Derek Irwin
Professor
Humanities and Social Sciences ,
The University of Nottingham Ningbo, China
China
Biography
Specialising broadly in systemic functional linguistics, Dr Irwin has focussed more specifically on movement of lexical items across languages, textual analysis of literary and dramatic texts, and approaches to literacy and language skills for post-secondary writers, particularly in terms of the grammatical resources employed in these activities. He is currently supervising PhD students working in Critical Discourse Analysis of political and literary texts, generic event analysis of the scientific publishing process, and materials selection and evaluation for culturally-oriented language study. He is one of the coordinators of arts activities on campus, and has worked with a number of high schools and universities internationally on theatre and arts events, and spends his free time directing, acting, and writing fiction.
Research Interest
Systemic Functional Linguistics, Canadian Literature, Theatre
Publications
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Genre Changes and Privileged Pedagogic Identity in Teaching Contest Discourse. With Liu Ning. Singapore: Springer, 2017.
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A Functional Grammar Guide for Writers. With Viktoria Jovanovic-Krstic. London: Equinox, (forthcoming).
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"Pushing the Boundaries of Appliability: Conceptual Frameworks in Cognitive Science and Functional Linguistics" With Williams, James and Russell, Noah. In Fontaine, L and Akila, W eds, New Trends in Systemic Functional Linguistics. London: Routledge (in press).
