Author: Susan Dawson

Next in the Research Methods in Intercultural Communication seminar series, Edinburgh Napier

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This conference features alumnus Vivien Zhou  You are warmly invited to the third in the seminar series Research Methods in Intercultural Communication, hosted by the Languages Group at Edinburgh Napier. Wednesday 4th May, 3 – 4.30pm, Room 3/04, Edinburgh Napier Business School, Craiglockhart Campus, 219 Colinton Rd, Edinburgh EH14 1DJ – map here   3 pm: John O’Regan (UCL, Institute of Education) Some reflections on method in intercultural communication education and […]

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The linguistic landscape in higher education in English dominant and EMI settings: Future directions, July 2016, University College London

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A free conference and note that travel bursaries are available for this conference, but its on a first come first served basis, so get in there quick if you are interested! The Multilingual University: The impact of linguistic diversity in higher education in English-dominant and EMI contexts ESRC seminar series Final conference: The linguistic landscape in higher education in English dominant […]

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Call for papers: 9th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation, Seville, November 2016

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The ICERI2016 (9th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation) will be held on the 14th, 15th and 16th of November 2016, in Seville, Spain (http://iated.org/iceri) After 9 years, ICERI has become an annual meeting point for lecturers, researchers, professors, educational scientists and technologists Every year, ICERI brings together over 700 delegates from 80 different countries. It will provide the ideal opportunity to present your […]

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The English tone of voice: Lecture with David Crystal, University of Huddersfield, Friday 13th May

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Babel is pleased to announce our second annual lecture, which will be given by David Crystal. The lecture will take place on the 13th May, 2016 in the beautiful surroundings of St Paul’s Hall at the University of Huddersfield, and is free for all to attend. David Crystal is a celebrated linguist, as well as being Babel’s very own Linguistic […]

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Conversation classes with refugees: volunteers needed

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If any of you are around over the summer and would like to use your teaching skills in the service of a local refugee community, then this is for you! The ‘Chrysalis project’ is run by Aoileann Ní Mhurchú (lecturer in International politics) and Alex Robertson (project manager at Multilingual Manchester). It has been running since October with 13 UG volunteer students […]

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NATESOL CONFERENCE 2016 – Humanising Technology: Practical and Realistic Strategies for the Second Language Classroom

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Date: Saturday, 7th May, 2016, 9.00am to 5 pm Venue: Manchester Metropolitan University Brook Building, Birley Fields Campus, 53 Bonsall Street, Manchester,M15 6GX REGISTER FOR THE NATESOL CONFERENCE NOW! More presentations, more publisher stands, more space. We are delighted to announce that we have put together a wider-ranging programme than usual, with a choice of three different speakers in our […]

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Intercultural Summer School in Finland

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Introducing and Exploring Intercultural Relations in Everyday Life  August 9-19, 2016 in Turku, Finland We keep hearing that we are living in an intercultural world and that we need to prepare for it. What does this really mean? How do we meet ‘other’ people? What are intercultural relations made of? This introductory course will tell you everything about the knotty idea […]

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Upcoming LANTERN Lunchtime Talks

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We now have the details of the next two LLTs. We look forward to seeing you there.Note the different room for the second talk. Friday 29th April, 12.00-13.00, Ellen Wilkinson C3.30 Exploring participants’ changing perspectives through the life of an inter-school, collaborative, research and development project. Andy Howes, Sue Goldrick, Volha Arkhipenka, Nahielly Palacios, Siti Masrifatul (‘Fitri’) Fitriyah, and Susan Dawson […]

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Some international conferences with submission deadlines approaching

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Fourth International Conference on Foreign Language Learning and Teaching (FLLT 2016), Celebrating LEARN (Language Education and Acquisition Research Network) 24 – 25 June 2016, Bangkok, Thailand Organised by: Language Institute of Thammasat University Abstract submission deadline: 30 April 2016 International Language for Specific Purposes Seminar Insights and Innovations 26 – 27 July 2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Organised by: UTM Language […]

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Call for papers – EDUCATION AND MIGRATION: LANGUAGE FOREGROUNDED, October 2016, Durham

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The purpose of this international conference is to bring together researchers and educators who are researching and working in educational contexts where human beings, and their language(s), are under pain and pressure. Ongoing and forced migration—resulting from protracted civil war, unremitting poverty and economic hardship, and political unrest and ecological instability—often results in the termination of education for some, or […]

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The next two LANTERN Lunchtime Talks

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The first talk is on Friday 29th April 12.00-1.00 and is based on the work Fitri, Nahielly, Volha and I are doing with Andy Howes and the Coalition of Research Schools Exploring participants’ changing perspectives through the life of an inter-school, collaborative, research and development project.   In this talk we will briefly give the background of the Coalition of Schools […]

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IALIC Call for papers: BRIDGING ACROSS LANGUAGES AND CULTURES IN EVERYDAY LIVES: NEW ROLES FOR CHANGING SCENARIOS, November 2016, Barcelona, Spain

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International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication, 2016 Annual Conference, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain November 25-27th, 2016 Invited Speakers: Adrian Blackledge, University of Birmingham, UK David Block, ICREA/University of Lleida, Spain Angela Creese, University of Birmingham, UK Sean Golden, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain Alison Phipps, University of Glasgow, Scotland In this age of communication revolution and intense globalization there is […]

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New issue of Journal of English as a Lingua Franca is now available – future contributions welcome

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The new issue (5.1) of the Journal of English as a Lingua Franca is now online – and what is very nice is that not only the front matter but also the first four articles are freely available for reading and download! [I don’t know why this is, and why just this selection, but thought I’d let you know quickly in case this […]

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