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Presentations

I regularly speak at conferences and symposia, as invited plenary speaker, guest speaker, conference delegate, or workshop convener. See below for a selection of my plenaries and conference talks.

Selected Plenaries

Curry, N. (2025). Aligning corpus linguistics and language education: A learner-centred approach. NATESOL’s 41st Annual Conference, Manchester, UK.

Curry, N. (2024). Generative AI: Ethics, reliability, and representation. Global China Academy, Shanghai, China.

Curry, N. (2024). Critical perspectives on blended TESOL. First Conference on ELT. University of Nizwa, Oman.

Curry, N. (2023). Investigating publisher, assessment developer, and teacher application of corpus research to ELT materials and assessment development. Joint International ELT Conference in Korea, Republic of Korea.

Curry, N. (2022). Teaching language and life competences. TESOL Kuwait, Kuwait.

Curry, N. (2021). Corpus linguistics for ELT. IATEFL Poland, Poland.

Curry, N. (2021). Corpus linguistics: What is it and how can it help with English language teaching and learning? Insights on Demand Conference, UK.

Curry, N. (2020). Developing learners as global citizens: Embracing distance learning in language education. Across Cultures: Intercultural Communication in a Borderless World, Romania.

Curry, N. (2021). Corpus linguistics: What is it and how can it help with English language teaching and learning? Sultan Qaboos University, Oman.

Curry, N. (2020). Addressing a unique language learning challenge: Language learning anxieties and virtual classrooms. Cambridge Day Brazil, Brazil.

Curry, N. (2019). Strategies for overcoming obstacles to language learning success. Cambridge Day Mexico, Mexico.

Selected Invited Talks

Curry, N. (2025). Examining Expert discourses of health in the climate crisis. Making use of language in healthcare. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.

Curry, N. (2025). Corpus approaches to investigating academic and public-oriented research communication. CIRES Seminar. University of Zaragoza, Spain.

Curry, N. (2024). Questioning the climate crisis. BAAL Corpus SIG Symposium: Corpus perspectives on crisis discourse. Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.

Curry, N. (2023). Unpacking climate crisis discourses across cultures: A contrastive corpus-assisted discourse analysis. Portsmouth University, UK.

Curry, N. (2022). A corpus-based contrastive discourse analysis of (para)scientific texts on climate change? Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Sciences. Lancaster University, UK.

Curry, N. (2022). The COVID-19 pandemic: A global phenomenon with a shared understanding? BAAL 2022 Executive Committee Invited Colloquium. Queen’s University, UK.

Curry, N. (2022). Corpus-based contrastive linguistics, metadiscourse, and the multilingual academy: Methodological and analytical perspectives, Masterclass/In Conversation with Tony McEnery, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China.

Curry, N. (2022). Teaching language and life competences: A focus on communication and collaboration. International Conference on Education and Teaching, Iraq.

Curry, N. (2021). Corpus linguistics: What is it and how can it help with English language teaching and learning? Sultan Qaboos University, Oman.

Curry, N. (2021). Understanding Spanish and English academic writing styles. Escribir Ciencia en Inglés. Escribir con Claridad at the University of Murcia, Spain.

Curry, N. (2021). Corpus-based contrastive analysis and reader engagement in academic writing: Methodological and analytical perspectives. UCREL, Lancaster University, UK.

Curry, N. (2020). Using AntConc to analyse academic language. IVACS PhD Summer School, Ireland.

Recorded Talks and Podcasts

I have given a number of talks on varied topics around the world, some of which were recorded. Here is a collection of my recorded talks.

Watch my videos on corpus linguistics and discourse analysis here
Cite as: Curry, N. (2023) Contrastive Approaches in Corpus Linguistics, Corpus Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Research 2023, October 11.
Cite as: Curry, N. (2022) Corpus-based contrastive discourse analysis of parascientific texts on climate change, Lancaster University, November 29.
Cite as: Curry, N. (2022) Corpus-based contrastive discourse analysis of parascientific texts on climate change, Lancaster University, November 29.
Cite as: Curry, N. (2022) Corpus Linguistics: What is it and how can it help with English Language Teaching and Learning, Cambridge University Press, May 18.
Cite as: Curry, N. (2021) Corpus-based contrastive analysis and reader engagement in academic writing: methodological and analytical perspectives, Lancaster University, March 4.
Cite as: Curry, N., Love, R. & Goodman (2020) Curry, N., Love, R., & Goodman, O. (2020). Investigating publisher application of corpus research on recent language change to ELT coursebook development. Japan Association for English Corpus Studies (JAECS) 46th Annual Conference (online). Waseda University, Japan. October 2020.
Cite as: Curry, N. (2020) Using contrastive linguistics and learner corpus research to inform the teaching of academic metadiscourse: a corpus-based study of target, first, and learner language corpora, TALC 2020, University of Perpignan, July 15-18.
Curry, N. (2018) Rhetorical Readers in Academic Writing: A Corpus-based Contrastive Analysis of Reader Engagement in English, French and Spanish, Cambridge Academic Online Conference, University of Cambridge, November 2.
Watch my videos on language teaching, learning, and education here
Cite as: Curry, N. (2022) How to integrate life skills into your English language teaching, International House Conference, October 26.
Cite as: Curry, N. (2021) Investigating the use of Write & Improve for developing written language and writing skills, BALEAP University of Glasgow, April 6.
Cite as: Curry, N. (2022) Corpus Linguistics: What is it and how can it help with English Language Teaching and Learning, Cambridge University Press, May 18.
Cite as: Curry, N. (2020) Developing Learners as Global Citizens: Embracing Distance Learning in Language Education, University of Galați, Nov 27.
Cite as: Curry, N., Love, R. & Goodman (2020) Curry, N., Love, R., & Goodman, O. (2020). Investigating publisher application of corpus research on recent language change to ELT coursebook development. Japan Association for English Corpus Studies (JAECS) 46th Annual Conference (online). Waseda University, Japan. October 2020.
Cite as: Curry, N. (2020) Using contrastive linguistics and learner corpus research to inform the teaching of academic metadiscourse: a corpus-based study of target, first, and learner language corpora, TALC 2020, University of Perpignan, July 15-18.
Cite as: Curry, N. (2020) Addressing a unique language learning challenge: language learning anxieties and virtual classrooms, Cambridge Day Brazil, Cambridge University Press, July 23.
Cite as: Curry, N. (2020) Speaking to the screen: overcoming challenges in developing conversation skills in virtual contexts, Cambridge at Home, Cambridge University Press, May 15.
Cite as: Curry, N. & Clark, T. (2018) ‘I don’t know what to say’ – helping your learners organize their thoughts, Cambridge Assessment English, University of Cambridge, October 15.
Cite as: Curry, N. (2018) Developing Speaking Skills in the ELT Classroom, Better Learning Leadership Network[webinar], University of Cambridge, September 18.
Cite as: Curry, N. & Clark, T. (2018) Best Practices for Exam Preparation: Focusing on the Human Learner, Better Learning Conference 2018, University of Cambridge, June 25.
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