Li Wei (linguist)
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Lǐ Wéi （李嵬） is Professor of Applied Linguistics at Birkbeck College, University of London
, UK. He is a linguist with a particular interest in bilingualism and multilingualism. He was born in Beijing
, China, of Manchu
-Chinese parents and was initially trained as an English language teacher at the end of Mao's Cultural Revolution
. He worked as an English teacher for two and a half years before studying For a BA in English language and literature at Beijing Normal University
(北京师范大学). He went to Newcastle University, UK, to teach Chinese in 1986. He has an MA in English Language Studies and a PhD in Speech Sciences from Newcastle. His PhD supervisor was the sociolinguist Lesley Milroy
with whom he worked on a number of research projects. He was made Professor of Applied Linguistics at Newcastle University in 1998 and was Director of the Centre for Research in Linguistics between 1999 and 2002 and Head of School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences between 2002 and end of 2006. He joined Birkbeck College in January 2007, where he is Pro-Vice-Master for Research and Director of the Birkbeck Graduate Research School. He is an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences
, UK and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
, UK.
Amongst his many publications are the best selling The Bilingualism Reader, The Routledge Applied Linguistics Reader and The Blackwell Guide to Research Methods in Bilingualism and Multilingualism which won the 2009 British Association for Applied Linguistics
Book Prize. He is Principal Editor of The International Journal of Bilingualism
(Sage
), Editor of Applied Linguistics Review http://www.degruyter.de/cont/fb/sk/skMbwEn.cfm?rc=42772&ad=he (De Gruyter Mouton), Co-Editor of Chinese Language and Discourse http://www.benjamins.com/catalog/cld?sa=1 (Benjamins), and Editor of the book series Research Methods in Language & Linguistics (Wiley-Blackwell).
Code-switching
international journal of bilingualism
blackwell guide to research methods in bilingualism and multilingualism
http://ijb.sagepub.com/
http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1405126078.html
academy of social sc
royal society of ar
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
, UK. He is a linguist with a particular interest in bilingualism and multilingualism. He was born in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, China, of Manchu
Manchu
The Manchu people or Man are an ethnic minority of China who originated in Manchuria . During their rise in the 17th century, with the help of the Ming dynasty rebels , they came to power in China and founded the Qing Dynasty, which ruled China until the Xinhai Revolution of 1911, which...
-Chinese parents and was initially trained as an English language teacher at the end of Mao's Cultural Revolution
Cultural Revolution
The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, commonly known as the Cultural Revolution , was a socio-political movement that took place in the People's Republic of China from 1966 through 1976...
. He worked as an English teacher for two and a half years before studying For a BA in English language and literature at Beijing Normal University
Beijing Normal University
Beijing Normal University , colloqiually known as 北师大 or Beishida, is a public research university located in Beijing with strong emphasis on basic disciplines of humanities and sciences...
(北京师范大学). He went to Newcastle University, UK, to teach Chinese in 1986. He has an MA in English Language Studies and a PhD in Speech Sciences from Newcastle. His PhD supervisor was the sociolinguist Lesley Milroy
Lesley Milroy
Ann Lesley Milroy is a sociolinguist, and a professor emerita at the University of Michigan. She was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom in 1944. She studied and began her work in sociolinguistics in the UK...
with whom he worked on a number of research projects. He was made Professor of Applied Linguistics at Newcastle University in 1998 and was Director of the Centre for Research in Linguistics between 1999 and 2002 and Head of School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences between 2002 and end of 2006. He joined Birkbeck College in January 2007, where he is Pro-Vice-Master for Research and Director of the Birkbeck Graduate Research School. He is an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences
Academy of Social Sciences
The Academy of Social Sciences is a research body in the UK. , the Academy was composed of over 450 Academicians and 32 Learned Societies. Academicians are distinguished scholars and practitioners from academia and the public and private sectors...
, UK and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Royal Society of Arts
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...
, UK.
Amongst his many publications are the best selling The Bilingualism Reader, The Routledge Applied Linguistics Reader and The Blackwell Guide to Research Methods in Bilingualism and Multilingualism which won the 2009 British Association for Applied Linguistics
British Association for Applied Linguistics
The British Association for Applied Linguistics is an academic society for professional applied linguists, language teachers and other interested parties, based in the United Kingdom. It organises regular meetings of its 800-plus members at various venues in the UK, publishes conference...
Book Prize. He is Principal Editor of The International Journal of Bilingualism
International Journal of Bilingualism
The International Journal of Bilingualism is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of linguistics. The journal's editor is Li Wei...
(Sage
SAGE Publications
SAGE is an independent academic publisher of books, journals, and electronic products in the humanities and social sciences and the scientific, technical, and medical fields. SAGE was founded in 1965 by George McCune and Sara Miller McCune. The company is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California,...
), Editor of Applied Linguistics Review http://www.degruyter.de/cont/fb/sk/skMbwEn.cfm?rc=42772&ad=he (De Gruyter Mouton), Co-Editor of Chinese Language and Discourse http://www.benjamins.com/catalog/cld?sa=1 (Benjamins), and Editor of the book series Research Methods in Language & Linguistics (Wiley-Blackwell).
Code-switching
Code-switching
In linguistics, code-switching is the concurrent use of more than one language, or language variety, in conversation. Multilinguals—people who speak more than one language—sometimes use elements of multiple languages in conversing with each other...
international journal of bilingualism
blackwell guide to research methods in bilingualism and multilingualism
http://ijb.sagepub.com/
http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1405126078.html
academy of social sc
Academy of Social Sciences
The Academy of Social Sciences is a research body in the UK. , the Academy was composed of over 450 Academicians and 32 Learned Societies. Academicians are distinguished scholars and practitioners from academia and the public and private sectors...
royal society of ar
Royal Society of Arts
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...