Prof. Nate Ming Curran

Intercultural Communication, Gig Economy, Cosmopolitanism, Motivations for Language Learning. Broadly speaking, my current research is focused on three areas: 1) language teaching in the gig economy; 2) intercultural communication and identity; and 3) AI-generated discourse and popular discourse about AI. My work is situated at the intersection of applied linguistics, media studies, and cultural studies. I am actively recruiting PhD students interested in the topics above. Teaching Areas: Intercultural Communication; New Media and Society; Popular Culture; Research Design.

Curran, N.M. (forthcoming). “Anytime, anywhere”: Online language tutoring platforms and the rise of the (im)mobile language teacher. TESOL Quarterly. Zeng, W. & Curran, N.M.* (forthcoming). Discriminated against or uniquely advantaged? Non-native English speaker teachers on online tutoring platforms. RELC Journal. Wang, J. & Curran, N.M*. (forthcoming). Self-branding and the commodification of regional difference on Douyin. Applied Linguistics Review. (Special issue “Platformization of language education” edited by Nate Ming Curran and Christopher Jenks). Curran, N.M. & Jenks, C. (forthcoming). Introduction. Applied Linguistics Review (Special issue “Platformization of language education” edited by Nate Ming Curran and Christopher Jenks). Gu, B. & Curran, N.M.* (forthcoming). English tutor