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Read moreYou are invited to submit a proposal for an edited collection. International Perspectives on Interculturality in English Language Teaching Eds. Mabel Victoria (Edinburgh Napier University, UK) and Chittima Sangiamchit (University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Thailand) Deadline for Abstracts: 15 October 2018 The interest in the role that interculturality plays in English language teaching (ELT) has grown in momentum as […]
Read moreWhere: University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (Ellen Wilkinson Building) When: 8 November 2018, 11.00 am – 5.00 pm Submissions 1. Abstracts of 300 words and full author details (name, position, institutional affiliation(s), email address and telephone number) should be submitted by 1 October 2018. 2. Submissions should be sent via email to conference organisers at: tne.manchester@gmail.com 3. Contributors will […]
Read moreTwo weeks ago on the 26th June, I took part in the Postgraduate Summer Research Showcase, which is an annual university wide event where PGR students present their research through posters. I’m not sure how, but I managed to win the Best Poster award for Humanities! I registered for this event in May. At that time, I was preparing for […]
Read morePlease find below information about a forthcoming PhD scholarship at University of Leeds, on the evaluation of participatory arts in post-conflict settings. There would be scope for an applied linguistic / intercultural / education focus and I’d be very interested in talking to anyone who wants to develop an idea along these lines. I’d be grateful if you could circulate around […]
Read moreDeveloping Educators for The Digital Age A Framework for Capturing Knowledge in Action Paul Breen See book Evaluating skills and knowledge capture lies at the cutting edge of contemporary higher education where there is a drive towards increasing evaluation of classroom performance and use of digital technologies in pedagogy. Developing Educators for the Digital Age is a book that provides a […]
Read moreResearching urban multilingualism on the move: Walking as research method Dr Jackie Lou, Birkbeck, University of London [website here] Starts Friday 18th May, 2018 06:00 – 07:30PM Room tbc, Birkbeck University of London, WC1E To book a ticket please click her Event Description This paper explores walking as an ethnographic method in research on urban multilingualism. Along with recent growth […]
Read moreDr Christina Gkonou – University of Essex Time: Tuesday May 2nd; Start at 3pm – it may last up to 90 minutes. Location: Ellen Wilkinson Building, Room B4.3 Anxious learners, caring teachers and the emotional labour of teaching This talk will centre on the concepts of language learner anxiety, caring, and emotional labour. To show the links among these constructs, […]
Read more“DEVELOPING EDUCATORS FOR THE DIGITAL AGE A FRAMEWORK FOR CAPTURING KNOWLEDGE IN ACTION” Paul Breen Synopsis Evaluating skills and knowledge capture lies at the cutting edge of contemporary higher education where there is a drive towards increasing evaluation of classroom performance and use of digital technologies in pedagogy. Developing Educators for the Digital Age is a book that provides a narrative […]
Read moreManchester Roundtable on the role of emotions and agency in teaching and beyond 23 – 25 May 2018 Sociocultural approaches to human development and mind have become a prominent theoretical perspective in teaching, and have also served as a framework for empirical studies on how teachers act, make decisions, and design learning spaces that lead to effective practice. However, it […]
Read moreColleagues, I am delighted to announce details of the 2018 CARN conference, to be held in Manchester UK, 25th – 27th October 2018. More details can be found on the conference website: https://carnconference.wordpress.com/The call for papers is now open. We invite you to submit proposals, by 14th May, via this link: https://carnconference.wordpress.com/call-for-contributions/The theme for this year’s conference isVoicing and Valuing: Daring and DoingSubthemes:Action […]
Read more“Dear colleagues,I am happy to announce that vol. 9 of Research Papers in LanguageTeaching and Learning is now published. You can find it here:http://rpltl.eap.gr/ > Current Issue, or, directly, here:http://rpltl.eap.gr/current-issue/volume-9-february-2018/volume-9-february-2018.This issue explores a wide variety of concerns. There are five paperson issues involving different aspects of applying online technology inEnglish language teaching, two papers on differentiated instruction,two papers on different aspects […]
Read moreThe ‘Good’ Interculturalist Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow: Everyday Life-Theory-Research-Policy-Practice 0 http://ialic.international/conference-2018/ 0 29-31 August, 2018 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland See the details of Call for papers: http://blogs.helsinki.fi/ialic2018/call-for-papers-2/ Deadline: 15th March 2018 Decisions about the submitted proposals: 1st April 2018 Registration: http://blogs.helsinki.fi/ialic2018/registration/ Key questions: What concepts and methodologies are/have been used in discussing the ‘good’ interculturalist? Who is/has been influential in developing […]
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