Alfred W. T. Lo

Course

DPhil in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Linguistics)

College

Wolfson College

Supervisors

Professor Jieun Kiaer

Professor Heath Rose

Educational Background

DPhil Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (Linguistics), University of Oxford

- Visiting Student of AI Linguistics, Korea University (2025)

M.Sc. Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition (Distinction), University of Oxford
B.A. Language Studies and B.Ed. English Language (First Class Honours), The Education University of Hong Kong

- Visiting Student, Seoul National University (2019)

- Visiting Student, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Auckland (2019)

Research interests

Language and globalisation
Translanguaging and Transcultural Communication
GenAI for language and cultural production
Hallyu (Korean Wave)
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
Transcultural fandom
Traditional and modern Korean society and culture

Appointments at Oxford University

Tutor of Modern Languages, Language Centre (2024-)
Tutor, Regent’s Park College (2025)
Facilitator, Queen’s Translation Exchange, Queen’s College (2023-)
Lead Facilitator (MFL), Undergraduate Admissions and Outreach (2023-)
AKS Research Assistant, Faculty of Oriental Studies (2021-22)

Recent publications

Monographs

Kiaer, J. & Lo, A. W. T.* (2025). Fandom Language Learning: A Digital Transformation of Language Education in the AI Age. London: Bloomsbury Academic. (*corresponding author) https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350355439

- Review: Han, Y., & Yu, D. (2025). Review of Kiaer & Lo (2025): Fandom language learning: A digital transformation of language education in the AI age. Functions of Language. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1075/fol.00074.han

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

Lo, A. W. T. (2025). Culture Travellers: Theorizing Transculturing through Transcultural Fandom in the GenAI Age. Applied Linguistics. 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/amaf060
Lo, A. W. T. (2025). A Digital Pedagogy for Transculturing ELT through Global Englishes. ELT Journal. 79(3), 428-440. https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/ccaf011
Lo, A. W. T. (2025). The educational affordances and challenges of generative AI in Global Englishes-oriented materials development and implementation: A critical ecological perspective. System, 130(10361), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2025.103610 (*Winner of 2024 System ECR Award)
Lo, A. W. T. (2024). Students’ self-regulatory processes in content and language integrated learning: a vignette-based microanalytic study. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 28(1), 19–35. https://doi.org/10.1080/13670050.2024.2384414.
Lo, A. W. T. (2024). Unlock CLIL Success: Exploring the Interplay between Students’ Self-Regulation Levels, Linguistic Challenges, and Learning Outcomes in Hong Kong Secondary Education. Language and Education. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500782.2024.2314135

Book Chapters

Lo, A. (2026). 한국과 따로, 또 같이 만들어지자: 초경계적(trans) 관점을 통한 〈케이팝 데몬 헌터스〉 속 ‘한국성’의 재해석 [Made with(out) Korea: Refashioning Koreanness in K-pop Demon Hunters from a ‘Trans’ Perspective]. In S. Ahn (Ed.), 2026 K-콘텐츠: 한류를 읽는 안과 밖의 시선 [2026 K-Content: Eyes Inside and Outside Reading the Korean Wave]. Seoul: Kyung Hee University Press. [*written and published in Korean] https://product.kyobobook.co.kr/detail/S000218913962
Kiaer, J., Kim, L., Lo, A. W. T. (2024). “Koreans Are Always Nodding or Bowing”: K-Wave Fandom’s Perception and Learning of Non-verbal Politeness. In Kim, M.S. (Ed.) Exploring Korean Politeness Across Online and Offline Interactions. Advances in (Im)politeness Studies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50698-7_7

Textbook

Lo, A. & Yoon, T. (2025). Annyeong? Korean 1 Workbook. Seoul: Hello Korean Inc. https://product.kyobobook.co.kr/detail/S000216446451

Professional Community Services

Graduate Representative (PRS), Faculty of AMES (2025–26)
Editorial Board, TESOL Quarterly (2025–)
Pronunciation Consultant (Hong Kong English), Oxford English Dictionary (2024–)
Student Editor (‘Bebind the Scene Scheme’), Review of Education (2024–25)
Convenor (Hong Kong), China Oxford Scholarship Fund (2023–24)
Book Proposal Reviewer: Bloomsbury Academic; Routledge; Springer Nature
Journal Peer Reviewer (Selected): Australian Review of Applied Linguistics; Discourse, Context and Media; Digital Studies in Language and Literature; International Journal of Applied Linguistics; International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism; Language and Education; Language, Culture and Curriculum; Language Learning Journal; The Modern Language Journal; RELC Journal; System