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David Nunan is a prominent figure in applied linguistics, serving as Professor Emeritus at the University of Hong Kong and holding various prestigious positions in education. His extensive research covers language curriculum development, teacher education, and technology in language learning, with over 100 publications including influential textbooks and memoirs. Nunan has received numerous accolades for his contributions to education, including citations from the U.S. Congress and the TESOL Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Nunan Bio

David Nunan is a prominent figure in applied linguistics, serving as Professor Emeritus at the University of Hong Kong and holding various prestigious positions in education. His extensive research covers language curriculum development, teacher education, and technology in language learning, with over 100 publications including influential textbooks and memoirs. Nunan has received numerous accolades for his contributions to education, including citations from the U.S. Congress and the TESOL Lifetime Achievement Award.

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David Nunan Bio-statement

David Nunan is Professor Emeritus of Applied Linguistics at the University of Hong


Kong, President Emeritus and Distinguished Research Professor at Anaheim University,
California, and Visiting Professor in Education at UNSW, Sydney. He is a former
President of TESOL International and is currently on the Executive Committee of The
International Research Foundation for Language Education (TIRF). He is a member of
the UNSW Sydney Foundation Board (Hong Kong chapter).

His research interests include language curriculum development, research methods,


teacher education, discourse analysis, teaching English to young learners, and
technology in language teaching and learning. He has published over 100 scholarly
books and article in these areas. Recent books include Learner-Centered English
Language Education: The Selected Works of David Nunan; Language and Culture:
Reflective Narratives and the Emergence of Identity , (with J. Choi); Language Learning
Beyond the Classroom (with J.C. Richards); and Teaching English to Speakers of Other
Languages: An Introduction. He is also the author 14 ELT textbook series. His series for
young teens, Go For It, is a market leader, with worldwide sales exceeding four billion
copies. Non-academic books include: When Rupert Murdoch Came to Tea: A Memoir,
Roadshow: A Personal Odyssey, Other Voices, Other Eyes: Expatriate Loves in Hong Kong.
Most recently published, is The Infidels Next Door.

Hoonors and awards.include:

Two citations by the United States Congress for services to education.

Publishers’ TESOL Lifetime Achievement Award.

Named by Business Review Weekly one of the 50 most influential Australians


internationally.

Named by Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, as one of the 100 most influential
Australians in the fields of business, education and the media,
40th Anniversary Convocation Medal for Outstanding Alumni Achievement from Flinders University,
Adelaide,

The James E. Alatis Award for Outstanding and Extended Service to TESOL

Innovation and Outstanding Service Award from the United States Distance Education
Accreditation Council (DEAC)

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