Category: Miscellaneous news etc

Hi All This Wed afternoon, at MMU (as hosted by an alumnus of ours, Rob Drummond), there will be the first PhD and staff event involving a visiting speaker (Richard Fay): Venue: Geoffrey Manton Building, Room GM302 4.30-6.00pm — PhD researcher presentations 6.00-7.00pm — Visiting speaker (RF) RF ABSTRACT “Researching multilingually: researcher development and praxis” In research guidance outside language-foregrounded […]

This chat has been cancelled apologies for any inconvenience. “Can we really make a difference when researching and teaching the intercultural?”  A talk by Dr. Fred Dervin from the University of Helsinki at the University of Manchester, Simon Building Theater D Thursday, 6 December 2018 (2.00-3.00pm).

We have a MA TESOL party on Monday (10th Dec. 2018), 6-8 pm, at EW AG 3/4. There will also be wonderful music played by Richard Fay, Gary Motteram and Susan Dawson. All LANTERN members are welcomed to join us. If you are interested in, could you please email Zenep(Zeynep.Onat-stelma@manchester.ac.uk) for the details? Thank you!

Hi there! Find attached recent research published by LANTERN members. Tantiniranat, S. and Fay, R. (2018). Developing an ELF-aware intercultural purpose in the Thai university context. In N. Sifakis and N. Tsantila (eds.), ELF in EFL contexts (pp.74-92). Bristol: Multilingual Matters. http://www.multilingual-matters.com/display.asp?isb=9781788921756 Volha Arkhipenka, Susan Dawson, Siti Fitriyah, Susan Goldrick, Andrew Howes & Nahielly Palacios (2018) Practice and performance: changing […]

We are glad to inform you that the LANTERN Lunchtime Talks are back this academic year.    These chats are a great opportunity to present your ongoing (and previous) work (e.g. PhD projects, research projects, book chapters, articles) as well as any relevant personal and professional experiences (e.g. life as a PhD student, life after your PhD, life as a teacher educator) to other PGR, Staff and colleagues from inside and outside the University of Manchester. The […]

Huran Mirillo is the new member of the Lantern community. We are looking forward to reading your profile and to get to know you better. Welcome to Lantern!

Congratulations to Haleema and Diana on their viva success!! You guys rock!

Friday 23rd  November 2018 Ellen Wilkinson C3.30  12.00-13.00pm Nahielly Palacios will be talking about: Analysing narrative data    

Dear Lantern members: It will help me in your reply if you delete ALL BUT one of the following: I do not consider myself to be a member of the research group, strike me off the list I think I am currently on the list and want to continue to be a member I think I am NOT on your […]

You are invited to submit a proposal for an edited collection. International Perspectives on Interculturality in English Language Teaching Eds. Mabel Victoria (Edinburgh Napier University, UK) and Chittima Sangiamchit (University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Thailand) Deadline for Abstracts: 15 October 2018 The interest in the role that interculturality plays in English language teaching (ELT) has grown in momentum as […]

  Where: University of Manchester, Manchester, UK (Ellen Wilkinson Building) When: 8 November 2018, 11.00 am – 5.00 pm Submissions 1. Abstracts of 300 words and full author details (name, position, institutional affiliation(s), email address and telephone number) should be submitted by 1 October 2018. 2. Submissions should be sent via email to conference organisers at: tne.manchester@gmail.com 3. Contributors will […]

Two weeks ago on the 26th June, I took part in the Postgraduate Summer Research Showcase, which is an annual university wide event where PGR students present their research through posters. I’m not sure how, but I managed to win the Best Poster award for Humanities! I registered for this event in May. At that time, I was preparing for […]

Please find below information about a forthcoming PhD scholarship at University of Leeds, on the evaluation of participatory arts in post-conflict settings. There would be scope for an applied linguistic / intercultural / education focus and I’d be very interested in talking to anyone who wants to develop an idea along these lines. I’d be grateful if you could circulate around […]

Developing Educators for The Digital Age A Framework for Capturing Knowledge in Action Paul Breen See book   Evaluating skills and knowledge capture lies at the cutting edge of contemporary higher education where there is a drive towards increasing evaluation of classroom performance and use of digital technologies in pedagogy. Developing Educators for the Digital Age is a book that provides a […]