Edited by the organisers of the ELF6 Conference in Rome, it has been published by RomaTrE-Press (Roma Tre University Press) The book is composed by 24 chapters and it is divided into three parts: 1) ELF, language teaching and teacher education; 2) Communication in plurilingual and migration contexts: attitudes and interactions; 3) ELF in business and academia. The twenty-four chapters […]
Read moreA Research Associate position (0.6 fte) is available at the University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education, the research project ‘Multilingualism: Empowering Individuals, Transforming Societies (MEITS)’, funded by the AHRC under the Open World Research Initiative to promote modern languages in the UK. The project is led by the University of Cambridge (PI Wendy Ayres-Bennett) in partnership with the universities of […]
Read moreNew Ways in Teaching with Music deadline June 30th New Ways in Teaching Creative Writing for the ELL Community deadline June 15th
Read moreThis is an advance notice, but it says that the job adverts are out in May. I can’t find them on their website, so if you are interested, it might be worth getting in touch with them direct. Advance Notice – 4 new posts – We are Expanding – UCL Centre for Applied Linguistics, UCL Institute of Education 3 Senior […]
Read moreThe keynote lecture will be given by Gary Brace who has been Chief Executive of the General Teaching Council for Wales (GTCW) since its inception in 2000. There will be a variety of talks. For more information and to register see website
Read moreCongratulations to Su and Dimi on the publication of this book. You can find details here.
Read moreLou has just had an article published in the journal ‘Language and Intercultural Communication’, related to her thesis work. You can access it here. Congratulations, Lou!
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This is a pre-conference event about using images in ELT. The Image Conference will be held on 6 October while the 5th ELT Malta Conference will be held on 7-8 October at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta, Malta. Both conferences will be organised by the ELT Council. Speaker proposals for talks and workshops can be submitted until 31 May 2016 by filling […]
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So, I have finally thought of a slightly more inspiring name than ‘Summer Event’. ‘Kaleidoscope’ is the title of this year’s event, as opposed to the ‘Bringing it back home’ summer event of the last two years, but more fitting I think in terms of our creative theme. Here are the details so far: Thursday June 16th 10.00- 16.00 (ish) Ellen […]
Read moreLocation: The Open University, 1-11 Hawley Crescent, Camden Town, London, NW1 8NP Costs: £99 for BAAL members, £115 for non-members, two postgraduate scholarships will be available, no daily rate Theme: Intercultural communication and social responsibility in a multilingual, globalized world Keynote speaker: Professor Adelheid Hu, University of Luxemburg If you have any queries, please contact us via the following mailbox: […]
Read moreA bit of fun here …. My first attempt at being a klezmer DJ with my close friend and musical co-conspirator, Bob Shaw !! Otro Mundo Klezmer Special
Read moreThe 16th IALIC conference on ‘Bridging across Language and Cultures in Everyday Lives: New Roles for Changing Scenarios‘ will be held in Barcelona, Spain in November 2016. The deadline for call for presentation proposals is 15 May. In a world of transcultural ‘mash-ups’, multilingual rap and multi-party videoconferencing apps for cellphones, there is a need for a theoretical shift towards an […]
Read moreMany of you will have seen this via email, but I thought I’d post it anyway as it strikes me as an interesting focus, and one that we often reflect on in the pages of this blog. Anyone up for this? Extended Deadline: May 15 BAICE 2016 Student Conference – Call for Papers Understanding, embracing and reflecting upon the messiness of […]
Read moreThe talk from last Friday (29th April), is now available to view here. It is also available via the Links tab. Power Point
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