Having just received the feedback for the 2nd semester’s two assignments, the module of research training is officially completed now. I had enjoyed the experience of developing myself to be increasingly creative, curious and confident in academic exploration. Here I would like to quickly share some of the reflections about my PhD journey in the first year. Before everything began: 3 […]
Read moreHi everyone, Hope the sunshine is as bright in Manchester or whatever part of the world you are in, as it is in London today. I am just back at work after spending 2 and a half weeks at the Irish seaside writing up the (closer-to) final draft of my thesis. It was great to get away from the world in […]
Read moreThis year’s Jenny Cheshire Lecture is less than two weeks away – on Friday 13th June at 6.30pm (in London). As a reminder, thelecture will be delivered by Prof. David Britain and is entitled ‘English in Paradise?: a new variety in the Pacific’. It will take place in the MathsLecture Theatre, School of Mathematical Sciences, Mile End Campus. There will be a reception after the event as well. […]
Read moreBelow is a call for chapters for what looks like a very interesting publication. If you are interested in ‘-isms’ and oppression, check out the details below. Deadline for abstracts: September 1st 2014 Call for Chapters
Read moreVice-chancellor Leszek Borysiewicz wants education system to allow children to strive to become as bilingual as they can be. Magda sent in this interesting post from the Guardian on bilingualism. You can read the article here
Read morePreparing the ethical forms is a process that needs a careful attention so that we can demonstrate how we have considered the ethical elements of our research and how we will ensure our ethicality during our contacts with our participants and in all aspects of our research. It is also a quite lengthy process to follow. For me, it took […]
Read moreI personally find that the ethical approval process is quite overwhelming. After filling the forms after forms and compiling all supporting documents I submitted everything to the committee in April. I heard back from a reviewer on May 21st that I had to make some minor adjustments before my ethical forms can be approved. These adjustments are as follows: 1. […]
Read moreThis month (June 2014), we have five of our own going through the Panel experience – Susan, Olga, Bona, Duygu and Dylan – and I hope that, in due course, we’ll hear here their reflections on the safe passage through this process. But meanwhile, if any old-hands have advice to share, that would be welcome, I’m sure. I never had […]
Read moreThis project is now officially launched 🙂 https://storify.com/rm_borders/researching-multilingually-launch It involves me and former colleague and Manchester MA/PhD alumnus Jane Andrews as a Co-Investigators, PhD alumnus Mariam Attia as a post-doctoral researcher based at Durham University, and PhD alumnus Nazmi Al Masri as the leader of Case Study 5 focusing on the development of Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language at […]
Read moreI have just read this post on ‘The Thesis Whisperer’ (you can tell how easily distracted I am from writing my panel proposal!) and thought I must share it with you all as it is so reminiscent of Magda’s last post. This might all come in useful as we gear up for and then emerge from panel!
Read moreLanguage Learning In and Out of the Classroom Wednesday 18 June 2014 Lecture Theatre C, Building 65 Avenue Campus, Southampton SO17 1BF Modern Languages at Southampton invites you to join them in celebrating Professor Rosamond Mitchell’s academic career in this one-day symposium which will take place on 18 June 2014. The symposium will pay tribute to Ros’s dedication and many achievements in the […]
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