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New Book: Researching Identity and Interculturality

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Edited by Fred Dervin and Karen Risager Routledge This volume focuses on advances in research methodology in an interdisciplinary field framed by discourses of identity and interculturality. It includes a range of qualitative studies: studies of interaction, narrative studies, conversation analysis, ethnographic studies, postcolonial studies and critical discourse studies, and emphasizes the role of discourse and power in all studies […]

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New book- Origins: A Sustainable Concept in Education

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Fred Dervin (The University of Helsinki, Finland) and Hanna Ragnarsdóttir (The University of Iceland, Iceland) (Eds.) Sense Publishers Introduction available here: Although we live in an era of multiple identities and belongings, origins still seem to matter. For most people origins are obvious and transparent. We all come from somewhere. Yet talking about one’s origins can be highly sensitive and […]

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New Book: The answer is autonomy: issues in language teaching and learning from the LASIG conference in Graz, Austria

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Burkert, A., Dam, L. & Ludwig, C. (2013) (Eds.). Autonomy in language learning: The answer is autonomy: issues in language teaching and learning. Selected papers from the LASIG conference at Treffpunkt Sprachen in Graz, Austria. This book is a compilation of articles dealing with a wide range of topics addressing aspects of a pedagogy for autonomy in various institutional and […]

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New Journal : Curriculum Inquiry

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Dear Colleague, Routledge is delighted to announce that from 2015 we will be publishing the journal Curriculum Inquiry, on behalf of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Curriculum Inquiry is dedicated to the study of educational research, theory, and practice. This leading international journal brings together the work of influential scholars and researchers from a variety of academic fields […]

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Tallks from ELF7: The 7th International Congress of English as a Lingua Franca held in Greece this September

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Plenary talk:  Critical Language Testing and English Lingua Franca. How can one help the other? by Elana Shohamy Plenary talk: Towards a Transformative ELF-Aware Education: Challenges and Opportunities for Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education by Nicos Sifakis ELF and the pragmatics of language variation by Henry Widdowson   Colloquium: ELF Aware Classroom Practices and Teaching Materials: Issues and New Perspectives in ELT […]

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Book review from The Guardian: The Defections by Hannah Michell– lost souls in Seoul

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In her debut novel, Michell finds a compelling protagonist in a South Korean interpreter who struggles to belong Clare Clark Saturday 4 October 2014 The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/oct/04/the-defections-hannah-michell-review-lost-souls-seoul An interesting looking novel about meaning and language and identity. A light non-academic read for all those interested in intercultural issues?

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New Book: Digital Diversities (New volume, Post-Intercultural Communication and Education Book Series) by Fred Dervin

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Digital DIversities (New volume, Post-Intercultural Communication and Education Book Series)Volume 4 of my book series called “Post-intercultural Education and Communication” with Cambridge Scholars is now out: Digital DiversitiesSocial Media and Intercultural ExperienceEditor(s):Garry Robson, Malgorzata Zacharahttp://www.cambridgescholars.com/digital-diversities Digital Diversities is a groundbreaking interdisciplinary study of the social, social-psychological, philosophical and political ramifications of the ‘digital turn’ in human affairs. Focusing, in particular, […]

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IATEFL Webinar Tomorrow: 'Challenging ELT: Challenging Methodology to Reach Challenging English Language Learners'

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There is an IATEFL webinar coming tomorrow Saturday 27 September 2014 at 15:00 BST. Susan Hillyard, a teacher, HOD, director, speaker, workshop facilitator, consultant, researcher and on-line tutor with extensive international experience, is going to give a talk on ‘Challenging ELT: Challenging Methodology to Reach Challenging English Language Learners’. The webinar is free for both IATEFL members and non-members. Check the link for more […]

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New chapter on teacher cognition

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The full text of my new book chapter The Role of Early Learning Experience in Shaping Teacher Cognition and Technology Use is now accessible via the Durham University depository (here). The thinking behind this chapter started on the day of my viva three years ago when Gary Motteram (my internal examiner then) suggested exploring teachers’ early experiences and technology use as a new area […]

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New Journal: Language and Sociocultural Theory

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The first issue of Language and Sociocultural Theory is published Equinox is pleased to announce the publication of the first issue of the new journal Language and Sociocultural Theory. This international journal is devoted to the study of language from the perspective of Vygotskian sociocultural theory. The editor is James P. Lantolf, The Pennsylvania State University. There will be two issues per volume […]

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New Journal: CALICO

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CALICO Journal is now being published by Equinox Publishing Ltd.   We are pleased to announce that CALICO Journal, founded in 1983, will move to Equinox in 2015. CALICO is the official publication of the Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO) and is devoted to the dissemination of information concerning the application of technology to language teaching and language learning. The journal is published online-only, is […]

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