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{research reflections} 10 Secrets to surviving your PhD shared on Language on the move

31/01/2021 Xian Zhao Leave a comment

Language on the move (ISSN 2203-5001) is a peer-reviewed sociolinguistics research site devoted to multilingualism, language learning, and intercultural communication in the contexts of globalization and migration. Language on the Move aims to disseminate sociolinguistic research to a broad global audience. A post from it: 10 secrets to surviving your PhD By Pia Tenedero January 31, 2021 Research reflections After 3 […]

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{Article Submission} Surviving Impostor Syndrome: Navigating through the Mental Roller-coaster of a Doctoral Sojourn

20/12/2020 Siti Fitriyah One comment

This is the abstract of my reflective article about impostor syndrome which I mentioned in the LANTERN web talk few days ago 🙂 It is now under review. Fingers crossed :-)) Surviving Impostor Syndrome: Navigating through the Mental Roller-coaster of a Doctoral Sojourn Abstract Studying overseas may offer myriad riches of extraordinary experiences, especially due to the opportunities to immerse […]

Two more book contributions in ‘Developing as an EFL Researcher: Stories from the Field’

05/04/2017 Susan Dawson Leave a comment

Volha and I both have contributions in the book ‘Developing as an EFL Researcher: Stories from the Field’ edited by Siân Etherington and Mark Daubney. This book is based on poster presentations from the IATEFL Research SIG pre-conference event held in Manchester in 2015. Both those posters are on the walls in the B3 corridor in Ellen Wilkinson. Volha’s contribution is […]

Looking back …

07/01/2017 Susan Dawson One comment

Today I received a letter addressed to Dr Dawson confirming my degree award. The email also advised me that on the day of my graduation, I will lose all access to my university personal drive and email address. It is a reminder that I have now come to the end, and perhaps it is therefore a fitting time to reflect […]

Adrian Holliday on PhD students, interculturality, reflexivity, community and internationalisation

08/02/2016 Richard Fay Leave a comment

Abstract Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development DOI:10.1080/01434632.2015.1134554 Interviews with a small group of doctoral students at a British university indicate that the students feel that the programme provides an environment within which they develop interculturality through reflexive engagement with the PhD community and in some cases with the participants in their research. Significant here is that they are interpretivist, […]

Duygu’s reflections on her second year

23/09/2015 Susan Dawson Leave a comment

Duygu has written a blog post on her second year as a doctoral student. You can read her post here.

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Refugees, Asylum-seekers – Politics and Researching Multilingually

09/09/2015 Richard Fay Leave a comment

I have the great fortune to be a Co-Investigator on the AHRC-funded (three-year large grant under the Translating Cultures theme) project entitled Researching Multilingually at the Borders of Language, the Body, Law and the State (project website) led by the inspiring Professor Alison Phipps. This project builds on our earlier, smaller (one-year) also AHRC-funded, (under the same theme) research(er) networking […]

An online course in ‘How to survive your PhD’ by The Thesis Whisperer

29/07/2015 Susan Dawson 6 comments

This course is aimed at both PhD students and supervisors, as well as family and friends who might be interested in how to support us through the PhD journey. The author writes: ‘How to Survive your PhD’ runs for 10 weeks, but it’s designed to be lightweight and easy to manage and should take you no more than an hour […]

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OPEN-MINDED WALKING: CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INSPIRATION TO STRIKE

21/07/2015 Susan Dawson Leave a comment

An interesting post by Su Corcoran on the writing process.

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Posters presented at the IATEFL Research SIG Pre-conference event

23/04/2015 Susan Dawson One comment

Both Volha and I presented posters at this year’s Research SIG event. The theme was about developing as a researcher. The day was divided into three strands, with each strand given an ‘impulse’ by David Nunan, Sue Garton and Cynthia White. Volha’s poster formed part of Strand 1: A researchers’ journey: Challenges, issues and strategies. Mine was part of Strand 3: Identities, […]

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Cultnet Reflections

21/04/2015 Zhuomin Huang 4 comments

Our Manchester ‘Cultgroup’ (Richard, Khwan, Susan, Miri, Miriam and me) had presented in the 18th Cultnet seminar at Durham University. I found it was very beneficial to hear other researchers’ studies in the same field as well as receive wonderful insights from them. Below, I would like to share some of my reflections of learning from this supportive environment. It […]

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Reflections on a week of conference experiences

21/04/2015 Susan Dawson 9 comments

Last week was a bit of a whirlwind: IATEFL, followed by the Roundtable on Complex Systems Theory and ELT, both here in Manchester, and then the CultNet seminar in Durham at the end of the week. Apart from the many great conversations and meals (I think I have been to more restaurants in Manchester in the last week than the last […]

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Reflections on a writing workshop

16/03/2015 Susan Dawson Leave a comment

Last week I attended a two day writing workshop in Durham run by the NEDTC. It was a bit of a mixed experience, but I would like to share some reflections on the workshop that might possibly be useful for others too. There were 45 of us from a real cross section of disciplines, with very different projects from around the UK […]

Post-fieldwork reflections

19/01/2015 Sutraphorn Tantiniranat Leave a comment

Happy (belated) New Year! I hope you had a great break and I wish you all a great year. Now that I have completed my 4-month fieldwork in Thailand, returned to the beautiful city of Manchester, got over the jet lag and re-entry shock (mostly the wintry weather+ language+ er.. procrastination), it’s time to get back to work again. Richard […]

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Scrivener for keeping PhD work organised and tidy

18/01/2015 Volha Arkhipenka 2 comments

This is just to share my discovery that has helped me immensely in my work and that I hope will be of use to others. One of the main challenges that I have faced in my PhD so far was keeping my PhD work organised and tidy. Before, I used to keep everything on my laptop in one folder proudly titled ‘PhD’. However, […]

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