Rate My Professor Ian Walkinshaw

Dr. Ian Walkinshaw is a Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics in the School of Humanities, Languages, and Social Science at Griffith University. He earned his PhD in Applied Linguistics from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, in 2004, an MA in Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, and a BA in Sociology from Victoria University of Wellington. Walkinshaw's academic career spans roles in English language teaching and applied linguistics since 1994 in countries including New Zealand, Japan, Vietnam, and Cambodia. At Griffith University, he has progressed from Lecturer to Senior Lecturer, contributing to the School of Languages and Linguistics (formerly) and now the School of Humanities, Languages, and Social Science. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). His research focuses on intercultural pragmatics, particularly (im)politeness, rapport management, teasing, and disagreement among speakers of English as a lingua franca (ELF) in East and Southeast Asia, English medium instruction (EMI) in higher education, native and non-native English language teachers, and TESOL pedagogy.

Walkinshaw's scholarship has had considerable impact, with highly cited publications advancing understanding of ELF interactions and EMI challenges in the Asia-Pacific region. Key works include the co-edited volume English Medium Instruction in Higher Education in Asia-Pacific (Springer, 2017, 336 citations), Native and Non-Native English Language Teachers: Student Perceptions in Vietnam and Japan (SAGE Open, 2014, 306 citations), EMI Issues and Challenges in Asia-Pacific Higher Education: An Introduction (2017, 211 citations), Native-and Non-Native Speaking English Teachers in Vietnam: Weighing the Benefits (2012, 186 citations), and EMI Programs in a Vietnamese University: Language, Pedagogy and Policy Issues (2017, 184 citations). Additional contributions encompass Learning Politeness: Disagreement in a Second Language (Peter Lang, 2009), Teasing in Informal Contexts in English as an Asian Lingua Franca (Journal of English as a Lingua Franca, 2016), and Self-Denigration as a Relational Strategy in Lingua Franca Talk (Journal of Pragmatics, 2019). He convenes courses including Discourse Analysis (7985LHS), Language Testing and Assessment (7990LHS), Foundations of Research in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (7997LHS), and Language, Culture and Society (2183LHS).