This is a question I have been asking myself over the last couple of days as I started my pilot study. I am doing classroom-based research which means that I am researching my own learners. I’m using normal pedagogic activities to collect my data, so I’m not interviewing students or running focus groups or anything like that, I’m just doing […]
Read more20% off Teaching English Spelling English spelling – often a bit of a challenge for native speakers as well as learners of English! Help is at hand, with Teaching English Spelling by Ruth Shemesh and Sheila Waller, from theCambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers series. With a wealth of activities for practising common spelling patterns in English, each unit concentrating on a particular sound […]
Read moreI wanted to highlight this website, especially for all those of us at the beginning of this PhD process. It has some very helpful, accessible articles. I particularly liked this one on Meanings of Theory. It seemed to link very well with what we were talking about in Data Analysis last week, especially in relation to Rob’s theoretical framework. I have […]
Read moreRather than what I have learnt through the feedback, I would like to reflect on two mental notes I made to myself while actually writing the assignment – and I only did one, so it shouldn’t have been that strenuous a task really. There were moments though when it felt as if I was climbing Everest – the bit near […]
Read morePlease note that this book is aimed at undergraduates writing a dissertation, not postgraduates writing a PhD thesis. Nevertheless, it may be of interest to anyone involved in university work. Hi I am pleased to announce the publication of a new textbook (aimed at undergraduate students) focusing on the development of intercultural competence through thesis writing. I hope you’ll take […]
Read moreThe first 2014 issue of Multilingua has just come out. It is a special issue devoted to Multilingualism at work, guest-edited by Jo Angouri and featuring the following articles: Multilingua Volume 33, Issue 1-2 (Jan 2014), Special Issue: Multilingualism at work Jo Angouri, Multilingualism in the workplace: Language practices in multilingual contexts Britt-Louise Gunnarsson, Multilingualism in European workplaces Ingrid Piller and Loy Lising, Language, employment, and settlement: Temporary meat workers in Australia (available […]
Read moreThere will be a (free) face-to-face and virtual event at Manchester and in Second Life: Reviewing current and future practice in the use of worlds in Higher Education Institutions on 14th March, 2014. This will take place physically in the Kanaris Lecture Theatre, Manchester Museum, University of Manchester: 9.30-16.00. The day is free and lunch is included. All welcome, please advertise on […]
Read moreTheoretical Turbulence in Intercultural Communication Studies Editor: Saila Poutiainen Date Of Publication: Jan 2014 Isbn13: 978-1-4438-5353-8 Isbn: 1-4438-5353-4 A number of researchers, trainers and educators in intercultural communication acknowledge that the most popular models and theories of the field are insufficient—even unsuitable—to describe or explain our practical multicultural experiences today. This collection of articles offers new insights and critical evaluations […]
Read moreInterculturalism and Multiculturalism: Similarities and Differences Edited by Martyn Barrett Published December 2013, Council of Europe Publishing, F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex, France ISBN 978-92-871-7692-9 €29,00/$58.00, Paperback, 188 pages Order online at: https://book.coe.int/eur/en/cultural-policies/5790-interculturalism-and-multiculturalism-similarities-and-differences.html This book examines the relationship between two policy approaches for managing the cultural diversity of contemporary societies: interculturalism and multiculturalism. The relationship between these two approaches has […]
Read moreIn this ground breaking new book David Block proposes a new working definition of social class in applied linguistics. Traditionally, research on language and identity has focused on aspects such as race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, religion and sexuality. Political economy, and social class, as an identity inscription, have been undervalued. This book argues that increasing socioeconomic inequality, which has come […]
Read moreGraham Stanley’s Language Learning with Technology wins HRH The Duke of Edinburgh ESU English Language Book Award 2013 Happy New Year! It’s got off to a good start for us here at Cambridge – we are very proud and pleased to announce yet another award-winner in our invaluable Cambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers series! Graham Stanley’s Language Learning with Technology […]
Read moreHere is the link to the article that Richard sent out Holliday_2013_The politics of ethics in diverse cultural settings- colonising the centre stage
Read moreNEW! An updated version of the Warwick ELT Archive catalogue (publ. December 2013) can be accessed via: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/al/research/collect/elt_archive/catalogue The new edition of the catalogue includes details relating to documents in the following 23 box files, which were catalogued in the context of a British Council research project grant, in 2010-11: Unpublished ELT project evaluation reports 1-4: Four box files of […]
Read moreAsian EFL Journal has just published a special edition on CLIL in Asian contexts which we hope will be of interest to BAAL members.
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