We are now inviting proposals for presentations in this international conference, organized for the second time. The first one was held in Graz, Austria in May 2014, and this will be held in University of Jyväskylä, Finland from Monday, August 22 – Wednesday, August 24, 2016 Conference theme The conference will focus on the role of psychology in learning and […]
Read moreApplying visual methods in research on language use and learning/teaching has gained popularity in recent years. The use of visual methods has provided new ways of examining language users’ and learners’ experiences in and approaches towards languages and language learning. Visual methods have also provided language teachers new possibilities to e.g. raise language awareness. The analysis of visual data such as drawings, photos, […]
Read moreThey wish to appoint the following posts: Lecturer A/B in Language and Intercultural Communication (open-ended, full-time). The application will be closed on Sunday 18 October 2015. Lecturer A in Linguistics (fixed-term, 0.5 FTE). The application will be closed on Sunday 6 September 2015. The details for the posts can be found at the following links: For Lecturer A/B in Language and Intercultural Communication For Lecturer A […]
Read moreI have just finalised (I hope) the last version of a short paper I have written for the ReSIG newsletter. I was supposed to write it last year, but never quite managed to get a first attempt together. This year I went back to my drafts and had another go. I think it is the first time that I have had my […]
Read moreA continuing look at the methodology of ethnography as used in Alice Goffman’s book ‘On the run: Fugitive life in an American city’. See too an earlier post on this.
Read moreAn interesting story entitled ‘How I finished my PhD …just 30 years after I began“. I haven’t quite decided if this is an encouragement or not. What I think it does do though is show the emotional investment in the data collection stage and the impact that can have on the writing up. Although not comparable with this lady’s experience, […]
Read moreI came across this clip yesterday about a 14 year-old Peruvian girl who has managed to transform the socially accepted view that Quechua, the language of the Incas, is only spoken by the uneducated and indigenous populations. Her version of Michael Jackson’s ‘The way you make me feel’ has gone viral on YouTube and has had a particular impact on the way […]
Read moreA new bilingual ‘immersion’ app primarily aimed at children is currently available in Spanish, French and English. An interesting concept with its goal being ‘immersion not translation’. If you are interested you can get involved in the development of the product, so if you fancy an ‘immersion experience’ with Spanish or French, why not give it a go!
Read moreA few weeks ago, myself and two of my learners submitted an abstract for the series ‘Voices from the TESOL classroom’. I was really excited about this series as they were specifically asking for contributions between teachers and academics, or teachers and learners. One thing I have wanted to do for some time is to find a way for the […]
Read moreThis course is aimed at both PhD students and supervisors, as well as family and friends who might be interested in how to support us through the PhD journey. The author writes: ‘How to Survive your PhD’ runs for 10 weeks, but it’s designed to be lightweight and easy to manage and should take you no more than an hour […]
Read moreAn interesting post in which Anita Lewicka reflects on both her native and non-native teachers of English and Italian.
Read moreThis special issue of the journal ‘Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching’ (Routledge)is being guest edited by Anne Feryok and Sarah Mercer. See below for their call for papers: Time has always been a part of second language acquisition and language learning and teaching research. Acquisition and learning and teaching are essentially about change, and change is about being in […]
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Last Thursday we were very privileged to have Prof. Nazmi Al-Mari from the Islamic University Gaza (IUG) with us for an hour or so. Nazmi, an alumnus of the University of Manchester, had managed to leave Gaza for a few days in a seemingly rare opening of the borders. We are very grateful that he managed to make Manchester a part of […]
Read moreThis call for papers is from Association for Language Awareness for their 13th International Conference which will take place in Vienna from July 19-22, 2016. The submission deadline for both is 15 November 2015. below are the conference themes and plenary speakers and note that there is also the possibility of scholarships for PhD students and early career researchers. For more details […]
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