Tag: EFL

{New article} congratulations to Felix on his new publication

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Congratulations to Felix on his new publication! To read the full article: Link Enhancing EFL students’ participation through translanguaging Felix Kwihangana ELT Journal, ccaa058, https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/ccaa058 Published: 08 February 2021 Abstract This study explored multilingual students’ attitudes towards translanguaging after the practice was introduced in group activities aimed at improving their English language skills and classroom engagement. A cohort of students taking a pre-sessional English […]

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{Interesting meeting} Inspiring Intercultural learning: ESL & EFL students’ experiences

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Facebook group TESOL Intercultural Communication Interest Section shared a new post: Please join the meeting to hear ESL and EFL students describe impacting intercultural learning experiences. Students from Italy, Spain, Cambodia, and Taiwan discuss academic and personal experiences that affected their intercultural growth. Meeting detail:

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Call for papers – Cutting Edges Research Conference: Crossing boundaries, Canterbury, June 206

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A free one-day conference for those researching in the fields of applied linguistics, TESOL, modern languages, intercultural communication and education Friday, 10th June, Canterbury Christ Church University, School of Language Studies & Applied Linguistics We invite papers which deal with crossing or critiquing established boundaries regarding English in the world – standards, circles, ownership, definition, usage So-called ‘native speakers’ and ‘non-native speakers’ […]

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Deadline for submissions approaching: Young Language Learners (YLL) Symposium 2016

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This symposium will take place in the Department of Education, University of Oxford University, July 6th – 8th, 2016 Deadline for submission of abstracts:January 30th, 2016 Call for Papers The organizing committee of the YLL Symposium 2016 invites the submission of abstracts on any research-oriented topic relating to the learning of a foreign, second or additional language by learners of primary […]

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A proposal for a book chapter (ELF4EFL)

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A proposal to contribute in a book chapter by Richard and I have been accepted. The chapter will be in a volume edited by Nicos Sifakis and Natasha Tsantila (and we were informed that Professor Henry Widdowson, Professor Barbara Seidlhofer and Professor Suresh Canagarajah have agreed to contribute chapters in this volume as well!) The tentative title of the book is “ELF […]

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Stop Press: Research Papers in Language Teaching and Learning – Vol 6 (2015) now out!

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An eclectic mix of papers in this new volume, the full version of which can be found here. In this issue, authors address topics that spread across the EFL and applied linguistics board. There are papers on evaluating teacher education courses, on authors’ perspectives about ghost-authoring research papers, on individual differences, learning styles and learner motivation, on the role of […]

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New Book from Cambridge: Teaching English Spelling

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20% off Teaching English Spelling   English spelling – often a bit of a challenge for native speakers as well as learners of English! Help is at hand, with Teaching English Spelling by Ruth Shemesh and Sheila Waller, from theCambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers series. With a wealth of activities for practising common spelling patterns in English, each unit concentrating on a particular sound […]

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