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Overview

Patricia A. Duff is affiliated with the University of British Columbia in Canada and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences. Their work spans several subfields including Linguistics and Language, Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory, and Education.

The researcher's main topics of focus include:

  • Multilingual Education and Policy
  • EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
  • Second Language Learning and Teaching
  • Global Education and Multiculturalism
  • Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies

Among their recent academic publications are:

  • "Multiscalar research on family language policy and planning in China: commentary" (2020), published in Current Issues in Language Planning
  • "Case Study" (2021), published in The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics

Patricia A. Duff has collaborated frequently with other scholars. Some of their notable co-authors include Wendy Ayres-Bennett, John E. Joseph, Rory Finnin, Alastair Pennycook, and Cécile Sabatier Bullock.

Their published books include a title released by Cambridge University Press:

  • Multilingualism and Identity (2022)

The scholar's work has been disseminated in venues such as Current Issues in Language Planning and The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics, reflecting a focus on applied linguistics and language policy-related studies.

Best Publications

  • Case Study Research in Applied Linguistics

    Patricia A. Duff

  • A Transdisciplinary Framework for SLA in a Multilingual World

    D. Atkinson;H. Byrnes;M. Doran;P. Duff

  • The Negotiation of Teachers' Sociocultural Identities and Practices in Postsecondary EFL Classrooms.

    Patricia A. Duff;Yuko Uchida

  • The Discursive Co‐construction of Knowledge, Identity, and Difference: An Ethnography of Communication in the High School Mainstream

    Patricia A. Duff

  • Language Socialization into Academic Discourse Communities

    Patricia A. Duff

  • Narrative Research in TESOL: Narrative Inquiry: More Than Just Telling Stories

    Patricia A. Duff;Jill Sinclair Bell

  • TEACHERS LANGUAGE USE IN UNIVERSITY FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS: A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF ENGLISH AND TARGET LANGUAGE ALTERNATION

    Charlene G. Polio;Patricia A. Duff

  • Second language socialization as sociocultural theory: Insights and issues

    Patricia A. Duff

  • Language Socialization Approaches to Second Language Acquisition: Social, cultural, and linguistic development in additional languages

    Patricia A. Duff;Steven Talmy

  • Another Look at Interlanguage Talk: Taking Task to Task

    Patricia A. Duff

  • An Ethnography of Communication in Immersion Classrooms in Hungary

    Patricia A. Duff

  • Identity, agency, and second language acquisition

    Patricia A. Duff

  • How Much Foreign Language Is There in the Foreign Language Classroom

    Patricia A. Duff;Charlene G. Polio

  • Language, Literacy, Content, and (Pop) Culture: Challenges for ESL Students in Mainstream Courses

    Patricia A. Duff

  • Transnationalism, Multilingualism, and Identity

    Patricia A. Duff

  • Some Guidelines for Conducting Quantitative and Qualitative Research in TESOL

    Carol A. Chapelle;Patricia A. Duff

  • Intertextuality and Hybrid Discourses: The Infusion of Pop Culture in Educational Discourse

    Patricia A Duff

  • Case Study Research on Language Learning and Use

    Patricia A. Duff

  • Academic English Socialization through Individual Networks of Practice.

    Sandra Zappa-Hollman;Patricia A. Duff

  • Social Dimensions and Processes in Second Language Acquisition: Multilingual Socialization in Transnational Contexts.

    Patricia A. Duff

  • Learning Language for Work and Life: The Linguistic Socialization of Immigrant Canadians Seeking Careers in Healthcare

    Patricia A. Duff;Ping Wong;Margaret Early

Frequent Co-Authors

Carol A. Chapelle
Carol A. Chapelle Iowa State University
Bonny Norton
Bonny Norton University of British Columbia
Lourdes Ortega
Lourdes Ortega Georgetown University
Elaine Tarone
Elaine Tarone University of Minnesota
James P. Lantolf
James P. Lantolf Pennsylvania State University
Tracey M. Derwing
Tracey M. Derwing University of Alberta
Diane Larsen-Freeman
Diane Larsen-Freeman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Merrill Swain
Merrill Swain University of Toronto
Nick C. Ellis
Nick C. Ellis University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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