Category: Miscellaneous news etc

New publication – an edited volume entitled ‘Innovative language teaching and learning at university: enhancing participation and collaboration’

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The book contains a selection of peer-reviewed case studies, research studies and reflective pieces related to a number of languages (e. g. German, French, Italian, Spanish, Mandarin, EAP); topics include e. g. motivation, classroom discourse, assessment and feedback, intercultural competence, CLIL, and CALL / technology-enhanced teaching and learning, but the hope is that all chapters are transferable to other languages and […]

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Course in qualitative data analysis at Kings College, London, July 2016

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Is ‘qualitative data analysis’ too vague for you?  Are you wondering how to do justice to your data? ‘Key concepts and methods in ethnography, language & communication’ 4 – 8 July 2016   If you are researching social processes, institutions, culture or identity, but are unsure about how to analyse the discourse data from your fieldwork, then consider joining this […]

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Book launch event: Crossing Boundaries and Weaving Intercultural Work, Life, and Scholarship in Globalising Universities, University of London, February 2016

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Crossing Boundaries Jointly hosted by SIETAR UK and CMMR (Centre for Multilingualism and Multiculturalism, Birkbeck, University of London) on the 8th February 2016, 1800-2000. If you wish to attend you must register for a place on the Event Website. Event Description Globalization is a compelling force in universities worldwide. In striving to achieve the ideal of a truly international university, hiring the best scholars […]

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Last chance for early bird registration and payment at IATEFL, 2016 is Thursday 14 January

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Here is the information about the pre-conference event for the Research SIG: The PCE is entitled ‘Conversations with a purpose: Reflecting on interviewing in EFL research’. It will take place on Tuesday, 12 April 2016 from 10.00-17.00 at the ICC in Birmingham. Dr Steve Mann from the University of Warwick will lead an interactive day on the use of interviews in EFL research. […]

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Dyslexia and language teaching MOOC

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This looks extremely interesting for anyone with an interest in dyslexia and language learning. This is the second run of the free online learning course on ‘Dyslexia and language teaching’  (https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/dyslexia) which will take place between the 18th of April – 15th of May 2016. This highly successful course is offered by Lancaster University in cooperation with FutureLearn and the Dystefl2 project and takes place […]

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Spring seminars at The Centre for Language Culture & Learning, Goldsmiths, London

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‘Ethnography of an early years teacher – superdiversity in a London nursery class’  Dr Rose Drury and Dr Leena Robertson Weds 27th January Top Floor, Education Building, Goldsmiths, University of London 5.15-6.30pm Free Entry- no booking required http://www.gold.ac.uk/calendar/?id=9408   In this seminar we present findings of a year-long ethnographic study in London, documenting ways and times when a nursery teacher, bilingual […]

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Me and My Children Books

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Reading children storybooks and novels never fails to fascinate me (I still enjoy reading Gruffallo, Hansel and Gretel, Goldilocks, any of Roald Dahl’s work, Famous Five, and have finished all the 7 Harry Potter books 😀 ) *though I have not found time to enjoy those books recently 😀 While reading all those books, I had always thought how fascinating […]

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New Book: The Cultural and Intercultural Dimensions of English as a Lingua Franca

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In this volume edited by Prue Holmes and Fred Dervin, there is a chapter with my long-standing Greek colleagues Nicos Sifakis and Vally Lytra: “Interculturalities of English as a lingua franca: international communication and multicultural awareness in the Greek context”. This seeks to bring to ELF teaching a combination of an outward/ international-looking EIL/EIC (English as an International Language/ English […]

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Interesting workshop for those doing an ethnographic study, January 2016, University of Leeds

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There are a final few places available for the Linguistic Ethnography data workshops (15-16 January, in Leeds, UK). The fee is only £20 for ECRs and free to current PhDs, and the final deadline is 14 December. Please see the call details below. You are warmly invited to join fellow PhD students and ECRs to explore different perspectives on and approaches to […]

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The Ethnographic Encounters -workshop

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El 4 de Noviembre asistí al taller denominado “Encuentros Etnográficos” en la Universidad de Southampton. En esta conferencia, algunos ponentes (profesores, autores de libros, etc.) hablaron sobre la importancia de las estancias en el extranjero para los estudiantes de lenguas modernas. Se hablo también sobre sus beneficios y los resultados obtenidos al colaborar entre universidades. De hecho dos ex-alumnas presentaron el […]

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