Category: Miscellaneous news etc

Ethnography controversy

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What are the academic, methodological and ethical boundaries of ethnography? An interesting discussion has developed in regard to ethnographic research by Alice Goffman, an American scholar and daughter of Erving Goffman.   Alice Goffman. (2014). On the Run: Fugitive Life in an American City.   Article in the Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/article/Conflict-Over-Sociologists/230883/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en   Author’s accuracy, reliability and ethical stance […]

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Special issue of L2 journal: Critical Perspectives on Neoliberalism in Second/Foreign Language Education

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Critical Perspectives on Neoliberalism in Second/Foreign Language Education With guest editors Katie A. Bernstein, Emily A. Hellmich, Noah Katznelson, Jaran Shin, and Kimberly Vinall   Accountability, competitiveness, efficiency, profit: While it is not surprising to hear these terms in corporate offices around the world, it is slightly alarming to hear these terms in reference to schools, teachers, and students. Second/foreign language […]

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Call for papers: Special Issue of Language Teaching Research on Intercultural citizenship in the (foreign) language classroom

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Language Teaching Research announces a call for abstracts for a special topic issue on intercultural citizenship in the (foreign) language classroom. The issue will address empirical, conceptual, and theoretical concerns related to the development of critical cultural awareness, which is of special importance particularly in the field of English language education, considering the status of English as a global language […]

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One day conference: Multilingualism in the digital age, Reading

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The Department of English Language an Applied Linguistics at the University of Reading will be hosting a one day conference on Multilingualism in the Digital Age. The conference will take place on the 19th of June and the plenary speakers are Professor Alexandra Georgakopoulou (King’s College London) and Professor Yaron Matras (University of Manchester). The event is free, but due to a limited amount of spaces, booking is […]

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Research seminar with Suresh Canagarajah: Theorizing a Language Competence for Negotiating Superdiversity, London

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This looks like an extremely interesting seminar from Suresh Canagarajah being held in London at the UCL Centre for Applied Linguistics on July 1st. Please see below for more details:  Theorizing a Language Competence for Negotiating Superdiversity   Suresh Canagarajah Pennsylvania State University 17:00-18:00 Wednesday 1st July 2015 Room 642, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL Abstract: Mary Louise Pratt (1987) initiated an […]

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Andy Kirkpatrick on ‘English as a Lingua Franca in Asia: Suggestions for ELT/ELF Policy and Pedagogy’, Bath

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Andy Kirkpatrick, Visiting Professor in the Language and Educational Practices research cluster of the Department of Education, University of Bath, will give his first research seminar presentation at Bath on Tuesday 16th June. Title:  English as a Lingua Franca in Asia: Suggestions for ELT/ELF Policy and Pedagogy Time: 2pm Place:  CB 4.1, Chancellors’ Building, University of Bath main campus, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY Abstract:  In this […]

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Celebrating 50 years of Applied Linguistics at Birkbeck: Last event in the year

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  On 12 June 2015, Department of Applied Linguistics and Communication, Birkbeck College, University of London will be hosting a one day conference as a finale to our year-long series of events to celebrate 50 years of Applied Linguistics at Birkbeck. The conference will consist of talks by former and current colleagues and a Roundtable discussion where eminent scholars will […]

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Job opportunity: Tutors/Markers required for Distance MA Applied Linguistics and TESOL

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The School of Education, University of Leicester are seeking to expand our team of  experienced postgraduate tutors and markers for our large, well established distance Masters programme. Preference will be given to applicants with previous experience of working in distance, online education and with a broad range of expertise in Applied Linguistics and TESOL. For further information about the programme, please […]

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