Book Launch Event: Translanguaging in Classroom Discourse (Cambridge University Press)
Dear Members of the SIG,
We would like to invite you all to join us for the book launch (Hybrid mode). The presentation will be delivered by
Prof. Kevin W. H. Tai, the author of the book "Translanguaging in Classroom Discourse" and Assistant Professor of Language and Literacy Education at The University of Hong Kong (HKU). The discussant will be
Prof. Zhongfeng Tian, Associate Professor of Bilingual Education at Rutgers University–Newark.
Speaker:
Professor Kevin Tai
Assistant Professor of Language and Literacy Education
Faculty of Education, HKU
Discussant:
Professor Zhongfeng Tian
Associate Professor of Bilingual Education
Rutgers University–Newark
Date: May 18, 2026 (Monday)
Time: 14:30 – 15:45
Venue: Room 646, Meng Wah Complex, HKU / by Zoom (Hybrid mode)
Please feel free to share this invitation with colleagues, teachers, and students who might be interested. We would love to see you there!
Many thanks,
Kevin Tai
Professor Kevin W. H. Tai
PhD (UCL), FHEA, FRSA
Assistant Professor of Language and Literacy Education
Co-Director, Centre for Advancement in Inclusive and Special Education
Faculty of Education
The University of Hong Kong
Honorary Research Fellow, UCL Institute of Education, University College London
Editor,
The Language Learning Journal (Routledge)
Associate Editor,
International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism (Routledge)
Executive Guest Editor,
International Journal of Applied Linguistics (Wiley)
The
World's Top 1% Scholar and HKU Scholar in the Top 1%, Clarivate Analytics, 2025
The
World’s Top 2% Most-Cited Scientist (Languages and Linguistics),
Stanford University, 2024 and 2025 (Elsevier)
Email (HKU):
kevi...@hku.hk
Email (UCL):
kevi...@ucl.ac.uk
Telephone: (852) 3917 6107
