36.Putting the S back into LSP: How far should we go? Languages for Specific Purposes 2000 Conference. Johor Bahru, Malaysia 12-15 November, 2000. KEYNOTE SPEAKER.