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Keynote Speaker
Professor Ken Hyland
Professor Ken Hyland
Ken Hyland is Professor of Applied Linguistics and Director of the Centre for Applied English Studies at the University of Hong Kong. He was previously a professor at the Institute of Education, University of London and has taught in Africa, Asia and Europe. He is best known for his research into writing and academic discourse, having published over 200 articles and 22 books on these topics.
His most recent books include Academic Publishing (Oxford University Press, 2015), The Handbook of EAP (edited with Philip Shaw, Routledge, 2016), Academic Writing: critical readings (edited for Bloomsbury, 2016), Academic Written English (Shanghai Foreign Language Press, 2014), Disciplinary Identity (Cambridge University Press, 2012), and Innovation and Change in Language Education (edited with Lillian Wong, Routledge, 2013.).
He is the Editor of the Bloomsbury Discourse Series, was founding co-editor of the Journal of English for Academic Purposes and was co-editor of Applied Linguistics. Ken is an honorary professor at Warwick University and a Foundation Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of the Humanities.
Plenary Speaker
Professor Emeritus
Muhammad Hj Salleh
Assistant Professor
Dr. Soison Sakolrak
Professor Emeritus Muhammad Haji Salleh
Professor Emeritus Muhammad Haji Salleh was awarded the title of Malaysian National Laureate in 1991 and was named the recipient of the Eminent Scholar of Malaysia in. In 2014 he received the Southeast Asian Literacy Council (MASTERA) Award for his cotribution to Southeast literature. He is currently a Professor Emeritus in Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Professor Emeritus Muhammad Haji Salleh has delved deep into the literary theory and philosophy underpinning local literature and traditional knowledge. In his literary journey, he has written several books including Puitika Sastera Melayu ( Poetics of Malay Literature, 2000), Romance and Laughter in the Malay Archipelago (2006), Permata di Rumput Gilang: Sastera Sebagai Ruang Bangsa ( Jewels in the Grass: Literature as a National Space, 2008), Ghairah Dunia dalam Empat Baris: Sihir Pantun dan Estetikanya (A Universal Passion in Four Lines: the Magic of the Pantun and its Aesthetics, 2013). He has also published 14 collections of poems in the Malay and English Language. His latest collection of poems is Kuntum Biru Kembang Lestari (The Blue Flower Bloosoming in Susgtainability, 2013) and The Purple Desire of Islands: Selected Poems (2015). Overall, he has written, edited and translated more than 50 books.
Professor Emeritus Muhammad Haji Salleh has taught in the University of Michigan and held the Chair of Malay Studies at Leiden University, Netherlands. He has been awarded grants from Fulbright, Volkswagen, Toyota and British Council and has also served as a research fellow at North Carolina State University , University of California, Berkeley, Kyoto University and Harvard.
Assistant Professor Dr. Soison Sakolrak
Assistant Professor Dr. Soison Sakolrak is a lecturer in Thai Language and Literature at the Faculty of Education, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. She completed her Ph.D in Southeast Asian Studies/Thai Literature at University of London in 2003. Her research area mainly focuses on educational development and many of her research projects have been funded by The National Research Council of Thailand. Currently Dr. Sakolrak is involved in a few teacher professional development projects such as ‘The Development of Chula U- Coaching and Mentoring System (CU-CMS) for Enhancing Teacher Professional Learning Community’ and 200 series of free online Educational VDO resources for teachers entitled ‘Teachers as Learners’.
Dr. Shinji Sato
Dr. Shinji Sato is the director of the Japanese Language Program at Princeton University. He completed his Ph.D. in anthropology and education from Teachers College, Columbia University and specializes in educational anthropology. His works critically examine self-evident notions in Japanese language education including learning, culture, communication, competence, and creativity. He also proposes alternative classroom practices. Sato is the co-author of several publications, including Asesumento to nihongokyoiku [Assessment and Japanese Language Education] (Kuroshio syuppan, 2010), Syakaisanka o mezasu nihongo kyoiku [Japanese Language Education for the Global Citizens] (Hituzi shobo, 2011), and Rethinking Language and Culture in Japanese Education (Multilingiual Matters, 2014).
Dr. Shinji Sato