Professor James Simpson is our guest for episode 3 of Interculturality Podcasts. James is a professor in the Division of Humanities at the Hong Kong university of Science and Technology, where he currently directs the Masters programme in International Language Education. His research interests include Language and migration, language education, multilingualism, language policy, and creative inquiry in applied linguistics. James's recent works are informed by his interest in belonging and social justice. He currently convenes the Belonging Research Network, a link to this is included in the episode description.
Some of the topics we covered in this episode:
- Belonging in Hong Kong and UK higher education.
- Language, multilingualism, and minoritised languages.
- Interculturality and belonging.
James Simpson's Staff Profile
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Belonging Research Network
Navigating Belonging Project
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