Academic+Profiles

Many of the authors we read regularly have detailed profiles on the internet with information about their past work, research interests and upcoming publications. These can be very useful when searching for articles as there is usually a list of past publications with full reference details; at times they even have links to the articles! Here are some links to some prominent authors with some information about their work. Feel free to add some of your own that you think might be of interest. Also, please add some more information about the authors that are already listed. To access the page, simply click on the name. They are in no particular order.

David Carless

Currently based at the University of Hong Kong, Carless has written extensively on task based language teaching, assessment and team-teaching along with many other topics. He covers a wide variety of contexts.

Bill Johnston

Johnston has had numerous publications in prominent journals; including TESOL Quarterly. He is an excellent source for those interested in teacher identity and second language pedagogy.

Robert Phillipson

A must read for any TESOL student. Phillipson's 'Linguistic Imperialism' is still a highly relevant source twenty years after its publication. Check out some of his more recent work.

Suresh Canagarajah

Canagarajah is a former editor of TESOL Quarterly and a very prominent academic. His book 'Resisting Linguistic Imperialism' is an excellent source along with his other works.

Andy Kirkpatrick

Kirkpatrick is an expert on World Englishes and has written extensively on English in Asia. His writing is very clear and pleasant to read.

Claire Kramsch

An excellent source, especially for students EDF 6236. She is currently based at the University of California Berkeley.

George Braine

The founder of the Non-native caucus of TESOL. Braine has written extensively in favour of non-native teachers throughout the world.

Jasmine Luk

A great source for information about EFL contexts and TESOL pedagogy.

Ryuko Kubota

Based at the University of British Columbia, Kubota's long list of publications is worth checking out.

Ahmar Mahboob

A past chair of the non-native caucus, Mahboob has covered many topics in his work including NNEST studies and World Englishes.