Hi everyone, this is a short reflection on a 3 day summer course I attended. On August 23rd I travelled to Holland with the purpose of attending a 3 day workshop on Narrative Analysis. This course was provided by the University of Twente in Enschede. As I am currently in my second year (meaning that I will be collecting my […]
Read moreHi there! I have read that some of us are going to Barcelona for the IALIC conference 2016. Congratulations to those who are presenting their ongoing projects and those who are also attending this beautiful event. I am excited and happy to participate in this conference. I have a lot of questions already for those who have attended the IALIC in previous years (e.g. what hotel do […]
Read moreAfter the very successful Kaleidoscope event last week, and mindful of the valuable Lantern Lunch-time Talk series which really took off this year, I am now thinking about the future, one in which Susan Dawson steps down from her lead role in stimulating, curating, and feeding our community of researchers. A big “THANK YOU” is in order for this role […]
Read moreIf you have ever read anything on narrative then I’m sure you’ve come across the name of Jerome Bruner. Here is an obituary by the Washington Post.
Read moreEdited 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 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 more17th June 2016 at 3pm Edinburgh Napier University, Craiglockhart Campus Professor Suresh Canagarajah (Edwin Erle Sparks Professor, Departments of Applied Linguistics and English and Director of the Migration Studies Project, Pennsylvania State University) The Unit of Analysis in Multilingual Interactions: Where Do We Draw the Line? Organised by: Edinburgh Napier Languages Group in collaboration with SAS University of London Followed […]
Read more9th May 2016 at 5pm Heriot-Watt University Professor Stephen May (international authority on language rights, language policy and bilingualism) Language revitalisation and linguistic superdiversity: Prospects and challenges Organised by The Intercultural Research Centre in collaboration with EU COST Action 1S1306 New Speakers in a Multilingual Europe http://www.nspk.org.uk/ This is a free event but places are limited. Please sign up […]
Read moreI am delighted to announce that Susan Dawson – who has done, and continues to do, so much to make our LANTERN community and its blog so dynamic and valued – has been recognised for her contributions. We have just received notice that she has been given a Faculty of Humanities Award for Distinguished Achievement in recognition of her work […]
Read moreThis conference features alumnus Vivien Zhou You are warmly invited to the third in the seminar series Research Methods in Intercultural Communication, hosted by the Languages Group at Edinburgh Napier. Wednesday 4th May, 3 – 4.30pm, Room 3/04, Edinburgh Napier Business School, Craiglockhart Campus, 219 Colinton Rd, Edinburgh EH14 1DJ – map here 3 pm: John O’Regan (UCL, Institute of Education) Some reflections on method in intercultural communication education and […]
Read moreBabel is pleased to announce our second annual lecture, which will be given by David Crystal. The lecture will take place on the 13th May, 2016 in the beautiful surroundings of St Paul’s Hall at the University of Huddersfield, and is free for all to attend. David Crystal is a celebrated linguist, as well as being Babel’s very own Linguistic […]
Read moreI was impressed about how many people attended the event and presented the different projects they are working on. Listening to other people’s experiences doing research helped me to ‘reflect in’ my current research process. It also helped me to understand that we share similar experiences and struggles. I valued how important it is to feel part of a group […]
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