TESOL Press seeks proposals for a booklet (75–100 pages) that offers a critical literature review of apps available for mobile language learning and teaching. The proposal should not only identify some of the best apps currently available but also explain the features that make these apps the best. The language and style of the booklet should be accessible to a […]
Read morewww.multilingual-matters.com Some new volumes here that might be of interest, including: “Second language students in English-medium classrooms” (Coreen Sears) — of interest maybe Fitri? “Emerging self-identities and emotion in foreign language education- a narrative-oriented approach” (Masuko Miyahara) — of interest Lou? “Sociocultural theory in second language acquisition: an introduction through narratives” (2nd edn) (Merrill Swain, Penny Kinnear, and Linda Steinman) […]
Read moreDear all, My review of the book entitled “English language teachers on the discursive faultlines: identities, ideologies and pedagogies” has been published in Language and Intercultural Communication journal. There are varying opinions as to whether graduate students should write book reviews. The practice of reviewing academic books obviously has pluses and minuses; however, I found the process very helpful. My […]
Read moreSeries Editor: Tim Stewart Deadline: 20 July 2015 Scope and Purpose The Voices series will explore the impact of practice on theory in TESOL classrooms around the world through novel participant inquiries. It will highlight the voices of student and teacher participants. The core of each chapter will be distinguished by personal narratives of discovery, challenge, change, and growth encountered […]
Read moreCall for Chapters Interculturality in Chinese Language Education Eds. Tinghe Jin (IOE, London, UK) & Fred Dervin (University of Helsinki, Finland) Deadline for abstracts: 1st May 2015 Volume to be published by Palgrave Macmillan in the Palgrave Studies on Chinese Education in a Global Perspective (Eds. Dervin/Du) “A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort […]
Read moreAn interesting post on academic writing which looks as if it has follow-on posts to come this month. Might be worth following for a few weeks. http://savageminds.org/2015/01/01/ethnographers-as-writers-an-introduction/
Read moreI have just received an email from the editor informing that my paper titled ‘Indonesian English-Medium Instruction: Controversies behind its reversal’ has been accepted to be included in IATEFL Conference Selections 2014. Thank you very much Richard for your guidance and for lending me IATEFL Selection 2007 to help me prepare the paper (I still keep the book btw) *Feeling excited […]
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Open Access Week is an annual event that aims to raise awareness of Open Access as a new form of disseminating research output. This year, it takes place from 20th to 26th October. To mark the occasion, I have cross-posted some information about Open Access from my blog, which I hope may be of use to members of the community. […]
Read moreAfter a one-month wait finally we (me and Richard) received the good news that the abstract we submitted for ELTWO Special Issues – CLIL in ELT has been accepted. This is still the preliminary step though as we have to still prepare the full manuscript (fingers crossed that things will go very well 🙂 ). Here is the abstract and […]
Read moreRecherche et Pratiques pédagogiques en langues de spécialité – Cahiers de l’APLIUT,vol. XXXIV N° 2 What does the term “success” mean in the field of LSP (Languages for Specific Purposes)? What do we mean by “failure”? If the concepts of success and failure seem to be interdependent, are they mutually exclusive? Is failure a necessary step on the route to success? And […]
Read moreAfter going through my review panel, I am thinking that it’s time for me to push myself more to develop my academic writing skill and also the skill to express my ideas to the academic community. Therefore, I ventured to start writing for publications. Here is the abstract which I co-write with Richard which we submitted for the forthcoming edition […]
Read moreI’m adding this short note because I can’t find the joint post I wrote with Magdalena and Mariam (May 2013) about having our chapter proposals accepted for a forthcoming book on teacher identity. Cases on Teacher Identity, Diversity, and Cognition in Higher Education is a book edited by Paul Breen, to be published by IGI Global by the end of […]
Read moreI’ve had news today of acceptance (with revisions) of an article I submitted to International Journal of Research and Method in Education. The article is called ‘Beyond member-checking: A dialogic approach to the research interview’, and is based on my methodological approach to my doctoral work. The reviewer comments were very thorough and helpful (which is not always the case!), […]
Read moreThe Journal of Teaching English for Specific and Academic Purposes is a new open access journal published by the University of Niš. The journal publishes double-blind peer-reviewed articles reporting on original research in the fields of General and Applied Linguistics, ESP and EAP. The Table of Contents for the latest issue (Vol.1, No.1) can be found here, and authors interested in submitting are encouraged to read their editorial […]
Read moreThis blog post has been prompted by Open Access 2013, which began on Monday (21st October) and will run until 27th October. What I aim to do in the paragraphs that follow is describe what Open Access publication is, discuss some salient advantages and concerns, and provide readers with resources which I have found useful. It is by no means an […]
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