Author: Susan Dawson

Call for papers – Cutting Edges Research Conference: Crossing boundaries, Canterbury, June 206

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A free one-day conference for those researching in the fields of applied linguistics, TESOL, modern languages, intercultural communication and education Friday, 10th June, Canterbury Christ Church University, School of Language Studies & Applied Linguistics We invite papers which deal with crossing or critiquing established boundaries regarding English in the world – standards, circles, ownership, definition, usage So-called ‘native speakers’ and ‘non-native speakers’ […]

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Call for papers: INTERCULTURAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND GLOBALISATION: CURRENT PRACTICE AND TRENDS, Budapest, June 2016

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The Language Department of the Faculty of Commerce, Catering and Tourism at Budapest Business School (BBS) is organizing an international specialist seminar in Budapest on 16-17th June 2016 titled INTERCULTURAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION AND GLOBALISATION: CURRENT PRACTICE AND TRENDS. As a multiplier event of the ICCAGE project (Intercultural Communicative Competence – A Competitive Advantage for Global Employability), this event will bring […]

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Call for papers: ESRC seminar series – The Multilingual University final conference, 8-9 July 2016

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ESRC Seminar series: The Multilingual University: The Impact of Linguistic Diversity on Higher Education in English-dominant and English Medium Instructional Contexts Seminar 6: The linguistic landscape in higher education in English-dominant and EMI settings: Future directions  UCL Institute of Education  8th-9th July 2016 Despite an established body of knowledge on linguistic diversity and bi/multilingual learners in compulsory and complementary schooling, there is […]

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New issue of Research Papers in Language Teaching and learning now available

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You can access Vol 7 no 1 of RPLTL here under Current Issue This issue has two main foci: one focusing on teachers (their attitudes, development,  perceptions about their learners and the curriculum), and another one focusing on learners. Of all the papers, six have an interest in the former, ten on the latter. Of the papers the focus on learners, nine (the vast majority, in […]

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Upcoming LANTERN Lunchtime Talks

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LANTERN Lunchtime Talks Ellen Wilkinson C3.30 Using visual-creative-arts to explore intercultural personhood and maths identities Zhuomin Huang and Kelly Pickard-Smith Friday 26th February 12.00-13.00 Zhuomin and Kelly share some of the visual-creative-arts methods they are using in their doctoral research projects, focussing on the kinds of insights these methods might enable and how they allow them to explore the key concepts […]

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Summer school on Intercultural Relations, Turku, Finland, August 2016

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Introducing and Exploring Intercultural Relations in Everyday Life  August 9-19, 2016 in Turku, Finland http://www.tuas.fi/en/study-tuas/exchange-students/international-summer-school/ 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 […]

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Global Englishes PhD conference Centre for Global Englishes, University of Southampton, 24th June 2016

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Please see the invitation below from the organisers: On Friday 24th June 2016 from 10am to 5.30pm we are holding a one-day conference for up to 50 PhD students who are researching any aspect of Global Englishes. The event will be held in the luxurious Markus Liebherr Lounge of Southampton Football Club, which is close to Southampton Central station, and also offers free parking […]

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Seminar Series: Research Methods in Intercultural Communication, 2nd March, Edinburgh Napier

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This is the first talk in the seminar series Research Methods in Intercultural Communication, hosted by the Languages Group at Edinburgh Napier. ‘Rethinking Concepts and Goals in Intercultural Communication: Insights from Global Englishes Research’ Will Baker (Centre for Global Englishes, University of Southampton) http://www.southampton.ac.uk/ml/about/staff/wmlb.page Date: Wednesday 2nd March, 3pm (Coffee and refreshments will be served at 2.45pm) Venue: Room 2/05, Edinburgh Napier Business School, Craiglockhart Campus, 219 Colinton Rd, Edinburgh EH14 1DJ – […]

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Final call for papers: Ireland International Conference on Education (IICE-2016), April 25-28, Dublin, Ireland

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 The Ireland International Conference on Education (IICE-2016) is an international refereed conference dedicated to the advancement of the theory and practices in education. The IICE promotes collaborative excellence between academicians and professionals from Education. The aim of IICE is to provide an opportunity for academicians and professionals from various educational fields with cross-disciplinary interests to bridge the knowledge gap, promote […]

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Free 3-week MOOC on Multilingual Learning for a Globalised World, starts April 2016

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RM Borders–Linked MOOC Now Live for Sign-ups: “Multilingual Learning for a Globalised World” This free online course has been developed by some of the RM Borders team and our critical friend, Elwira Grossman in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures.   The 3-week course freely available through the FutureLearn platform will explore multilingual education and how it can impact and […]

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Calling all recent graduates who have had an article published in or before 2015: The Ton Vallen Award, 2016

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Paul Smith has alerted me to this award which may be of interest to some of our graduates and for future reference for those of us who have not yet finished.    Ton Vallen Award 2016 Ton Vallen (1946-2011) was Professor of Multilingualism and Education at Tilburg University, The Netherlands, and a deeply committed member of Babylon, Center for the […]

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New publication – an edited volume entitled ‘Innovative language teaching and learning at university: enhancing participation and collaboration’

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The book contains a selection of peer-reviewed case studies, research studies and reflective pieces related to a number of languages (e. g. German, French, Italian, Spanish, Mandarin, EAP); topics include e. g. motivation, classroom discourse, assessment and feedback, intercultural competence, CLIL, and CALL / technology-enhanced teaching and learning, but the hope is that all chapters are transferable to other languages and […]

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