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Staff Profile

Dr Sara Ganassin

Senior Lecturer

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  • Address: School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences
    Office 1.62, King George VI Building,
    缅北禁地 upon Tyne,
    NE1 7RU
Background

Introduction

I was appointed Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and Communication at 缅北禁地 in January 2019 having previously worked as a Research Associate.

Background

In 2017, I completed a PhD in Education at Durham University with a thesis entitled: ‘Mandarin Chinese community schooling in England: language, culture and pupils’ identities’. 

I have experience of delivering different aspects of European Commission funded projects (LLP and ERASMUS ) on themes related to internationalisation, interculturality, and the development of learning and teaching resources. 

After graduating in Chinese culture and language from the University of Ca’ Foscari, Venice, and completing a master’s degree in International Cooperation and Development, I worked for seven years in the voluntary sector (North of England Refugee Service and Oxfam UK Poverty Programme) in the UK as project staff and researcher working with migrant and refugee women and young people. 

Qualifications and Awards

•            2008 – 2009    Master’s degree in International Cooperation and Development, The Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI), Milan, Italy.

•            2005 – 2007    Master’s degree in Languages and Civilisations of Eastern Asia (Chinese linguistics and history), Ca’ Foscari, University of Venice, Italy.

•            2001 – 2004    BA in Languages and Cultures of Eastern Asia (Mandarin Chinese language), Ca’ Foscari, University of Venice, Italy.

•            Fellow of The Higher Education Academy.

•            Durham University Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Postgraduate Publication Bursary 2017

Peer Review Experience 

 

I act as a reviewer for the following academic journals:

  • International Journal of Applied Linguistics
  • Journal of International and Intercultural Communication
  • Language and Intercultural Communication
  • The Language Learning Journal
  • Journal of Language, Identity & Education
  • Frontiers of Education in China
  • Journal of Virtual Exchange


SCOPUS:

Research

I research intercultural education and communication, with a particular interest in the interplay of language, culture, and identity in mobility and migratory contexts. 



I would welcome applications from potential doctorate students on the following topics:

  • Internationalisation of Chinese Higher Education
  • Heritage Language Education
  • Language Policy & Planning in Greater China and in South-East Asia
  • Minority, Migrant & Refugee Communities (construction of language, culture, and identity)
  • Multilingualism & Multilingual Research (theory and methodology)

I am interested in supervising projects that draw on ethnographic and qualitative approaches


CURRENT PROJECTS

Principal Investigator on the ESRI project: Researching the experiences of highly skilled refugee women in collaboration with the University of West London, funded by the British Academy Leverhulme Small Grants Fund SRG22/220406



PAST PROJECTS


Erasmus funded project Global Citizenship and Multilingual Competences 

Enhancing Internationalisation of Chinese Higher Education Institutions: An Intercultural Approach 中国高校国际化建设：跨文化的路径 in collaboration with the School of English, Harbin Institute of Technology (PRC)

ENACT C [Erasmus Key Action 2 Adult Education 2019-1-UK01-KA203-061567]

CSLW : Developing the Professional Intercultural Communicative Competence of Highly Skilled Refugees [Erasmus Key Action 2 Adult Education 2017-1-UK01_KA204-036667]


Teaching

In am module leader for:

  • ALC8037 Multilingualism
I contribute to:
  • ALC8013 Introduction to Intercultural Communication
  • ALC8003 Research Methods



Publications

  • Articles

    • Ganassin S, Georgiou A. . Language Teaching 2023, 56(1), 143-145.
    • Holmes P, Ganassin S, Song Li. . Language and Intercultural Communication 2022, 22(5), 503-518.
    • Ganassin S, Satar M, Regan A. . Journal of Virtual Exchange 2021, 4(SI-IVEC2020), 95-116.
    • Ganassin S, Young TJ. . Language and Intercultural Communication 2020, 20, 125-140.
    • Ganassin S, Holmes P. . Applied Linguistics 2020, 41(6), 827-854.
    • Ganassin S. . Language and Intercultural Communication 2019, 19(2), 167-183.
    • Ganassin S. . Language and Intercultural Communication 2019, 19(5), 441-443.
    • Holmes P, Bavieri L, Ganassin S, Murphy J. . Language and Intercultural Communication 2016, 16(3), 452-469.
    • Holmes P, Bavieri L, Ganassin S. . Intercultural Education 2015, 26(1), 16-30.
    • Ganassin S, Holmes P. Multilingual research practices in community research: The case of migrant/refugee women in North East England. International Journal of Applied Linguistics 2013, (23), 342-356.

