Magda's Intercultural education article ….
I thought I’d post my paper on liberal arts in Qatar that was published last June in Intercultural Education. Here it comes. LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION IN QATAR Magda
Read moreDoes your language shape how you think?
I have just read an interesting article in the New York Times – written by an honorary research fellow at Manchester Uiversity. Check it out! Magda
Read moreAlistair Pennycook (in the vicinity)
Masterclass with Professor Alastair Pennycook University of Technology, Sydney Tuesday 21 September 2010 12.30 lunch, 1.30-4.00pm class MOSAIC Centre for research on Multilingualism Room G39, School of Education, University of Birmingham A plurality of multilingualisms In this paper, Professor Alastair Pennycook will explore the need not only to look at the diversity of languages implied by the label […]
Read moreI must be a profound thinker, and men like that naturally don’t speak very much
I was intrigued by Magdalena’s recent reflexivity post, but – in a shamelessly selfish way – what I took away from reading the post seems to reveal more about myself than her. This extract was quite illuminating, especially if one considers what could be there but isn’t: There was also the discussion on the narrative-reflexivity link, which helped me to […]
Read moreIntercultural Skills?
For all of you maybe but especially those with an intercultural focus, the National Occupational Standards for Intercultural Working may be of some interest.
Read moreEljee's developing researcher narrative: where am I?
I enter into the discussion melee rather late in the game. I’m not a great blogger and end up lurking online bouncing between posts and forums. But I would like to (finally) add my thoughts on the discussion on reflective/reflexive area. Since I’m late in the conversation I won’t address the plethora of what’s been discussed in the previous 30 […]
Read moreOn Reflexivity (again…)
This post is partly motivated by the fact that the original reflexivity thread has grown rather too long, and partly by the need for me to make a ‘new beginning’ as regards my understanding of what reflexivity is and how it bears on my research. I am conscious that my current understanding diverges somewhat from the direction in which the […]
Read moreIntercultural Communication and Ideology
Some of you may be interested to hear that Adrian Holliday’s new book is imminent, and I, for one, am keen to see the finished product having had discussions with him at several points in its gestation including a final session which helped name the final product 🙂 Follow this link for more details.
Read moreDiscourse analysis anyone?
Greetings to you all! Now that the summer is here most of us, I suspect, are either: a) buried under the pile of reading for a dissertation/abstract/research b) teaching / working crazy hours during the summer to make ends meet for the fall c) procrastinating by doing anything (i.e. online shopping, lurking on Facebook, blogging here) other than researching d) […]
Read moreEthnography and Education: Volume 5 Issue 2
Julian has alerted us to the following volume which may be of interest to some: Ethnography and Education: Volume 5 Issue 2 is now available online at informaworld Special Issue: ETHICAL DILEMMAS IN THE FIELD: THE COMPLEX NATURE OF DOING EDUCATION ETHNOGRAPHY Guest introduction; Ethical dilemmas in the field: the complex nature of doing education ethnography, Pages 123 – 127, […]
Read moreA Developing Bibliography on Reflection & Reflexivity
This is what I have so far – any suggested additions: Bolton, G. (2005). Reflective practice: Writing and professional development (2nd edn.). London, Sage. Borg, S. (2001). The research journal: A tool for promoting and understanding researcher development, Language Teaching Research, 5, (2), 156-177. Boud, D., Keogh, R. and Walker, D. (1985). Reflection: Turning experiences into learning. London, Kogan […]
Read moreEljee's good funding news ….
I have been awarded a GTRA studentship!!! This award will cover my international student fees and gives me the opportunity to teach on undergraduate and/or post graduate courses. Below is a link for more info: http://www.education.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/research/funding A long and ardourous journey but well worth all the effort!!!
Read morePonderings on ‘Reflexivity’
This new Discussion Topic of Reflexivity picks up on quite a bit of activity by LTE staff and doctoral participants in recent months, some of which has spilled onto these blog pages (e.g. see comments on Magdalena De Stefani’s page). Some of this activity is directly related to: Doctoral study (as I think Magdalena’s ideas are, and Eljee also dwelt on […]
Read moreOn getting published
This post traces the meandering path of an article I am working on, from its original inception to a stage very close to submission. I don’t know how typical this pathway is, but I thought that it might be worth a read in that it present’s an insiders’ perspective of how an article might come into existence. I think it […]
Read moreSocial Science Update (University of Surrey)
Have any of you explored this site at the University of Surrey? Social Science Update This is published quarterly by the Department of Sociology in order “to improve methodological awareness within the research community”. I have added it to our General Links in this blog.
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