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Dr Rowan Mackay

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Dr Rowan Mackay
Dr Rowan Mackay
Dr Rowan Mackay

FHEA

Lecturer

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Qualifications

  • PhD Linguistics 
    2013 - University of Edinburgh 

    Thesis title: 'Legitimation by multimodal means: A theoretical and analytical enquiry with specific reference to American spot ads'. Supervised by Prof. John E. Joseph. Examined by Prof. Gunther Kress.

  • MA Social Sciences 
    2001 - Universiteit van Amsterdam 

    Dissertation title: 'Nuking Nature: The dissonant discourse between environmentalism and the nuclear industry'. Supervised by Prof. Teun van Dijk.

  • MA (Hons) English Language and Literature 
    1998 - University of Edinburgh 
  • TESOL (Trinity Cert.) 
    1999 - Coventry City College 
Research

Supervision

I welcome research students in the following areas or with the following methodological approaches:

Critical Discourse Studies

Multimodality and Social Semiotics

Legitimation

Environmentalism (esp. rewilding)

EFL teaching from a critical discourse perspective (incl. textbook analysis)

LGBTQ and Queer readings

Present students are undertaking PhDs looking at 'Saudi Vision 2030' from critical discourse analytical and feminist perspectives; English language teaching and social media; and neurodivergence from a cultural comparative standpoint. 

Ms Haifa Thagfan.  Persuasion Strategies in Saudi Women’s Speech of Woman Empowerment Concept: Critical Discourse Analysis

Ms Eman Alquarni. The Role of Social Media in Learning English Language among Saudi Students

Mrs Kholoud Alzhrani. A Corpus-assisted Discourse Study of Women's Empowerment in Saudi Press Pre- and Post-Implementation of the Saudi Vision: The Context of Education and Employment

Ms Ebtesam Hazazi. Exploring Saudi EFL Students’ Perspective on Utilizing Artificial Intelligence Application Grammarly in an Academic writing class

Miss Jiaxuan Xie. A Comparative Sociolinguistic Analysis of Women with ADHD and ASD in the United Kingdom and China

 

 

Supervisees

  • MS HAIFA THAGFAN
  • MS EMAN ALQARNI
  • MRS KHOLOUD ALZHRANI
  • MS EBTESAM HAZAZI
  • MISS JIAXUAN XIE
Publications

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  • Wild imaginaries

    Mackay, R. R.
    Contributions to Conferences: Oral Presentations
  • Multimodal legitimation: Understanding and Analysing Political and Cultural Discourse

    Mackay, R. R.
    Routledge
    Books and Reports: Books

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