Academic and writing
An interesting article by S. Pinker, Why Academics Stink at Writing. http://chronicle.com/article/Why-Academics-Writing-Stinks/148989/ Magda
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Diverse Englishes, intercultural communication, and ‘international’ universities’
The Centre of Language Education Research at Aston (CLERA) invites you to its Fourth Annual Distinguished Lecture, which will take place on Thursday 13th November. This year’s distinguished visitor is Professor Jennifer Jenkins from the University of Southampton. The lecture entitled ‘Diverse Englishes, intercultural communication, and ‘international’ universities’ will start at 16.00 followed by a drinks reception at 17.30. For […]
Read moreNew Book: Researching Identity and Interculturality
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 […]
Read moreNew book- Origins: A Sustainable Concept in Education
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 […]
Read moreNew Book: The answer is autonomy: issues in language teaching and learning from the LASIG conference in Graz, Austria
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 […]
Read moreNew Journal : Curriculum Inquiry
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 […]
Read moreTallks from ELF7: The 7th International Congress of English as a Lingua Franca held in Greece this September
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 […]
Read moreBook review from The Guardian: The Defections by Hannah Michell– lost souls in Seoul
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?
Read moreNew Book: Digital Diversities (New volume, Post-Intercultural Communication and Education Book Series) by Fred Dervin
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, […]
Read moreIATEFL Webinar Tomorrow: 'Challenging ELT: Challenging Methodology to Reach Challenging English Language Learners'
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 […]
Read moreHow to stay sane through a PhD: get survival tips from fellow students
New chapter on teacher cognition
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 […]
Read moreThe Surprising Secret to Better Student Recall
I think this issue is relevant to most of us because taking notes on electronic devices is very common in lectures, seminars, conferences, etc. I also developed the habit of taking notes on my iPad, but I have decided to take notes by hand after reading this piece written by David Gooblar on Chronicle Vitae: Last spring, a new study […]
Read moreDoctoral Study and Cultural Identity
My colleague Adrian Holliday (who many of you will know from his writings) is looking for doctoral students willing to respond to the following questions: 1. What impact has doing a PhD had on your cultural identity? (‘Cultural’ may be interpreted in a number of ways and you are of course at liberty to contest the term or define it […]
Read moreNew Journal: Language and Sociocultural Theory
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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