Ming Curran

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Ming Curran

Ming Curran

@mingthingz

Assistant Professor at HK PolyU. Studying intercultural communication; platformization of language teaching; Korean coffee shops. alum @USCAnnenberg

Katılım Ocak 2019
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PolyU ENGL
PolyU ENGL@HKPolyUENGL·
Join our Assistant Professor, Prof. Christy Xuyan Qiu for an insightful talk on 27 October 2025. This talk traces the evolving role of technology in task-based language teaching (#TBLT). Registration👉 polyu.hk/oMZFB @OpenAcademics
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Sal Consoli
Sal Consoli@sal_consoli·
📣 Research participants wanted! 📣 Have you used AI for academic writing - like publishing or coursework? We're looking for researchers and students to join our study.
 🎁 Student participants receive a £10 voucher per interview  Register here warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/al/res…
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Ali Fuad Selvi@afselvi·
🤖 From glossy .ai domain names to grand promises of “personalized learning,” AI-powered language platforms are everywhere. But what’s really behind the hype? My new paper takes a critical look at 48 platforms that brand themselves as AI-driven.
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Ming Curran@mingthingz·
New article with my research assistant Wenjing Zeng. Iterative Self‐Branding: Chinese Language Teachers’ Understanding and Rationalization of Working on Online Tutoring Platforms - Zeng - International Journal of Applied Linguistics - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ij…
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Sopuruchi Aboh@aboh_christian·
This new article by my oga, @KingsUgwuanyi, and I provides a comprehensive and updated overview of the history, functions and features of Nigerian English (NE). It concludes by suggesting future directions for NE research. Open access: doi.org/10.1111/weng.1… @HKPolyUENGL
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Ming Curran@mingthingz·
New paper with my doctoral student, Wang Jinyan. Part of larger project looking at how platformization is transforming language teaching. Language teachers’ use of social media platforms and online tutoring platforms: A scoping review: Asian Englishes tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
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Ming Curran@mingthingz·
@yu_clara Wow, looks like an interesting talk! I’ll be sure to try and listen
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@clarachuanyu.bsky.social@yu_clara·
@mingthingz talking about discursive construction of language and culture in relation to language teaching on digital platforms on 16 Jan. 2025. Looking forward!
HKBU Centre for Translation@CtnHkbu

HYBRID Translation Seminar (16 Jan 2025): Language Teaching in the Platform Age: The Discursive Construction of Language & Culture for Self-branding, Dr. Nate Ming Curran (HK Polytechnic University), 16.1.2025, 7-9PM (UTC+8), Registration: hkbu.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #selfbranding

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HKBU Centre for Translation
HKBU Centre for Translation@CtnHkbu·
HYBRID Translation Seminar (16 Jan 2025): Language Teaching in the Platform Age: The Discursive Construction of Language & Culture for Self-branding, Dr. Nate Ming Curran (HK Polytechnic University), 16.1.2025, 7-9PM (UTC+8), Registration: hkbu.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #selfbranding
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Aika Ishige
Aika Ishige@aikaishige·
Another paper has been published before the year ends! Ishige, A. (2024). Language learning, desire, and global power dynamics: Narrative of a Japanese woman studying abroad in the Philippines. doi.org/10.1075/sar.23… If you're interested in reading it, DM me! 
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Guangwei Hu
Guangwei Hu@guangwei_hu·
In this study, we drew on self-determination theory to investigate the motivations behind students’ voluntary pursuit of a master’s thesis and the crucial role of supervisory support in their academic journey at Hong Kong universities. tandfonline.com/doi/metrics/10…
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Ming Curran@mingthingz·
Not my best photography work
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Seong Lin Ding
Seong Lin Ding@SeongDing·
Fond memories of the summer I spent in Hong Kong @HKPolyUENGL as a visiting researcher.
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Ming Curran@mingthingz·
Anyone who is interested can send me an email. A quick google search will turn up my email address.
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Ming Curran@mingthingz·
Looking to recruit a PhD student to move to Hong Kong to research native speakerism on digital platforms. Fully funded. Wonderful community of scholars.
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Ming Curran@mingthingz·
@MichaelChesnut2 Well, we’ll see each other on another platform, or maybe even face to face!!
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Michael Chesnut
Michael Chesnut@MichaelChesnut2·
1. Starting my actual goodbye to Twitter thread here with a super fun image from @AirCanada, good job team over there with some fun multilingualism, and hi to @Lg_on_the_Move with this, which is also an example of corporate banal multilingualism. Oh well.
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