The Call for Papers for the three 2-day seminars (March in Durham, April in Bristol, and May in Manchester) in this AHRC project was well responded to and we have now made the selections to have upto 12 papers in each 2-day event. Former and current SoE doctoral researchers will be involved (eg Mariam, Viv, Fenia, Achilleas, and Olga who is not […]
Read moreWith Dr Ayesha Bashiruddin – an MA AppLing alumnus of Julian’s when he was teaching at Durham, and also a doctoral alumnus of OISE in Toronto where she studied with Michael Connelly of Narrative Inquiry fame – of the Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan – I have just submitted a funding bid to the British Academy as follows: Developing narrative […]
Read moreI am just starting to read a book edited by Lucy Green entitled “Learning, teaching and musical identity: voices across cultures” (2011) and was intrigued by how Green positions the chapters by the different researchers vis-a-vis expectations of the research report genre: “The researchers followed standard ethical procedures, including giving participants the right to withdraw and to remain anonymous, seeking […]
Read moreHi All The end of November came and went without my finding time or inclination to finish this 3rd Newsletter. Now, it is the year’s end that approaches and, with it, here in Manchester, despite the mild weather, the wintry dark afternoons still encroach although at least the days are beginning to lengthen (albeit hardly perceptibly as yet). It’s a time to be […]
Read moreI am pleased to have two book chapters out in quick succession: Davcheva, L, Fay, R. and Byram M. (Dec 2011). Zones of interculturality in postgraduate doctorate supervision. In F. Derwin, A. Gajardo A. and Lavanchy, F. (eds.), Politics of interculturality,(pp.127-149). Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Press. Isbn13: 978-1-4438-3365-3 / Isbn: 1-4438-3365-7 http://www.c-s-p.org/Flyers/Politics-of-Interculturality1-4438-3365-7.htm This volume also contains chapters by: Fred Dervin, Catherine Doherty, […]
Read moreFirst, in alphabetical author order, the full set of our nine Paper submissions, then the details of the Panel (with six potential contributions): PAPER SUBMISSIONS Mira Bekar – Co-constructing the social and interactive self in online text-based chats [abstract] Magdalena De Stefani — Reflexivity in action research: exploring the role of narratives [abstract] Richard Fay and Leah Davcheva – Being Jewish in Bulgaria: […]
Read moreSome good news – the editor of this Special Issue writes …. Thank you for your abstract submission for the special issue of Intercultural Education on “Media, Technology, and Intercultural Education.” Your proposed abstract “Becoming communicatively competent in the 21st century; Computer-mediated intercultural communication” aligns strongly with the goals of this special issue, and I am pleased to invite you […]
Read moreI have just added (to the ‘Archived LTE papers’ thread) the ppt for the paper given by Leah and myself at this event in Vrsac in Serbia. The European Network for Intercultural Education and Activities (ENIEDA) is a new-ish grouping with very strong roots in the Balkans led by the dynamic Professor Cornelia Ilie (formerly of Romania and long-time based […]
Read moreAnother month has whizzed past – I shouldn’t be surprised because, for me, Septembers tend to be a blur as we rush around getting the new academic year up and running. So, it’s time to take stock via another newsletter as I sit in a conference venue in Vrsac in Serbia, not far from Romania. I’m here for the first time in Serbia, and for […]
Read moreLeah gave this paper Leah Davcheva and Richard Fay — “Snatches of Spain in the stories of Sephardim in Bulgaria”, paper presented at the 1st Global Erensya Platform Summit, Bulgaria, 19th -21st September 2011 (link now takes you to a general website rather than the summit website, SD). ppt … on Monday to a particularly special (given our topic) audience in […]
Read moreWe are pleased to announce the launch of the new European Journal of Applied Linguistics and TEFL. The European Journal of Applied Linguistics and TEFL is a refereed scholarly publication which aims to disseminate information, knowledge and expertise in the broad area of applied linguistics, with a strong preference for contributions relating to second language acquisition, as well as foreign […]
Read morePlease add your details to this page by logging in and then editing this page. As the months tick by, I will transfer the past papers to the Archived LTE papers category. December 2011 Lou Harvey – Critical English for Academic Purposes: Creating connection and community. Paper presented at Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE) Newer Researchers’ Conference, Newport, Wales, 6th-7th December 2011. […]
Read moreI couldn’t resist sharing this one …. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-14788731
Read moreMark Shurz contacted me (‘cold’ after coming across our community) with the following links if anyone is interested: I write articles for http://www.phdprogramsonline.org/, a website dedicated to providing students with the information and tools needed in order to pursue their Online PhD Programs. I ran across your site, and I thought that your readers might be interested in the latest […]
Read moreThis is the first newsletter in what I hope will become a monthly endeavour p?sted towards the end of the month concerned. If you want me to include any items, let me know as and when the item arises, and I will include it in the next Newsletter. Alternatively, you can add you news as a comment to my postings. The […]
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