I’ve read a very interesting article about what educational lessons there might be for the Arab world from Finland’s continuing academic success. The article is really an interview with Pasi Sahlberg, Finnish scholar and educator, who points out some socio-cultural idiosyncrasies of their system and cautions against its wholesale transfer elsewhere. For instance, Sahlberg talks about “the power and importance […]
Read moreHi all, I haven’t been on here lately as a result of lots of things happening with regards to work and study, but while browsing I came across the post from 2011 about life after the doctorate. I’m not quite there yet but hopefully I can see some spark of completion on the horizon – having scheduled a few weeks […]
Read moreReflexivity in Language and Intercultural Education: Rethinking Multilingualism and Interculturality edited by Julie S. Byrd Clark & Fred Dervin (2014) (with contributions from several LEF members) The Table of Contents: Introduction Julie S. Byrd Clark and Fred Dervin 1. The Process of Becoming Reflexive and Intercultural: Navigating Study Abroad and Reentry Experience Jane Jackson 2. “Or, just it’s my fault right?”: Language Socialization through Reflexive Language Writing Feedback Jérémie […]
Read moreVol. 5 of Research Papers in Language Teaching and Learning is now published. You can find it here: http://rpltl.eap.gr/ > Current Issue, or, directly, here: http://rpltl.eap.gr/current-issue/table-of-contents. This is a Special Issue on “The evolution of CALL and current research in new media”, guest-edited by Vasilia Kourtis?Kazoullis and Kosmas Vlachos. It hosts reports on the implementation of many different facets of ICTs and new media, such […]
Read morePerhaps the following posts are of some use, with the conference season coming up and all… How to present a conference paper Engaging with feedback Feedback and comments are, of course, very welcome.
Read moreFollowing on (three years later!) from the LTE researcher conference “From here to there and back again” which took place in 2011, we are exploring the possibility of running something similar this year. The idea is that all researchers (students and supervisors) involved in our community who have given a seminar or conference paper they would like to share, could […]
Read moreThe above question was posted on the Oxford University Press English language teaching global blog This reply was circulated via the BALEAP mailing list. Any comments? “[Stephen Krashen] did a tour of Saudi Arabia a few weeks ago, and gave three training sessions at our university. He repeated these things (listed in order of what I remember and not giving […]
Read moreI read an article in the Metro today about a guy who has learnt a whole load of languages by travelling around the world, landing in a country and starting to chat to people – in other words, total immersion. He has now written a book based on his blog called ‘Fluent in 3 months’. I’m not sure how he […]
Read moreAt least that’s the best explanation I can think of to account for why a piece that I authored now appears in Social Science Space, a content aggregator run by SAGE. I am sure you would take my word for it, but here’s a link anyway: Fake papers are not the real problem in science . Rather unfortunately, the theme they […]
Read more20% off Teaching English Spelling English spelling – often a bit of a challenge for native speakers as well as learners of English! Help is at hand, with Teaching English Spelling by Ruth Shemesh and Sheila Waller, from theCambridge Handbooks for Language Teachers series. With a wealth of activities for practising common spelling patterns in English, each unit concentrating on a particular sound […]
Read moreYou probably know that there is an undergraduate programme called “English Language for Education” at the University of Manchester. It is formerly known as BA (Hons) Language, Literacy and Communication. The programme has a Facebook page and Twitter account. We try to post interesting content related to education and English language every day. Please follow and/or like it! Thank you […]
Read moreI have recently come across two interesting pieces, the second being a response to the first. 1. http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/16/opinion/sunday/kristof-professors-we-need-you.html?_r=1 2. http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2014/02/why-is-academic-writing-so-academic.html Is academic writing “knotty and strange, remote and insular, technical and specialized, forbidding and clannish” as Rothman puts it, and has academia “become that way, too”? Are academics irrelevant, stuck in “a culture that glorifies arcane unintelligibility while disdaining impact and audience”, […]
Read morePlease note that this book is aimed at undergraduates writing a dissertation, not postgraduates writing a PhD thesis. Nevertheless, it may be of interest to anyone involved in university work. Hi I am pleased to announce the publication of a new textbook (aimed at undergraduate students) focusing on the development of intercultural competence through thesis writing. I hope you’ll take […]
Read moreAs Khwan did, I also presented in the UoM Interdisciplinary Symposium on 31st January 2014. It was a really exciting experience (yet quite daunting 😀 ) sharing with many people from different disciplines. However, I felt quite at home as well as I see many familiar faces in the room. Thank you very much for the support everyone 🙂 In my […]
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