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Prof. Kevin W. H. Tai

@profkevinwhtai

Assistant Professor of Language and Literacy Education and Co-Director, Centre for Advancement in Inclusive and Special Education, @HKUniversity

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*Deadline has been extended to December 16, 2024* The Full Time Research Assistant 1 position is perfect for researcher who has expertise in Conversation Analysis. Proficiency in both Cantonese and English is required. Link: jobs.hku.hk/en/job/530661/…

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Celebrating my achievement of the HKU Faculty Outstanding Young Researcher Award with Professor Chun Lai, Academic Unit Head of Language and Literacy Education 🎉🎊🥰 #TheProfessoriate

Celebrating my achievement of the HKU Faculty Outstanding Young Researcher Award with Professor Chun Lai, Academic Unit Head of Language and Literacy Education 🎉🎊🥰 #TheProfessoriate
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Such an honour to receive the “Faculty Outstanding Young Researcher Award” from Professor Ian Holliday, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) at HKU Ian Holliday 🥳📜🩷🎉 #world_leading_scholar_linguistics #TheProfessoriate

Such an honour to receive the “Faculty Outstanding Young Researcher Award” from Professor Ian Holliday, Vice-President and Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) at HKU <a href="/ian_thukhuma/">Ian Holliday</a> 🥳📜🩷🎉 #world_leading_scholar_linguistics #TheProfessoriate
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This paper introduces the concept of "transprogramming", which expands upon the idea of translanguaging as a theory of language. 👨🏻‍💻🧑🏻‍💻🧑🏻‍🏫💻⌨️🖱️ Open Access Link: academic.oup.com/applij/advance… #Transprogramming

This paper introduces the concept of "transprogramming", which expands upon the idea of translanguaging as a theory of language. 👨🏻‍💻🧑🏻‍💻🧑🏻‍🏫💻⌨️🖱️

Open Access Link: academic.oup.com/applij/advance…

#Transprogramming
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This paper, co-authored with Li Wei, aims to advance the field of CLIL education by critically reflecting on the implications of adopting translanguaging and trans positioning as analytical lenses in CLIL research. Link: doi.org/10.1080/014346… #Translanguaging_Transpositioning

This paper, co-authored with Li Wei, aims to advance the field of CLIL education by critically reflecting on the implications of adopting translanguaging and trans positioning as analytical lenses in CLIL research.

Link: doi.org/10.1080/014346…

#Translanguaging_Transpositioning
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The notion of “Transprogramming” was developed based on my extended discussion with Dr. Rina Lai Rina Lai, PhD, FRSA at Soho House Hong Kong. I am very grateful for her invaluable insights and collaboration. 🎊💁🏻‍♂️📚 Full paper: doi.org/10.1093/applin… #Transprogramming

The notion of “Transprogramming” was developed based on my extended discussion with Dr. Rina Lai <a href="/rinalai_phd/">Rina Lai, PhD, FRSA</a> at Soho House Hong Kong. I am very grateful for her invaluable insights and collaboration. 🎊💁🏻‍♂️📚

Full paper:
doi.org/10.1093/applin…

#Transprogramming
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Warmest wishes for a Christmas brimming with love, joy, and happiness from the Special Interest Group for Translanguaging and Inclusive Education, CAISE, The University of Hong Kong 🎊🥳🎉🎄🌲🩷❤️💚🩵

Warmest wishes for a Christmas brimming with love, joy, and happiness from the Special Interest Group for Translanguaging and Inclusive Education, CAISE, The University of Hong Kong 🎊🥳🎉🎄🌲🩷❤️💚🩵
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The entry, "Translanguaging in Multilingual Education, is now published in The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. If you are interested in reading the entry, you can download the chapter via the link below:researchgate.net/publication/38…

The entry, "Translanguaging in Multilingual Education, is now published in The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics. If you are interested in reading the entry, you can download the chapter via the link below:researchgate.net/publication/38…
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l am pleased to introduce the special issue that was edited by myself, Li Wei 李嵬 and Elizabeth Loh. This special issue is published in Learning and Instruction. Introduction paper: doi.org/10.1016/j.lear… Contributions to the Special Issue: sciencedirect.com/special-issue/…

l am pleased to introduce the special issue that was edited by myself, <a href="/professorliwei1/">Li Wei 李嵬</a> and Elizabeth Loh. This special issue is published in Learning and Instruction. 

