According to linguistics scholars in Mexico, Legitimation Code Theory (LCT) is the next big thing for many in the field of systemic functional linguistics. The theory, created by University of Sydney Sociologist Professor Karl Maton, is changing the way linguists work and has made a significant impact in South Africa, USA, and China. ​ The linguists adopting LCT are using it to great social impact. Dr Yaegan Doran ran a two-day workshop in Puebla, Mexico before the Fourteenth

An approach to education that is based in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is being translated from English into four languages at the same time. LCT (short for ‘Legitimation Code Theory’) is a framework for understanding and changing education that examines the forms taken by knowledge, such as its changing complexity. LCT is now the basis of research and classroom practice in at least 44 countries around the world, including over 150 PhDs. The heart of this multidisc

The highlight of the linguistics conference calendar is the International Systemic Functional Linguistics Congress, or ISFC. This year the Congress was held at Boston College, Boston USA with multiple sessions running over five full days, as well as a Pre-Congress Institute for workshops. ​ Legitimation Code Theory (LCT) was represented in 23 different papers and colloquia from 39 different scholars. Five of these scholars are from the University of Sydney and include LCT Cen

The LCT Centre for Knowledge-Building has created a new YouTube channel and is extending its impact via video. Ranging from university lectures and keynote speeches to thoughts on the community of LCT scholars, the YouTube channel has become the guide for how to speak about Legitimation Code Theory. ​ Some of the most important videos are keynote speeches from LCT2, the Second International Legitimation Code Theory Conference held here at the University of Sydney in 2017. The