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New issue of ‘Englishes in Practice’

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The new issue of Englishes in Practice is now available.  In his article Academic Rigour in Criticising English as a Lingua Franca, Tomokazu Ishikawa of Southampton’s Centre for Global Englishes responds to recent publications by Joseph Sung-Yul and Lionel Wee, John O’Regan and Suresh Canagarajah. http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/eip.2015.2.issue-2/eip-2015-0002/eip-2015-0002.xml Englishes in Practice is the working papers of the Centre for Global Englishes, University […]

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Call for papers: Special issue on Intercultural Education and the 21st Century School

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This is a special issue for the International Journal of Language and Applied Linguistics (IJLAL)  which is being edited by Elena Gómez Parra and Irina Golubeva. Elena spent six weeks with us here in Manchester recently, and both she and Irina were at CultNet. The special issue will be published in June 2016 and they invite you to submit your articles by 31st Dec. ’15. Further […]

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New Book: Foreign Language Learning as Intercultural Experience

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This is a new publication that forms part of the series on Intercultural Studies and Foreign Language Learning. It is edited by Arnd Witte and Theo Harden and looks at the subjective dimension. Below is the synopsis: Learning a foreign language in its cultural context has a significant effect on the subjective mind, ranging from the unsettling to the inspirational. The […]

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Collection of articles based on Cultural Diversity and Race in Education

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This is a collection of articles put together by Routledge to link in with the AERA annual meeting theme: Culture, Language and Heritage in Education Research and Praxis. They are all free to access and are grouped under the following themes: Adapting for Diversity Multiculturalism in Education Policy & Politics Religious Diversity Social Structure The Language Barrier  

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‘Chinese Education Today’: Call for Abstracts

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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS CERA-UK Annual Conference 2015 Chinese Education Today: Practice and Research 25th-26th June 2015, London, UK (Submission deadlines: 21st April 2015) The Chinese Educational Research Association-UK contributes to critical research and discussion relating to Chinese Education in its broadest sense. We provide opportunities for post-graduate students and professional academics to become involved and to share their interests. Ours […]

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Are academic journals becoming obsolete?

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An interesting article on the continuing debate about the role and future of academic journals. Academic Journals: The Most Profitable Obsolete Technology in History by Jason Schmitt It does seem to me a bit of a vicious circle. The only publications that ‘count’ are those published in peer review journals and yet the knowledge that they share is only available to an elite few […]

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New Book by David Nunan: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

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This is a new book published by Routledge that the practitioners among us might find interesting. Here is what the publishers say about the book:   David Nunan’s dynamic learner-centered teaching style has informed and inspired countless TESOL educators around the world. In this fresh, straightforward introduction to teaching English to speakers of other languages he presents teaching techniques and procedures […]

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New Journal: International Journal of Bias, Identity and Diversities in Education

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The newly created International Journal of Bias, Identity and Diversities in Education website is now available here: http://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-bias-identity-diversities/125026#indices The International Journal of Bias, Identity and Diversities in Education (IJBIDE) investigates critically the positioning of diverse individuals in formal and informal contexts of education – from kindergarten to adult education, but also lifelong learning. Diversities here refer to different identity markers such as ethnicity, […]

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Invitation to a talk by Professor Jennifer Jenkins entitled ‘Internationalisation on campus – or is it?’, London

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This talk is part of the 50th Anniversary series at Birkbeck College, London. Speaker: Professor Jennifer Jenkins Time: 18 March, 2015, 18:00-19:00 Venue: Birkbeck College, University of London (room information will be sent in an email after you have registered) How to book: Free entry; but booking required. Please go to the following website at: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/internationalisation-on-campus-or-is-it-tickets-15632258506?aff=rss Abstract: Universities often claim […]

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Stop Press: New book published on English as a Lingua Franca

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Current Perspectives on Pedagogy for English as a Lingua Franca edited by Yasemin Bayyurt and Sumru Akcan aims  to examine how current theories and principles underlying English as a Lingua Franca studies contribute to research on present pedagogical practices in ELF contexts. The book includes selected papers from the Fifth International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca. It provides useful […]

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Submissions welcome for open access journal: Englishes in Practice

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Englishes in Practice is the title of the working papers of the Centre for Global Englishes, University of Southampton, UK.  It provides a forum for both members of the Centre and other scholars to present research and explore matters related to global users and uses of Englishes, including English as a lingua franca (ELF).  The journal welcomes submissions which report […]

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