  • Authored Books

    • Holmes P, Reynolds J, Ganassin S. . Bristol: Channel View Publications, 2022.
    • Young TJ, Ganassin S, Schneider S, Schartner A, Walsh S. . London and New York: Routledge, 2022.
    • Ganassin S. . Bristol: Multilingual Matters, 2020.
    • Atabong A, Baten L, Bavieri L, Beaven A, Borghetti C, Cebron N, Gallardo M, Ganassin S, Golubeva I, Holmes P, Livatino L. . Koper: Annales University Press, 2015.

  • Book Chapters

    • Holmes P, Reynolds J, Ganassin S. . In: The Politics of Researching Multilingually. Multilingual Matters, 2022, pp.1-27.
    • Young TJ, Ganassin S, Schartner A. . In: Tammy Gregersen, Sarah Mercer, ed. The Routledge Handbook of the Psychology of Language Learning and Teaching. London: Routledge, 2022, pp.300-312.
    • Holmes P, Reynolds J, Ganassin S. . In: The Politics of Researching Multilingually. Bristol: Channel View Publications, 2022, pp.345-352.
    • Ganassin S. . In: Jin, T; Dervin, F, ed. Interculturality in Chinese Language Education. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.

  • Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

    • Young TJ, Ganassin S, Schneider S. . In: Multilingualism/plurilingualism, teaching, learning, complexity and integrity: epistemological, pedagogical and political perspectives. 2023, University Paul Valery, Montpellier, France: University Paul Valery.
    • Ganassin S, Young TJ, Schneider S. . In: International Association of Language and Intercultural Communication Conference. 2022, University of Lisbon, Portugal.
    • Young TJ, Schartner A, Ganasssin S, Schneider S, Walsh W. . In: 17th International Conference on Language and Social Psychology (ICLASP17). 2022, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University: ICLASP.
    • Valdivia-Murgueytio R, Ganassin S. . In: International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication (IALIC). 2021, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Colombia.
    • Ganassin S. . In: International Conference on Community/Heritage Language Education. 2021, Sydney Institute of Community Languages Education, Sydney, Australia: The University of Sydney.
    • Ganassin S, Satar M, Li S. . In: International Rich-Ed Conference: Intercultural Learning in Higher Education in China: Global, Local and Glocal Perspectives. 2021, University of Nottingham Ningbo China (and online): RICH-Ed.
    • Young TJ, Mercer S, Ganassin S, Babic S, Schartner A, Schneider S, Walsh S. . In: American Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Meeting 2021. 2021, Denver, CO, USA.
    • Ganassin S, Satar M, Song L. . In: The International Virtual Exchange Conference (IVEC). 2020, 缅北禁地 upon Tyne: IVEC.
    • Ganassin S, Walsh S, Young TJ, Schartner A. . In: International Association for Intercultural Research 11th Biannual Conference. 2019, Shanghai, China.
    • Ganassin S, Holmes P, Song Li. . In: 11th Biennial Conference of the International Academy for Intercultural Research. 2019, Shanghai International Studies University: International Academy for Intercultural Research.
    • Young TJ, Schartner A, Ganassin S, Walsh S. . In: European Association of Social Psychology Annual Conference. 2019, University of Bologna, Italy.
    • Holmes P, Ganassin S. . In: 14th Annual International Conference of the China Association for Intercultural Communication (CAFIC). 2018, Shandong University, Jinan, China: CAFIC.
    • Holmes P, Ganassin S. . In: IALIC 2018. The 'good' interculturalist yesterday, today and tomorrow: Everyday life-theory-research-policy-practice. 2018, University of Helsinki, Finland.
    • Ganassin S, Young T. . In: IALIC 2018 Conference. The 'good' interculturalist yesterday, today and tomorrow: Everyday life-theory-research-policy-practice. 2018, University of Helsinki, Finland.
    • Ganassin S. . In: 5th International Conference on Chinese as a Second Language Research (CASLAR). 2018, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong: CACLER.
    • Ganassin S. . In: Being and Becoming a Teacher of Chinese as a Foreign and Second Language Today Conference. 2017, University of Helsinki and the Confucius Institute of the University of Helsinki, Finland.
    • Holmes P, Ganassin S. . In: EUROMEC (European Identity, Culture, Exchanges and Multilingualism) International Conference: Identities in urban contexts: The European multilingual city. 2017, Trinity College, Dublin.
    • Ganassin S. . In: IALIC 2016 Bridging across languages and cultures in everyday lives: new roles for changing scenarios. 2016, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

  • Edited Books

    • Consoli S, Ganassin S, ed. . London: Routledge, 2023.
    • Holmes P, Reynolds J, Ganassin S, ed. . Bristol: Multilingual Matters, 2022.

  • Reports

    • Ganassin S, Satar M, Thinh NP, Regan A. . University of Groningen Press, 2023. Journal of Virtual Exchange.
    • Hudson M, Ganassin S. . 缅北禁地 upon Tyne, UK: North of England Refugee Service, 2010.