Nicos Sifakis

I am an associate professor in the School of Humanities of the Hellenic Open University (HOU). I hold a B.A. (first class honours) in Computational Linguistics and a Ph.D. in language and linguistics from the University of Essex, UK. I have taught on the Master’s in Education (M.Ed.) in TESOL programme of the HOU since its inception in 1998, also being involved in the production of educational materials as a distance education methodology advisor, and am the author and co-author of the study guides for the language skills and English for specific purposes (ESP) modules used in that programme. I am founder and editor-in-chief of Research Papers in Language Teaching and Learning (http://rpltl.eap.gr). I am an EKEPIS-certified teacher-trainer and was co-founder and coordinator of the ESP/EAP SIG of TESOL Greece (2000-2003). I have published more than 50 research papers, which appear in various international refereed journals (among others, TESOL Quarterly, ELT Journal, ESP Journal, International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Language and Education, System), edited collections and conference proceedings. I act as a regular external referee for TESOL Quarterly, ESP Journal, International Journal of Applied Linguistics, System, Open Education and Εκπαίδευση Ενηλίκων. My research interests include intercultural communication and pedagogy, teaching and researching English as an international lingua franca, language teaching methodology, distance education, adult education and teacher education. My book The English language and globalisation: facets of modern-day reality in Greece, Europe, and the rest of the world was published in Greek in February 2012 by Herodotus Publications.