We gave the following paper this week: Leah Davcheva and Richard Fay —– “Linguistic Identity-Play Amongst Sephardic Jews in Bulgaria: A Narrative Study”. Paper presented at the Language, Identity, and Intercultural Communication joint conference of the British Association for Applied Linguistics Intercultural Communication Special Interest Group and The Annual Bloomsbury Round Table, 9th -10th June, 2011, Birkbeck College, University of […]
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Read moreDear Narrative Matters 2010 Participant, We are delighted to announce the publication of Volume 1, Issue 1, of Narrative Works: Issues, Investigations, & Interventions, the new online, peer-reviewed journal published by the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Narrative at St. Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. We invite you to visit the Narrative Works website to view the articles included […]
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Read moreIntroducing ‘‘Journal of Language and Culture” The Journal of Language and Culture (JLC) is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal published monthly by Academic Journals (www.academicjournals.org/JLC). JLC is dedicated to increasing the depth of research across all areas language and culture. Call for Papers JLC welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence in […]
Read moreSo, as the event fast approaches, it’s time to decide a runing order. We’ll be in C2.18 unless there is last minute change (so go there first) …. First Session: 9.30 – 11.00 Paper 1 (9.30-9.50 + Qs) — Mariam Attia Paper 2 (10.00 – 10.20 + Qs) — Eljee Javier Paper 3 (10.30 – 10.50 + Qs) — Paul V […]
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Read moreSome reflections on our experience of the following recently given paper: Zhou, X. and Fay, R. (April, 2011). Using a Small-Culture Narrative Approach to Explore Intercultural Communication: A Departmental Approach and a Chinese-focused Case study. Paper presented at the “Linguistics Salon” at Peking University, Beijing, China, April 25th 2011. Richard: For me, one thing about this seminar paper was that, despite […]
Read moreOur fearless Tanya and Eljee are now setting off the US of A and the joys of QI …. I’m looking forward to their reflections on this experience 🙂
Read moreDetails of a new journal called Multicultural learning and teaching. Multicultural Learning and Teaching (MLT) is a multidisciplinary international journal that explores the education of people from diverse multicultural backgrounds in a variety of learning environments, inside and outside the classroom. The journal focuses on the broad implications of multicultural learning and teaching practices around the world, going beyond traditional […]
Read moreThe International Journal of English Studies (IJES) is an international peer-reviewed journal in the general field of English Studies, which covers topics related to English Language and Linguistics, Applied English Linguistics, Literature in English and Culture of the English-speaking countries. Published twice a year, IJES attracts contributions from both nationally and internationally acclaimed scholars and is indexed, among others, in […]
Read moreNext up, it’s Gary with his developing ideas for an upcoming comference paper in Sweden. his working title is: “Plus ça change, ça change tout?” The role of technology in language education in the early 21st century
Read moreRichard Fay and Elena Gomez (see Research Associates page) are planning an article on the University of Cordoba’s Sahara Visit by trainee teachers: ‘Narratives of Teacher Development through Encounters with Otherness: from Cordoba to the Sahara, and back again’. Its main goal will be to explore the intercultural experience from an educational viewpoint of the 15 teacher students from the Faculty of Education (at Cordoba) […]
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