
My research interests cover academic discourse, persuasion and rhetorical stylistics. My most recent book is Seductive Academic Writing (Cambridge Scholars Publishing), and I maintain a style website on figures of speech.
My other research interests combine the discursive and rhetorical analysis of communication—my PhD developed new semiotics for understanding vernacular argumentation on the internet.
I began teaching English in the UK in 1998 before teaching in Taiwan for several years, where I also worked in EFL publishing. I taught at Southampton University, Chinese University of Hong Kong and City University of Hong Kong before joining HKUST in 2013.
Professional Interests
Rhetorics of communication
Stylish academic writing
Rhetorical stylistics
Discourse analysis
Scholarship
2018
Book
Seductive Academic Writing
FREEMAN, Danyal
Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
2013
Book
HKDSE Practice Papers
FREEMAN, Danyal
Hong Kong: Educational Publishing House
2010
Book
Primary Readers
FREEMAN, Danyal
Hong Kong: Educational Publishing House
2007
Book
Skill Smart: Reading and Writing Books 4 & 5
FREEMAN, Danyal
Hong Kong: Educational Publishing House
2005
Book
IELTS Skills and Strategies
FREEMAN, Danyal
Taipei: English Language Institute of Testing and Education