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Fiona Farr is Full Professor of Applied Linguistics and TESOL in the School of Modern Languages and Applied Linguistics at the University of Limerick, Ireland, where she is Director of the Centre for Applied Language Studies. Her key areas of expertise are teacher education, reflective practice, continuous professional development, applied corpus linguistics, and technology-enhanced language learning. She has published widely in high impact journals in her field and is author of Teaching Practice Feedback: an investigation of spoken and written modes (2011, Routledge) , Practice in TESOL (2015, Edinburgh University Press), Social Interaction in Language Teacher Education (2019, Edinburgh University Press, with Farrell and Riordan), and The Reflective Cycle of the Teaching Practicum (2023, Equinox, with Farrell) and contributed as an author to Knight, D. et al. (2024). Corpus Linguistics for Virtual Workplace Discourse, New York and London, Routledge. She is co-editor (with Bróna Murphy) of the EUP Textbooks in TESOL Series, and is Associate Editor of the Journal Second Language Teacher Education. She is also co-editor (with Liam Murray) of the Routledge Handbook of Language Learning and Technology (2016, 2nd edition 2026). She has been Adjunct Professor at the University of Inland Norway, Hamar, (2022-2024) and Visiting Research Scholar at Lancaster University and Queen’s University, Belfast.
Education/Academic qualification
BA, MA, PhD
External positions
External Examiner, Trinity College Dublin
2025 → 2028
Vice Chair and Member, Approvals and Review Committee, QQI (Quality and Qualifications Ireland)
2023 → 2026
External Examiner, University College Cork
2023 → 2026
External Examiner, University of Glasgow
2023 → 2026
Adjunct Professor, Inland Norway University
2022 → 2024
External Examiner, University of Malta
2022 → 2025
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Applying a corpus-based DDL intervention in the Private English Language Sector in Ireland: Applying a corpus-based DDL intervention in the Private English Language Sector in Ireland
Apavaloe, C. & Farr, F., Jan 2026, Applications of Corpus Linguistics. Established and Emergent Contexts. Cambridge University Press, p. 61-82Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Corpus linguistics and language teacher education
Farr, F., Jan 2026, International Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics (3rd ed.). Nesi, H. & Milan, P. (eds.).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Education discourse
Farr, F. & Riordan, E., Mar 2026, Reference Module in Social Sciences.. ElsevierResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Corpus-Based Reflective Practice to Support Chatroom Teaching Practice
Riordan, E., Farr, F., Caines, A. & Buttery, P., Sep 2025, In: Education Sciences. 15, 9, 1238.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From practice to practice: reflective practice in language teacher education as a stepping stone to professional practice and CPD
Farr, F. & Karlsen, P. H., 25 Nov 2025, In: Language Learning Journal. p. 1 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review