Discourse analysis, systemic functional linguistics, critical discourse analysis, language of the workplace, professional discourse, literacy and education, English language teacher education, English for academic purposes.
Lockwood, J. Forey, G., and Price, H.? forthcoming. Englishes in the Philippine business processing outsourcing industry: Issues, opportunities and research. In M. L. S. Bautista and K. Bolton (eds.) Philippine English: Linguistic and Literary Perspectives. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press.
Lockwood, J. Forey, G. & Elias, N. forthcoming. Call Centre Communication: Measurement Processes in Non-English Speaking Contexts. In D. Belcher (ed). English for Specific Purposes in Theory and Practice. Michigan: Michigan University Press.
Forey, G. & Thompson, G. (eds) forthcoming, 2008. Text type and Texture. London: Equinox. (Edited Book)
Forey, G. forthcoming, 2008. Marked Interpersonal Themes: Projecting Clauses in Workplace Texts. In Forey and Thompson (eds.) Text type and Texture. London: Equinox.
Hood, S &. Forey, G. 2008. The interpersonal dynamics of call-centre interactions: Co-constructing the rise and fall of emotion. Discourse and Communication. 2/4, 389-409.
Forey, G. & Lockwood, J. 2007. "I'd love to put someone in jail for this": An Initial Investigation of English in the Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) Industry. English for Specific Purposes. 26/3, 308-326.
Firkins, A., Forey, G., & Sengupta, S., 2007. Applying a genre approach to the teaching of English to students with learning disability. ELTJ .64(1), 341-352.
Firkins, A & Forey, G. 2006. Changing the literacy habitus of a Hong Kong Secondary School. In Bokhorst-Heng, W., Osborne, M. & Lee, K. (Eds.). Redesigning pedagogies: reflections on theory and praxis. Singapore: Peter Lang, 33-45.
Hood, S. & Forey, G. 2005. Presenting a conference paper: Getting interpersonal with your audience. Journal of English for Academic Purposes. 4. 291-306
Forey, G. 2004 Workplace texts: Do they mean the same for teachers and business people? In English for Specific Purposes . 23 447-469
Forey, G. 2002. Aspects of Theme and Their Role in Workplace Texts, Unpublished Ph.D., Department of English Language. University of Glasgow.
Forey, G & Nunan, D. 2002. The role of language and culture in the workplace. In Barron, C., Bruce, N. & Nunan, D (Eds.). Knowledge and Discourse: Language Ecology in Theory and Practice . Singapore: Longman. 204-220
Sengupta, S., Forey, G. & Hamp-Lyons, L. 1999. Supporting effective English communication within the context of teaching and research in a tertiary institute: Developing a genre model for consciousness raising. In English for Specific Purposes . Vol 18. S7-22
Davies, F., Forey, G. & Hyatt, D. 1999. Exploring aspects of context: selected findings from the Effective Writing for Management project. In F. Bargiela-Chippini & C. Nickerson (Eds.) Writing Business: Genres, Methods and Language . London: Addison Wesley Longman. 293-312.
Glanville, R., Sengupta, S & Forey, G. 1998. A cybernetic musing: Language and science in the language of science. In Cybernetics and Human Knowing . Vol. 5 No. 4. 61-70.
Nunan, D & Forey, G. 1996. Communication in the Professional Workplace Phase I: Research Report . Unpublished report, English Language Centre, University of Hong Kong.
Davies, F & Forey, G. 1995. The Effective Writing for Management: Report to the Advisory Board . Unpublished report, School of Education, University of Bristol.
