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In this talk I examine the role of humanities research where nearly every aspect of human experience is turned into data and analysed, in many cases to model, predict and modify behaviour. As a result and through advances in computing technology, artificial intelligence systems have colonised traditional areas of humanities research, including linguistics and language studies. Today, large multimodal models (LMM) can process text, images, videos and sound, potentially leading to the development of algorithmic approaches to modelling society and culture. In this talk, I explore how humanities researchers can leverage the benefits and mitigate the risks of these latest technological developments and prepare scholars for the challenges which lie ahead. I provide some examples from the Digital Media and Society Institute (DMSI) at the University of Liverpool where communication and media researchers are working with data scientists to investigate how multimodal information is re-contextualised across online media platforms. This includes new methods for studying information distortions (e.g. misinformation, disinformation and memes) and public reactions to key events.
Event date: 31/03/2025
Speaker: Professor Kay O’HALLORAN (University of Liverpool)
Hosted by: Faculty of Humanities
- Keywords:
- Artificial intelligence Research Humanities -- Research
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In this talk, I will present the results of several studies examining qualitative and quantitative empirical research articles from applied linguistics. The studies use both corpus-based analyses and rhetorical genre analysis to describe similarities and differences across the two paradigms. Each of the studies draws on a corpus of published studies from journals that regularly publish both quantitative and qualitative articles on the topic of language learning and teaching.
I first describe the compilation of the corpus, which currently includes 863 studies from 2013 to 2023, and explain some of the challenges involved in using copyrighted materials in a time of calls for open science. Next, I explain the rationale for comparing qualitative and quantitative research in a subfield of applied linguistics. Specifically, I talk about the challenges of a field in which there appears to be a widening divide in the nature of research in the two paradigms along with unsubstantiated claims in research manuals characterizing the two paradigms.
The bulk of the talk will focus on my and my collaborators’ research agenda using our created corpus. Two of the studies focus on the role of theory in the empirical studies. The first study used a corpus-based analysis of the frequency and collocations of the lemma theor- while the second used rhetorical move analysis to show how theory was used in structuring literature reviews. Both studies revealed differences in the role of theory in the two paradigms that show how language choice and rhetorical moves reflect their epistemologies. The third study focused on citation use and revealed some differences, but more similarities. Finally, we have two studies in progress examining article structure and lexical bundles. Taken together, both studies show that quantitative research is more structured and predictable. I end by suggesting possible extensions of our research using qualitative methods.
The final part of this talk will explain the relevance of this research to both teaching academic writing and to the field of applied linguistics. With regard to teaching writing, I will give specific examples of how the various analyses used in the five studies can be transferred to heterogeneous writing classes to help students explore conventions in their own fields. Second, I explain how the studies suggest a widening gap between the two paradigms and how this gap presents problems for graduate programs, journals, and professional organizations, all of which, I argue, need to be more sensitive to acknowledging research in both paradigms.
Event date: 12/03/2025
Speaker: Professor Charlene POLIO (Michigan State University)
Hosted by: Faculty of Humanities
- Subjects:
- English Language
- Keywords:
- Applied linguistics -- Research Corpora (Linguistics) Academic writing
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- Video
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The idea of translanguaging has disrupted much of the thinking about language, communication and learning and raised some fundamental questions about human language and human cognition. One of these questions concerns an assumption that seems to underlie a great deal of the work on intercultural communication, and that is, speakers of different named languages not only use language differently, but also think differently and have different worldviews. In this talk, I want to invite the participants to rethink about this issue, from the perspective of Translanguaging, which posits that bilinguals and multilinguals do not think unilingually and thinking goes beyond named languages and indeed beyond what has traditionally been conceived as linguistic versus non-linguistic processes. I offer my views on the existing work in intercultural communication and cross-linguistic studies of cognitive processing and Linguistic Relativity. Implications of this common-humanity-based conceptual stance for intercultural communication including business and workplace lingua franca communication, as well as for language learning and pedagogy, and research design are discussed.
Event date: 18/07/2024
Speaker: Prof. Wei LI (University College London)
Hosted by: Faculty of Humanities
- Subjects:
- Language and Languages
- Keywords:
- Communicative competence Translanguaging (Linguistics) Multilingualism Intercultural communication Language awareness
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- Video
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This talk will survey the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), ethics, and the Humanities in the UK. It integrates insights from bibliometric analyses, interviews with various stakeholders, and reviews of existing research infrastructure and policies. The talk examines the current state of AI ethics research in the UK, identifying the contributions of the Arts and Humanities, the obstacles researchers face, and the potential impacts of their work. It also considers the international research environment and strategic investments made by other countries in AI and ethics, drawing comparisons with the UK's approach. Opportunities and threats are identified within the context of academia, public perception, and commerce, including the impacts of AI on diverse populations and industries. The talk will conclude by considering how the situation in the UK may compare with that in Hong Kong.
