Call for Chapters Interculturality and the Political Eds. Ashley Simpson & Fred Dervin, University of Helsinki, Finland Deadline for abstracts: 1st March 2017 Purpose of the book The notion of the ‘intercultural’ dates back to the 1950s – although many of the ideas that it discusses have, of course, a much longer history. In over 70 years and in the different fields […]
Read more*Note that it overlaps with Cultnet 2017 which is 20th to 22nd April (Thursday to Saturday). UK LINGUA 2017 – Multilingual Language Learning and Teaching Colloquium 22nd & 23rd of April 2017, Durham University Conference Theme: Transitions The second UK LINGUA Colloquium will take place on the 22 and 23 of April 2017 at Durham University. Aimed at MFL and […]
Read moreCongratulations to Lou Harvey on her newly published article! Please follow this link to read the full article. Language learning motivation as ideological becoming Lou Harvey School of Education, University of Leeds System Volume 65, April 2017, Pages 69–77 Abstract This article offers a new reading of motivation based on the dialogical theory of Mikhail Bakhtin. I join Hennig […]
Read more12th Annual International Conference of the Chinese Association for Intercultural Communication (CAFIC) Theme: Research, Pedagogies and Practices In Intercultural Communication June 22-23, 2017 University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China The conference invites you to submit abstracts of 300 words maximum, reporting empirical research into areas of Intercultural Communication, particularly welcoming those with a focus around any of four main conference […]
Read moreMindfulness and the ethics of intercultural knowledge-work Zhuo Min Huang, Richard Fay & Ross White Journal of Language and Intercultural Communication Volume 17, 2017 – Issue 1: Dialogical Perspectives on Intercultural Communication as Social Practice Abstract Mindfulness, or 念 (niàn) in Chinese, is a concept and set of related practices which have both ancient Eastern roots and current popularity (especially […]
Read moreThe Hellenic Open University (HOU) is glad to announce the commencement of the Postgraduate Programme of Studies Language Education for Refugees and Migrants (LRM). Please see more details in lrm_announcement.
Read moreThe 17th International Conference of the International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication Interrogating the ‘Third Space’: Negotiating meaning and performing ‘culture’ Edinburgh Napier University, UK 19 – 20 June 2017 This conference invites both theoretical contributions and empirical insights which contest the notion of ‘third space’ and enrich this area of inquiry. Abstracts are invited in relation (but not […]
Read moreSummer School: Research on research (GLOCADEMICS): ‘Glocal languages’, interculturalidade and ‘Intercultural Responsibility’ in transnational South/North research projects Symposium: Researchers’ Science Diplomacy: North-South reciprocal intercultural responsibility Faculty (confirmed): – Dr. Manuela Guilherme (Centro de Estudos Sociais, Universidade de Coimbra) – Professor Lynn Mario de Souza (Universidade de S. Paulo) – Professor Charbel El-Hani (Universidade Federal da Bahia) – Dr. Gunther Dietz […]
Read moreUK LINGUA 2017 – Multilingual Language Learning and Teaching Colloquium 22nd & 23rd of April 2017, Durham University Conference Theme: Transitions The second UK LINGUA Colloquium will take place on the 22 and 23of April 2017 at Durham University. Aimed at MFL and ESL teachers and researchers, UK LINGUA will be a forum for the exchange of ideas, theories and […]
Read moreCongratulations to Susan Dawson who has just passed her viva (with an excellent achievement of A1)!! We are overjoyed with your success. Shine on, Dr Susan!
Read moreCASCA/IUAES2017 Conference in Ottawa International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (IUAES) and Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA) The Conference/InterCongress will be hosted at the University of Ottawa, on the unceded, traditional territory of the Algonquins of the Ottawa River Watershed. Canada’s capital city is built on the banks of the Kitchisippi, the Great River, the Ottawa River; the Sacred Chaudière […]
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Congratulations to Leah Davcheva and Richard Fay for publishing a chapter ‘Living Intercultural Lives: Identity Performance and Zones of Interculturality‘ in the book ‘Intercultural Competence in Education: Alternative Approaches for Different Times’. You may read the abstract of their chapter below: Abstract Much research on intercultural competence (IC) focuses on relatively recent human history, on a transnational era when, for many, especially in the […]
Read moreCALL FOR E-BOOK CHAPTER CONTRIBUTIONS FROM BIBAC 2016 lead presenters of papers or workshops who attended the 2016 conference. The E-Book will be ‘Building Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Bridges: Where Practice Meets Research and Theory‘ (Eds) Pamela Burnard, Valerie Ross, Elizabeth Mackinlay, Kimberly Powell, Tatjana Dragovic and Helen Julia Minors (2017). The DEADLINE for receipt of submitted chapters for review is: 15 […]
Read moreCongratulations to Richard Fay and Juup Stelma on their new book chapter “Criticality, intentionality and intercultural action” published in the Routledge book The Critical Turn in Language and Intercultural Communication Pedagogy: Theory, Research and Practice. The chapter presents an ecological framed understanding of criticality developed through and for their MA-level researcher education courses (e.g. TESOL, and IC). To cite it: Fay, R. […]
Read moreIn this post from the Talk to the Expert series, prof. Jennifer Jenkins talked about English as a Lingua Franca and its influence on ELT and the status of non-native English speaking teachers. Prof. Jenkins is one of the most prominent figures in ELF scholarship, and has published numerous books and articles on the topic. You can find her interview […]
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