Mabel Victoria
Mabel Victoria

Dr Mabel Victoria

Lecturer

 0131 455 4722

  M.Victoria@napier.ac.uk

   

Biography

I am an applied sociolinguist with research interests in intercultural communication, English as a lingua franca, linguistic politeness, discourse analysis, pragmatics, and linguistic landscapes. I teach Intercultural Business Communication, Exploring Culture and An Introduction to Sociolinguistics. I have a PhD in Intercultural Communication and Applied Sociolinguistics, MA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language and MRes in Education. I am interested in applying insights from linguistic ethnography in the analysis of spoken discourse. My most recent publications include: Methodological Issues and Challenges in Researching Transculturally (2022, Editor, Cambridge Scholars), Interculturality and the English Language Classroom (2021, Co-editor, Palgrave), "Penitensiya" as Religious-Dark Tourism in Tourist Studies Journal (2021).

School

Events

Esteem

Conference Organising Activity

  • Co-organiser: Future Visualities: Visual Methods & Ethnography
  • Co-organiser Visual Methods and Ethnography Seminar Series 2
  • Project Lead: Visual Methods and Ethnography Seminar Series 1
  • Arts and Intercultural Understanding
  • Transculturing in the Third Space Using English as a Lingua Franca
  • Transculturing in the Third Space through Language
  • Transforming Borders into Bridges: Communication Strategies and Resources for Building Relations across Cultures
  • The selfie project: learning/teaching English in an innovative way
  • Using the liminal spaces of the classroom as a pedagogical resource Teaching Fellowship Conference
  • How Immigrants in an Employment-focused Program ‘do’ Solidarity and Empathy

 

Editorial Activity

  • Managing Editor
  • Book Review Editor

 

External Examining/Validations

  • External Advisor
  • PhD External Examiner
  • External Examiner
  • PhD External Examiner
  • External Examiner

 

Fellowships and Awards

  • Recipient of Language Acts and Worldmaking 'Small Grant' Award
  • Recipient of British Council and Newton 'Research Links' Award
  • Recipient of British Council and Newton Researcher Links
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

 

Invited Speaker

  • Linguistic Politeness and Intercultural Competence
  • Research Writing for Researchers
  • Navigating Intercultural Border Crossings through Language
  • The Language of Friendship and Solidarity in Intercultural Encounters
  • Applied Linguistics according to Kermit, the Frog
  • Intercultural Border Crossings
  • How Canadian Immigrants from different Cultural and Linguistic Backgrounds Manage Interaction Successfully

 

Media Activity

  • The Art of Latrinalia

 

Public/Community Engagement

  • Enhancing Intercultural Understanding and Inclusion Using Visual Methods

 

Research Degree External Examining

  • PhD Internal Examiner

 

Reviewing

  • Journal Reviewer
  • Peer Reviewer for the Asian EFL Journal
  • Peer Reviewer

 

Pre-Napier Funded Projects

  • PhD project funded by The Open University
  • Power and Politeness in Philippine Higher Education Classrooms
  • An Investigation into Communication Strategies by English as a Lingua Franca Speakers

Current Post Grad projects