Forey, G. 2005. ¡§Interpersonal language in call centre discourse¡¨. Plenary paper at 1st International Conference on Appraisal Systems & 9th National Conference on Systemic Functional Linguistics in China. Henan University, Kaifeng, China, on October 8-10, 2005
Forey, G., Firkins, A & Polias, J. 2005. ¡§Hopes, Intentions and Reality: Introducing SFL into Hong Kong Secondary Schools¡¨. The 32nd International Systemic Functional Congress. University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Firkins, A & Forey, G. 2005. ¡§Changing the Literacy Habitus of a Hong Kong Secondary School¡¨. Redesigning Pedagogy: Research, Policy, and Practice Conference. National Institute of Education, Singapore
Forey, G. & Lockwood, J. 2004. ¡§Yes Maam: Call centre conversations¡¨. International Systemic Functional Congress, Kyoto, Japan
Forey, G., Sengupta, S., Firkins, A & Leung, K. 2004. ¡§Applying a genre based approach & levels of learning in collaborative research¡¨. ICET World Assembly. Hong Kong University Hong Kong. (Abstract accepted)
Forey, G. & Hood, S. May 2004. ¡§Presenting a conference paper: Getting interpersonal with your audience¡¨ American Association of Applied Linguistics Conference. Portland, Oregon, USA. (invited colloquium)
Forey, G. 2003. ¡§ Evoking Authority in Business Texts: Projecting your Thoughts, Beliefs and Decisions¡¨ International Systemic Functional Congress. Lucknow. India
Forey, G., Sengupta, S. & Firkins, A. 2003. ¡§Applying a genre based approach to the teaching of English to students with learning disabilities¡¨. International Systemic Functional Congress. Lucknow. India
Sengupta, S., Forey, G. & Leung, K. 2003. ¡§The rhetoric and reality of providing language support to academics¡¨. American Association of Applied Linguistics. Washington, D.C., USA.
Forey, Hood, S., Leung, A. & Plum, G. A., 2000. ¡§The role of ¡¥engagement' in construing the presenter as expert¡¨. Research & Practice in Professional Discourse Conference. CityU, Hong Kong.
Forey, G. 1999. "Language choices in Business Texts and the Teacher¡¨. American Association of Applied Linguistics Stamford University, USA.
Hood, S. & Forey, G. 1999. " Research to pedagogy in EAP literature reviews" TESOL New York, USA.
Forey, G. Sengupta, S. 1999. ¡§The Genre and Construction of Academic Discourse in a Mentoring Session¡¨ Australian Systemic Functional Linguistics Association. University of Queensland. Australia.
Forey, G. Sengupta, S. & Green, C. 1998. ¡§How Can Academics Be Helped to Participate in Their Disciplinary Discourse?¡¨. International Symposium of Teaching English at Tertiary Level in the Chinese Context. Beijing, China.
Forey, G. 1998. ¡§Metafunctions in business texts and their relevance for language training¡¨. 25 th International Systemic Functional Institute & Congress the University of Wales, Cardiff, UK, July
Forey, G. Sengupta, S., Green, C., & MacLennan, C. 1998. ¡§Publish or perish & chalk and talk: Effective English Communication for Teaching and Research¡¨ American Association of Applied Linguistics, Seattle, USA.
Hamp-Lyons, L., Forey, G. Green, C., MacLennan, C. & Sengupta, S. 1997 ¡§The Effective English Communication in Teaching and Research Programme¡¨. ILEC, Hong Kong, colloquium.
Forey, G. 1997, ¡§Learning How and What to Teach from Looking at the Context¡¨ 24th International Systemic Functional Congress, Glendon College, York University, Toronto, Canada.
Forey, G. & Nunan, D. 1996. ¡§The role of language and culture within the workplace¡¨. Knowledge & Discourse Conference, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Joint paper with David Nunan,.
Forey, G. 1996. ¡§Communication in the Professional Workplace: Issues and Considerations¡¨. Language Description and Analysis Conference, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.
Forey, G. 1996. ¡§The Sequel: Written Language in Corporate Culture, A Window for the Language Classroom¡¨. RELC, Conference, Singapore.
Nunan, D., Candlin, C., Raimes, A., Forey, G. & Cooley, L1995. ¡§Current Perspectives on Writing Pedagogies¡¨. Symposium, ILEC, Hong Kong.
Davies, F. & Forey, G. 1995. ¡§Written Language in Corporate Culture¡¨. RELC Conference, Singapore.
Forey, G. & Hyatt, D. 1995 ¡§Oh No! Not another boring report that no-one can be bothered to read: the process of a needs analysis for corporate writers with potential for EAP applications¡¨. BALEAP Conference, Nottingham University, England.
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