Lecturer Alexander Bagiyan
Dr Alexander Bagiyan is a Lecturer in Education, applied linguist, and teacher educator whose research examines how language, identity, and digital technologies shape teaching, learning, and professional development in multilingual and culturally diverse educational contexts.
His research programme spans teacher and professional identity, educational and applied linguistics, educational technology, generative AI and digital pedagogy, multilingual and EAL/D education, pedagogical discourse, and corpus-informed approaches to educational research. His methodological expertise includes mixed-methods research, corpus and discourse analysis, digital research methods and multilingual research design.
Dr Bagiyan has published more than 120 scholarly outputs, including five research monographs and 14 Web of Science/Scopus-indexed journal articles, and has led competitively funded research as Principal Investigator. He is also a Fulbright alumnus and brings extensive experience in research leadership, postgraduate supervision, and teacher education (Cambridge CELTA & DELTA (M2) certified).
He welcomes HDR enquiries in teacher education, professional identity, AI and digital education, multilingual/EAL/D education, educational linguistics, pedagogical discourse and corpus-based educational research, including interdisciplinary projects combining these areas.
Research Interests:
- Teacher Education
- Teacher and Professional Identity
- Educational Technology
- Generative AI in Education
- Digital and Technology-Enhanced Learning
- Applied and Educational Linguistics
- Multilingual Education
- EAL/D and TESOL
- Language and Literacy Education
- Pedagogical Discourse
- Corpus Linguistics
- Discourse Analysis and Pragmatics
- Intercultural Education
- Indigenous and Endangered-Language Revitalisation and Documentation