Latest news on the ‘Expectations of and on international students in UK HE: investigating mismatching language ontologies and destabilising encounters’ workshop

This is being held at Manchester Metropolitan University, Business School Building, Room BS 3.28 on Friday 16th September. Duygu and Nahielly are representing our community, so if you are around and would like to go and support them book a ticket quickly as there are only a few left.

0900	Registration and tea/coffee
0920	Welcome and introduction by the workshop co-ordinators
0935	BAAL Representative introduction
THEME (1) International students negotiating intercultural discourses
0945	Cultural and linguistic contribution: diverse Englishes, de-centred criticality, and cultural belief Prof. Adrian Holliday, Canterbury Christ Church University
1015	Contesting discourses and creatively reframing the category of ‘International Student’ Dr Haynes Collins, University of Leeds
1030	Expectations of and on international students in UK HE: investigating global citizenship identity Alison Leslie, University of Leeds
1045	International students in the super-diverse university classroom Dr Réka Jablonkai and Xiangping Du, University of Hertfordshire
1100	Enhancing language skills and employability for virtual and mobile world: The European Project CoMoViWo Dr Carmen Herrero, Manchester Metropolitan University
1115	Group discussion
1135	Discussant Contribution: Dr. Rachel Wicaksono, York St. John University
1200	Lunch
THEME (2) Language assessment and International Student Recruitment
1245	‘It is conceivable that the consequences of the test to the test-taker will be more important than any consideration of test methods or test content’ (Alderson 2000: 29): the need to enlighten students and academics Miss Emma Bentley, Manchester Metropolitan University
1315	Predictive validity of IELTS scores on academic achievement scores in a TESOL masters course Andrew Drybrough, University of Edinburgh
1330	PG Entry requirements to HE: What should we be testing? Dr Karen Ottewell, University of Cambridge
1345	Masters level TESOL student expectations for language needs at the start of their course and what they felt they should have had the end: Findings from an ongoing national survey of student expectations Dr Edward Moran, University of Stirling
1400	Group discussion
1420	Discussant Contribution: Mr. Vincenzo Raimo, University of Reading
1445	Coffee/tea break
	THEME (3) International Student Experience
1500	Internationalisation in UK higher education: Experiences of international PhD students Duygu Candarli and Nahielly Beatriz Palacios Gonzalez, University of Manchester
1520	Russian SA sojourners’ voice trajectories through the lens of ideologies Alena Ryazanova, University of Leeds
1535	Understanding Arab students’ challenges, strategy use and future vision at a UK university: A socio-dynamic perspective Dr Anas Hajar, Canterbury Christ Church University
1550	Student teachers’ expectations of and experiences in TESOL programme: a small-scale case study at a UK University Ming Ni, University of Stirling
1605	Smiles and Challenges: Multi-dimensional perspectives of Thai post-graduate students in the UK Angela Cleary, University of Birmingham
1620	Group discussion
1635	Closing remarks: implications for practice and issues to take forward
1645	Workshop ends