CALL 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 […]
Read moreThe Department of Language and Communication Studies at the University of East Anglia (UEA) invites applications from students wishing to pursue postgraduate research in language and communication (October 2017 entry). LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION AT UEA In line with UEA’s tradition of interdisciplinary research, our research and supervision focus on four interrelated and complementary areas of enquiry: Translating and interpreting, particularly: ethics […]
Read moreESRC Social Science Festival Talking Proper: A Discussion of Accent Prejudice in the British Workplace Dr. Alex Baratta Date: 11 November 2016 Time: 10:00 – 16:00 This event discusses how our accent contributes to our personal identity and sense of who we are, yet how we might choose to modify our accent in various social situations. Even worse, what if […]
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A new book ‘From Principles to Practice in Education for Intercultural Citizenship‘ developed by language teacher-researchers from the CULTNET network (Durham University, UK) is out and under 50% discount (see the flyer by clicking) before 31st January, 2017. The contributors to this volume have collaborated to present their work on introducing competences in intercultural communication and citizenship into foreign language education. The […]
Read moreMastering the language of schooling is essential for learners to develop the skills necessary for school success and for critical thinking. It is fundamental for participation in democratic societies, and for social inclusion and cohesion. This handbook is a policy and working document which promotes convergence and coherence between the linguistic dimensions of various school subjects. It proposes measures to […]
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This new book offers a useful guide for academic researchers, doctoral students, research supervisors and Masters students who carry out empirical research in multilingual or multicultural contexts and/or are writing about their research for a diverse readership across the world. Researchers who come from and work in monolingual societies often forget that their context is unusual – most of the […]
Read moreCongratulations to our wider member Pérez-Gracia Elisa at the University of Córdoba (Spain), who has just passed her thesis defence cum laude!! Very best wishes from LANTERN for this significant milestone of her life and professional career!
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Ubuntu is a South African word, which translated means: “A person is a person through other persons,” or “I am because you are.” It reflects a set of African values that reinforce our humanity and connectedness. This creative programme of activity brings together a world-class social scientist with students from Manchester universities and two community artists. An exhibition, a walking […]
Read moreCongratulations to Dalal who has just passed her viva (with an excellent achievement of A2)!! Her research topic was: “The experiences of Saudi female teachers using technology in primary schools in Saudi Arabia”. Her main supervisors are Juup Stelma and Susan brown. The internal examiner was Gary Motteram and external examiner was Aisha Walker from Leeds University. We are overjoyed […]
Read moreDear all, I would like to share with you information about an interesting conference that is going to take place in Glasgow in the end of February. The title of the conference is “Educational Futures and Fractures”. The conference is hosted by Professor Yvette Taylor – a leading researcher working at the crossing of sociology and education. The conference will […]
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Our doctoral alumnus Paul Smith is coming back to give a Lantern Lunchtime Talk on 28th Oct., 12 – 1 pm, at A1.13 Ellen Wilkinson! He will talk about a fascinating topic – abduction in the academy. You can read a brief introduction of it below: Some recurrent conversational structures in student talk concern the puzzling or mysterious nature of both the […]
Read moreDr Will Baker, the deputy director of the Centre for Global Englishes at the University of Southampton, will give a talk next Thursday, 20 October, from 14.00-15.20 in Crawford House, lecture theatre 2. You can read his abstract and bio below. If you are interested in, please you arrive early since this will be a popular lecture. Conceptualising cultures in transcultural communication: […]
Read moreThe IATEFL and TESOL International Association joint web conference will be held over three days from the 17 – 19 November 2016. The web-conference will explore the following themes: Day 1 (17 Nov) World Englishes Session 1 and Session 2 The varieties of English used by different groups and/or in different parts of the world (including varieties used among second language users), representing […]
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