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University of Bedfordshire
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Stephen Bax joined CRELLA in 2009. He has a PhD from the University of Kent in the area of Discourse, and an MLitt and MSc in Applied Linguistics from the University of Edinburgh, as well as a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from University of North Wales, Bangor.
He also holds the Final Diploma in Arabic Translation from the Chartered Institute of Linguists, of which he is an elected Member.
At CRELLA he is involved in researching language learning, including the use of computers in language learning (CALL), the use of computers in language testing (CALT), and areas of discourse including Computer Mediated Discourse Analysis (CMDA). He also teaches on the MA in Applied Linguistics, and supervises research students.
Before joining CRELLA Stephen was a lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University and director of the CRADLE research centre, and prior to that he worked for Edinburgh University. He has also worked extensively in the Middle East, Asia and Latin America.
His publications include the book ‘Discourse and Genre’ (2010, Macmillan), as well as leading articles in the fields of teacher education, CALL and ICT, and areas of discourse.
His 2003 article on CALL won an Elsevier prize.
He has done extensive consultancy work around the world for the British Council, for publishers and he has been invited to act as book reviewer for CUP, OUP and other major publishers.
In terms of the web, he has produced numerous internet-based learning resources for the BBC World Service website, including a major interactive language learning series “Ten Days” for Latin America and internationally, as well as numerous other interactive language learning modules.
He has also been interviewed by BBC World Service Radio as a specialist in online language learning and teaching, and has been commissioned to write in the Guardian newspaper on language teaching methodology and on the use of computers in language education.
Stephen is regularly invited to speak at international conferences. These have included English Australia (2006), and WorldCALL in Japan (2008). He is also on the referee panel for System (the international journal for educational technology in language education).
