Professor Roly Sussex

BA MA (Canterbury), PhD (London)


Professor of Applied Language Studies

Discipline Coordinator

Room: Gordon Greenwood Building (#32), 434
Phone: (+61 7) 3365 6896
Email: r.sussexATuq.edu.au

Major areas of interest

• Applied Linguistics.
• English in Australia and more widely, especially the Americanization of Australian English.
• The linguistics of the major European languages, especially French, German and Spanish, particularly in contrast with English.
• Community languages, their maintenance and survival, especially Slavic.
• Intercultural communication.
• The interaction of information technology with language learning and teaching.
• The Internet and intellectual cultures.
• Intelligent learning systems.
• Information technology and research.
• Typology of the modern Slavic languages, with special reference to Russian and Polish.

Public talks

• "Changing Forms of Address in Australian English", Kenmore View Club, February 2005
• "Address and Informality in Australian English", St Lucia Probus Club, February 2005

Other activities and service

• Language talkback radio on Queensland, Tasmania, Northern Territory and South Australia ABC regional stations