Event date: 30/04/2024
Speaker: Prof. Tony MCENERY (Lancaster University and Shanghai International Studies University)
Hosted by: Faculty of Humanities
- Subjects:
- Computing, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence and Philosophy
- Keywords:
- Artificial intelligence -- Moral ethical aspects Artificial intelligence -- Philosophy Great Britain
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- Video
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Psychology, Computer Science and Neuroscience have a history of shared questions and inter-related advances. Recently, new technology has enabled those fields to move from “toy” small-scale approaches to the study of language learning from raw sensory input and to do so at a large scale that constitutes daily life. The three primary goals of my research are 1) to quantify the statistical regularities in the real world, 2) to examine the underlying computational mechanisms operated on the statistical data, and 3) to apply the findings from basic science to real-world applications. In this talk, I will present several projects in my research lab to show that the advances in human learning and machine learning fields place us at the tipping point for powerful and consequential new insights into mechanisms of (and algorithms for) learning.
Event Date: 28/06/2023
Speaker: Prof. Chen YU (University of Texas at Austin)
Hosted by: Faculty of Humanities
- Subjects:
- Language and Languages
- Keywords:
- Computational linguistics Language acquisition Machine learning
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- Video
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Learning with Duolingo is fun, and research shows that it works! With quick, bite-sized lessons, you’ll earn points and unlock new levels while gaining real-world communication skills.
- Subjects:
- Foreign Language Learning
- Keywords:
- Language languages -- Study teaching
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- Others
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"We've been promised a future of chrome -- but what if the future is fleshy?" asks biological designer Christina Agapakis. In this awe-inspiring talk, Agapakis details her work in synthetic biology -- a multidisciplinary area of research that pokes holes in the line between what's natural and artificial -- and shares how breaking down the boundaries between science, society, nature and technology can lead us to imagine different possible futures.
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- Technology and Biology
- Keywords:
- Synthetic biology Sci9ence -- Social aspects
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- Video
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e-journal
Maxwell Scientific Publication Corp. operates as an independent science and technology publisher with a global reputation for quality products and services to contribute to the advancement of research knowledge. In this journal platform, you can find the articles which published under the open license. The journal including the disciplines:
Agricultural Sciences
Business Management & Economics Computer & Information Technology
Engineering
Food Science and Technology
Mathematics
Medicines
Social Sciences
- Subjects:
- Computing, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Economics, Management, Environmental Sciences, Biology, Physics, Health Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, Chemistry, Medicine, and Food Science
- Keywords:
- Food industry trade Economics Social sciences Statistics Science Agriculture Technology Food science Fisheries Industrial management Mathematics Periodicals Life sciences Dairying Engineering Environmental sciences Aquatic sciences Information technology Medicine
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- e-journal
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Estonian Academy Publishers issues seven open access scientific journals, peer-reviewed, indexed and abstracted in international review publications and databases. All journals have an international Editorial board. Publications of the Estonian Academy Publishers cover almost all important areas of contemporary science. Our journals are peer reviewed and recognized by the Estonian Research Council and the Estonian Committee of Science Compentence as journals meeting international scientific standards.
- Subjects:
- Mathematics and Statistics, Chemistry, Archeology, Environmental Sciences, Biology, Physics, and Foreign Language Learning
- Keywords:
- Chemistry Uralic languages Social sciences Science History Technology Archaeology Physics Mathematics Geology Periodicals Ecology Humanities Engineering Europe -- Baltic Sea Region
- Resource Type:
- e-journal
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e-journal
Edorium journals is one of the leading academic publishers of open access journals. It publishes peer reviewed journals and international journals in fields including basic sciences, medical specialties and surgical specialties. You can refer the open access journals list on Edorium Journals to know the sub-specialties under which scholarly articles can be published here. It covers a variety of disciplines including medicine, science, humanities, technology, chemistry, arts, biology, engineering, management, physics, cancer research, neuroscience, genetics, immunology and infection, environment, developmental biology, bioengineering, clinical skills, biochemistry, behavior, psychology, and many more.
- Subjects:
- Environmental Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, Psychology, Biology, and Medicine
- Keywords:
- Science Periodicals Arts Physics Technology Chemistry Social sciences Environmental sciences Engineering Humanities Biology Medicine
- Resource Type:
- e-journal