LANTERN Lunchtime Talk No.1
Here is the video of Paul and Alex’s talk. And also the Q&A session. Note that this part is only available to university staff and students.
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The language of the emoji: ‘face with tears of joy’ is Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year
Did you know that this year’s Oxford Dictionary word of the year is actually an emoji? Read the article to find out more. Anything in this for the interculturally inclined members of our community?
Read moreInvitation to participate in a research study on EFL and dyslexia
A Greek colleague of Richard, Dina, is looking for EFL teachers to complete a survey on how competent they feel about teaching students with dyslexia and professional training needs in this area. Here’s the link to the questionnaire if you would like to take part and help Dina out. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DysTEFLCompetenceandNeedsAnalysisQuestionnaire
Read moreLanguages, Refugees and Migration: Research Roundtable Event, Glasgow, Monday 7 December, 12.00-18.00
Please see below for details of this FREE half-day participatory Knowledge Exchange event: Numerous projects across Glasgow (and further afield) are working in Languages and their interconnection with the broad areas of Refugee and Migration Research. We hope to create a space where over the course of the event we build up wide ranging overview of the research landscape in Languages, […]
Read moreCall for papers: Young language Learners Symposium, July 2016, University of Oxford.
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 school age or younger. Where?: Department of Education, University of Oxford University When?: July 6th – 8th, 2016 Please see Conference website for more details Presentation Format Oral Presentations (individual […]
Read moreLANTERN Lunchtime Talks
LANTERN Lunchtime Talks Here is the information for two LANTERN Lunchtime talks that we have organised before Christmas. Paul and Alex are kindly providing food for theirs, which makes adds an even more social element to our community event. Both in EW C3.30 Academic identity and religious identity: cognitive dissonance in students’ higher education Paul Smith and Alex Baratta Friday 20th […]
Read more2nd call for papers – Languages for Life: Educational, Professional and Social Contexts, Vienna, July 2016
The Association for Language Awareness is calling for proposals for papers and posters for the 13th International Language Awareness Conference (ALA 2016) Languages for Life: Educational, Professional and Social Contexts that will take place at the WU Wien (Vienna University of Economics and Business) from July 19-22, 2016. The submission deadline for both is 15 November 2015. Conference Themes LALT: Language Awareness in Language Learning and Language Teaching LAWB: […]
Read moreThe birth of a new journal and the apparent demise of an old one
Achilleas Kostoulas has posted an informative and insightful post in his blog about the recent mass resignation of the Lingua journal editorial board and reviewers. Well worth reading.
Read moreConference registration now open and deadline for submissions ends soon: Telecollaboration, 2016, Trinity College, Dublin
New Directions in Telecollaborative Research and Practice: The Second Conference on Telecollaboration in University Education 21-23 April 2016 The first conference on Telecollaboration in University Foreign Language Education (2014, León, Spain) brought together over 120 researchers and practitioners of telecollaboration / online intercultural exchange (OIE) initiatives at university level. The event led to the publication of two journal special editions […]
Read moreComing soon – the LANTERN Lunchtime talks
This is a new LANTERN initiative to share current research in our community. We are also hoping that there might be some involvement with the Islamic University of Gaza and Prof Nazmi Al-Masri. We have two of these in the pipeline in the next couple of months. The first will be on Friday 20th November from 12-1. Paul Smith and […]
Read moreCall for papers: CoDesigns. Envisioning Multi-sited Language Education Policies, Finland, June 2016
International Conference & Summer School of Applied Language Studies, University of Jyväskylä, Finland Monday, June 20 – Wednesday, June 22, 2016 We are now inviting proposals for presentations in the international conference on CoDesigns. Envisioning Multi-sited Language Education Policies. The Conference is simultaneously the 33rd Summer School of Applied Language Studies. The Conference aims at promoting empowering designs and approaches to language […]
Read moreAre mature students a pain in the neck?
TESOL Podcast site
One of the MA TESOL students, Paul Jones, has alerted us to a site that hosts podcasts of various TESOL related issues. Here is one that Paul recommended … An interview with Adrian Holliday on Appropriate Methodology … and here are a few more interviews that might be of interest to our community: Tom Farrell on Reflective Practice Richard Smith on […]
Read moreLanguage teachers doing research: What, how and why, Juup Stelma
Here is the link to last Friday’s IATEFL Web Conference paper given by Juup Stelma on Language Teachers doing Research: What, How and Why. This means if you didn’t make the actual event, you can still watch Juup in action.
Read morePlea for help: A questionnaire for ELT teachers
Achilleas Kostoulas has posted the following request on his blog, which comes from his colleague, Sarah Mercer and her research partner Christina Gkonou. Perhaps you could complete the questionnaire and send it on to anyone else who might be interested. Just click on the link at the end of the letter explaining the research. Dear English Language Teacher, We would be grateful […]
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