Introduction paper:
doi.org/10.1016/j.lear… 

Contributions to the Special Issue: 
sciencedirect.com/special-issue/…
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This paper underscores the value of combining Multimodal CA with IPA (Tai, 2023) to gain a deeper understanding of specific translanguaging moments and the reasoning behind incorporating mutually shared sociocultural knowledge into classroom interactions doi.org/10.1515/applir…

This paper underscores the value of combining Multimodal CA with IPA (Tai, 2023) to gain a deeper understanding of specific translanguaging moments and the reasoning behind incorporating mutually shared sociocultural knowledge into classroom interactions

doi.org/10.1515/applir…
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Congrats to IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society alum Professor Kevin Tai (UCL Culture, Communication and Media PhD 2021) who is one of the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists in the field of Languages and Linguistics, according to Stanford University’s List of the World’s Top 2% Scientists 2024!

Congrats to <a href="/IOE_London/">IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education & Society</a> alum Professor Kevin Tai (UCL Culture, Communication and Media PhD 2021) who is one of the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists in the field of Languages and Linguistics, according to Stanford University’s List of the World’s Top 2% Scientists 2024!
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Another exciting B-MEIS event! Webinar: Co-Learning in Multilingual Classroom Interaction: Perspectives of Translanguaging and Transpositioning. Presenter: Dr. Prof. Kevin W. H. Tai. 🗓️March 7, 9-10am EST. Online. Don't miss it! my.tesol.org/networks/event… Register: members.tesol.org/events/event-d…

Another exciting B-MEIS event!
Webinar: Co-Learning in Multilingual Classroom Interaction: Perspectives of Translanguaging and Transpositioning.
Presenter: Dr. <a href="/ProfKevinWHTai/">Prof. Kevin W. H. Tai</a>.
🗓️March 7, 9-10am EST. Online.
Don't miss it!
my.tesol.org/networks/event…
Register: members.tesol.org/events/event-d…
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Dr Ally Louks is in the building. Cambridge PhD student Dr Dr Ally Louks from Peterhouse Cambridge went viral last year when she posted a photo of her thesis on the politics of smell in modern and contemporary prose. Here's her story about what happened next 👇

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This is a recently published chapter on the topic of “Translanguaging” in the International Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics (3rd ed). Link: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

This is a recently published chapter on the topic of “Translanguaging” in the International Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics (3rd ed). 

Link: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
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Learning and Instruction | The Role of Multilingualism in Content and Language Integrated Learning Classroom Context | Ed’s ⁦Prof. Kevin W. H. Tai⁩ , Elizabeth Loh, and Li Wei sciencedirect.com/special-issue/…

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Proofing this one (finally 🥳) for the forthcoming Bloomsbury Applied Linguistics volume “#Multilingualism” (Ed. Schwieter & Dewaele) with Charlotte Selleck

Proofing this one (finally 🥳) for the forthcoming Bloomsbury Applied Linguistics volume “#Multilingualism” (Ed. Schwieter &amp; Dewaele) with Charlotte Selleck
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Day 2 at #ISB15 in beautiful San Sebastián 🇪🇸 – Happy to present my work. I had such a fulfilling time reconnecting with friends, colleagues, and my UCL family Roberto Filippi Li Wei 李嵬 Prof. Kevin W. H. Tai Also grateful for the support from ILD | Institute for Lifecourse Development

Day 2 at #ISB15 in beautiful San Sebastián 🇪🇸 – Happy to present my work. I had such a fulfilling time reconnecting with friends, colleagues, and my UCL family <a href="/Prof_RFilippi/">Roberto Filippi</a> <a href="/professorliwei1/">Li Wei 李嵬</a>  <a href="/ProfKevinWHTai/">Prof. Kevin W. H. Tai</a>
Also grateful for the support from <a href="/ILD_Greenwich/">ILD | Institute for Lifecourse Development</a>
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Tai, Kevin W. H. (2025). Unequal translanguaging: the affordances and limitations of a translanguaging space for alleviating students’ foreign language anxiety in language classrooms. Applied Linguistics Review, Advance online publication. doi.org/10.1515/applir…